The Ainol Novo 7 Elf II is a little tablet with a long name. The 7 inch tablet features a relatively speedy 1.5 GHz dual core Amlogic AM8726-M6 ARM Cortex-A9 dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage.
Other highlights include HDMI output, a CPU mode tool that lets you adjust the tablet for performance or power savings, Android 4.0 software and support for the Google Play Store.
On the other hand, this tablet has one of the worst screens I’ve seen on a 7 inch tablet. It’s an 800 x 480 pixel display with awful viewing angles. The screen also seems to scratch very easily. I’ve had a tablet sitting on my desk for a few weeks, but I’ve barely touched the thing — I haven’t even bothered to login to my Google account, and it already has some visible scratches.
At least the tablet does support multi-touch gestures including pinch-to-zoom.
I’m not sure I’d recommend spending money on this tablet. But you may not have to — because we’ve got two to giveaway for free, thanks to the folks at W2Comp, which sells the Ainol Novo 7 Elf II for $130.
This weekend we’re going to give away the model I already opened, so expect a lightly used device with a few scratches. The unopened model will be included in a future giveaway as part of the Liliputing 2012 Holiday Giveaway.
Inside the box you’ll find the tablet, a capacitive stylus, a USB charging and sync cable, and a small pouch that you can slip over the tablet to try and protect it from scratches.
How to win: Leave a comment by 5:00AM, 12/03/2012
You can enter to win simply by leaving a comment below. Just make sure I have a way to contact you. If you use your email address, Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ to login to Disqus in order to leave a comment, that should work.
Entries must be received by 5:00AM Eastern Standard Time on Monday, December 3rd, 2012.
Here’s the normal-font print:
- This contest is only open to residents of the continental United States.
- Please leave only one comment on this post. You’ll be disqualified if you leave more than one.
- Winners will be randomly chosen from all valid entries.
- Winners have 48 hours to respond after they’ve been selected. If we don’t hear back from you, we will choose another winner at random.
- Writers for Liliputing and their friends and family members cannot enter this contest.
- If you’ve won another Liliputing contest in the past 30 days, please let someone else have a chance. We’ll toss out your name and draw again if we find a repeat customer.
Thanks again to W2Comp for supplying Liliputing with this Ainol Novo 7 Elf II.
Am I too late? Been enjoying your blog. Thanks for all the hard work.
Bret
I purchased the Ainol Novo 7 crystal for my daughter and I’m very impressed. So yeah I would like to win the Elf II for myself and that way I will have a good excuse for my wife why we have 2 now Ainol Tabs in the house now
Would be nice to have some tech..
Wish me luck!
count me in
If I win, I promise not to make fun of its screen to its face.
Random comment!
This would be a great tablet then for my younger kids to fiddle with an learn on. So count me in…Thanks for reviews and the giveaways!
count me in please………….
Thanks so much for this giveaway. This tablet looks like it’ll be an asset for school/traveling to NYC via train during my commute, and I’d love to win it.
well this could be my triple perfect chistmas gift..the reasons are: my bithday, christmas gift and I need it for college…thanks guys of liliputing for share happiness to people on this hard times… greetings to all!!
I’d like to win it for my daughter. Count me in!
What’re you using to randomize the winner selection?
I would love to win a tablet, I really need to get one and catch up with the times!
always want to have my first tablet, could definitely find some use for it!
would be cool. Why does it come with a stylus?
The Ainol tablets seem to be the best of the Chinese tablets. Looking forward to testing one out! 🙂
My mama said, “Ya cain’t winnit if ya ain’t innit.” 🙂
Count me in, Brad! 🙂 The Elf looks great 🙂
Would be nice…
Perfect for grandkids to learn on.
It would be a blessing even with the limitations. My wife and I wouldn’t have to share a reader! Thanks.
I’d take that off of your hands.
My Grand Daughter would enjoy iy
want it
Please?
Well, at least it isn’t a Coby or a Pandigital tablet. My Polaroid PMID701C running gingerbread recently bit the dust as the internal wifi antenna no longer can pickup signals at all. The screen resolution wouldn’t bother me either as my eyes haven’t seen anything higher than 800 by 480. I’m done buying cheap non Google branded tablets by cheap US companies made in china. I’m only going to buy from Chinese companies such as Ainol, etc as the quality is much better than most of the cheap US brands such as the Coby, Proscan, Polaroid, Uniden, Velocity cruz, Kocaso, Craigs, Sylvanias, etc. With Ainol I’ve heard that you get more bang for your buck and at least this tablet is dual core. Most of the US tablets under $200 are single core 1ghz allwinner a10s. Thanks for all the hard work you do in providing us with this wonderful site. I check this site daily for all the latest news in the world of android and mobile computing.. Can’t wait to see your future Ainol Captain review and possible giveaway…? hehe! By the way, I always find it funny how Chinese companies are able to release their tablets with the google play store whereas US companies except for Dopo aren’t google play supported, except if you hack them. If I won, at least I wouldn’t have to hack this tablet like the polaroid.. Will definitely be entering the Chuwi if I don’t get picked for this.
Not sure I would ever buy this tablet, but I’d be foolish not to take it for free. 🙂
Thanks for the review.
Sounds like it could be a good book reader to me.
want it
I wouldn’t mind a tablet for my bus commute from Denver to Boulder each day! Thanks for the great site, Liliputing!
Thank you for the chance! Looks awesome!
Would love to give this to my son for school.
Scratches and all, I’d give it a whirl. Looks like a neat gadget and I don’t own a tablet…Thanks for the chance. shel704 at aol dot com
That would be great if I won. [email protected]
I’ve been wundering if these cheap tablets are any good, and this would be a great way to find out.
I’d love this Elf tablet! I tried a coby tablet once, but it was too Goblinoid (Goblins being the enemies of elves, obviously.) Having this would make battling goblins much easier!
me, me!
Would be interested in a tablet!
An Ainol sounds good to me. Is a Disqus account required to enter these drawings?
I’ve been looking for an Android Tablet for a while now and believe a giveaway to be the fastest route to obtaining one! 🙂 Please put my name in the hat.
Everyone’s a winner at Liliputing.
After you pick my name don’t forget to send it my way.
who would not post for a chance to win something? Hope I win!
Love the site, thanks for all your hard work. Could make good use of the tablet.
This looks like a great device and a great price. My wife needs a portable device and this would make a great gift for. By the way…I really like this site.
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would be an interesting tablet…
Hey this wouldn’t be bad as a little hackable unit, I’ll take a chance for it.
Count me in, although I doubt that I will be more than one of the count.
I’d rather not spend any money on this either.
Love your website! great stuff on small pc’s. I could use some swag 😀
Would be nice to get one
I love reading your reviews of even the lower end tabs. Now that you’re giving them away, I hope to see fewer people complaining as to why you bother. Some of you all suck.
Really sounds nice.
I would love one!
A tablet to replace an old cheap ebook sure would be nice!
Ooh, yes please!
COmment. 🙂
Yes please. I’ve been a good boy. Really! Honest!
I want to enter! The reviews aren’t that good but I’d still try it.
Count me in
I’d love this to use it as a e-reader for college! 😀
Hi Brad, thanks for doing this giveaway. Liliputing is one of my top sites (along with Mobiputing and Slashdot).
Count me in!
This tablet would be a great change of pace from the old homemade scarf or long pajamas!
Yes, please! @secristr
This would be useful.
yes please!!
don’t have a tablet yet!
and for my next trick, i shall pull an elf out of my hat!
ready to pay delivery!
this is awesome i would love to win! [email protected]
Oh wow. I almost bought this thing last year, but then I saw the resolution… I’d take one for free though.
Yolo ill take one so I can watch the hunger games.
Yolo ill take one,so I can watch the hunger games
I’d love to have this tablet. it’s lousy screen is made up for by the hdmi output.
Brad, no sob story here, just would be a great addition to the household..thanks for running the competition..
Count me in.
Gift or gifted, elves such as these make the holidays brighter.
I’ve my fingers crossed for a scratchPad!!! 🙂
I need it in my life!
Thanks,
I would like this very much
Hooray!
I can use it, no problem. Thanks
Yes Please!
need it! I WILL break it, but I need it until then.
send it to me before you dot another I ,Brad Linder
my children (12 of them) need it for school, we don’t have money to buy our own,,or food or clothing,,sniff-sniff
Pick me please!
I wouldn’t mind winning this either!
yes, please
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Yay! Thanks!
Tablet looks like something one of those elves might leave under my tree…
Would make a great web surfing/e-reader tablet for sure.
looks like a nice tablet.
Yay! Thanks!
Better odds than Powerball! Good luck everyone…
Pick me!
Always wanted some Ainol!
I’m Game once again.
New Tablet Plz
Hdmi… Cool!!!
Merry x-mas never had a tablet please send me this one
I wouldlike to be considered, Thanks John
Easiest entry ever,
Me too
emailto:[email protected]
Count me in!
In
I’d like to try it out.
Be nice to have something to tinker with.
Yup, im in.
once more into the fray……..
I would like to win it 🙂
Count me in!
Hope to win this ,
With or without scratches, i would take care of this tablet like it was a .. tablet! It would be supernice to win one! 🙂
Looks like an interesting little tablet – 1 gig of ram is unusual to see in a tablet from a lesser known manufacturer – ususally they only give 512 megs or less
Count me in also
Likely! P.s. i’ll pay the shipping cost
Likey!
Consider my name in the ring for this.
Baby needs milk…. Or a free tablet will work
I would like to test this device. Greetings from Germany
I could use one of these
An elf at Christmas will be helpful.
This tablet may not be the best but it certainly would make a great gift for a kid. If it scratches too easy it could be left connected to the TV for a media center. Thanks Liliputing.
Why not
please pick me 🙂
I wanna use this ainol. (I pay $20 or so in shipping costs to Brazil)
I would like to have one. I can pay for shipping.
Gotta put in for this one.
I hear it’s pretty good.
who won the mkII? Good luck to everyone for this one
Howdy, my lady and I are expecting a baby soon. This tablet looks like the perfect little tool for the kid to learn and play. Greetings from Norway
A new try to make one giveaway comes to SPAIN.
THANKS again…
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Count me in, nice tablet :-). Great idea with giveaways – cheers mate.
I would love to win 😉 I am willing to pay for shipping to Europe.
ill take a byte:)
Count me in, I love ainol 😉
I am paying shipping to UK Thank you .
Yeah,lets win!!
Chose me, chose me! P.s. i’ll pay the shipping cost
Back in the game
Got to be in it to win it.
iftw.
i’m willing to pay the shipping cost to canada. thanks
Thank you, Liliputing…
Third time lucky?
Hey Mike. I’ve tried to contact you twice using the email address tied to your Disqus account, but no dice. You were randomly selected as the winner — so hit me up using the Liliputing contact box with your address, and I’ll ship you the package.
But if I don’t hear from you by the end of 12/5/2012, I’ll have to pick another winner.
Winning would be wonderful (no probs with posting to Canada)
give me one
Thanks
Me Me Mee!!!
Yup
Time for a new project. Count me in…
kk
Here we go
Great Idea!
I would love to have a tablet! I’m pretty jealous of everyone that has one! lol
Ainol Novo 7 is already a capable tablet. It can perform several tasks. And I don’t mind the few scratches. I hope I’d be chosen for this. Thank you W2Comp and Liliputing!
I’d love to get my hands on this great tablet. With the right rom, one’s experience can be amazing.
Interesting tablet. I’m in too!!
I would love this tablet. Let’s do this thang.
Count me in
Fingers crossed
Fingers crossed!
Another try this time I am keeping my finger crossed
yes, please
Want it.
Thank you,
I’ll give it a go.
it’s not 580 mil but its also free to enter. Thanks!!!!
connected with facebook… high hopes!!!
Please throw my name in the hat. Thanks
I’m in, thanks. Keep up the excellent work on this site. Saved me some hassles
I’m in
This would be a nice Christmas surprise…. for me!
ping
[email protected]
It ain’t Powerball, but the odds are better. I’ll give it a go.
I’ve been interested in checking out one of these generic tablets
Would love this
Count me in, please.
blah
yes i’m in as well
Count me in too.
I think Robots Stole My Luggage…….
So this time no option for paying shipping cost for non-US residents? If there is, please consider this my entry 🙂
I want one!
I’m in! Thanks.
just what i wanted
I’ll gladly accept this gift.
Good Luck to all!
what the heck, we could use that at work (library) to demo ebooks. It doesn’t take much to demo ebooks.
I’ll take it!
Not sure this will replace my broke touchpad but ….
Hello, is this thing on?
Hope I win 😛
One comment.
PS. You shouldn’t hold it against me that I was one of the co-winners of the $588 million Powerball lottery.
Hope I win!!
Looking forward to winning this and keeping my fingers crossed.
Count me in!
Very nice. Thanks.
Count me in and thanks for the great stick PC reviews!
What’s going on?
Can this run Winddoes 8? JKJKJKJK
I love these kinds of drawings!! And thanks for all your info and recommendations!!
Interesting that it’s dual core but has lousy resolution. Maybe it’s intended more to be used with the HDMI, kinda of a super-sized version of an Android stick/box.
Interesting small tablet…
Sounds like a great carputer conversion option 🙂
Call me Santa, but I wan’t my own elf. I’ll pay for shipping from the North Pole if need be. Thanks.
Bliggity bliggity…
I’ll take it off your hands. Probably runs circles around the Pandigital Novel that I have currently…
I’ll pay for shipping (gladly!) 🙂
Woot.
Please cnsider me in this drawing…
I want one. Better luck this time. Fingers crossed!
Thanks W2Comp and Liliputing!! I’ll enjoy this very much when I win!!
contest entry
Pick me, pick me! I will pay shipping – Please!
verry interrestink. but exciting
thanks
I love the sort-of complimentary review (the “yeah, I guess I could see why people would want it…”) for this tablet. I’ll put in for this, on behalf of all the tabletless.
elf
I wish me best luck
Great! Want to see some scratches! I’m in!
This is gonna be a good chance.
I never win 🙁
I like to have this tablet . ! I am not from US but I can handle the shipping cost 🙂
I am in for this…!!!
I’m in.
would love to finally try a tablet
ive been wanting something like this to read ebooks on for a while but can never quite afford one.
Microsoft said they may have entered the tablet biz too late. Ya think?
I would gladly accept this tablet from you.
it would be fun to experiment with…
me me.. I want one!
Oh Yeah! Count me in!!
ill take that tablet off your hands
This does look quite fun. I’m in.
I imagine it’s US only because of the battery, USPS has banned shipping batteries intercontinentally, which I imagine Liliputing is using to ship said devices.
Also, I’m throwing my hat in, I would have liked to win that MK802 II but this tablet would be nice too.
I would like this tablet.
I’m sure I could find a good home for this little gizmo…..
This time only for USA? I don’t mind paying the shipping if that’s why it’s not open Worldwide, I hope you count me in
Ok, I’m entered. My kids would love this should I be lucky enough to win!
Yup
I can use it hooked up to the TV.
I am in.
Would enjoy using this tablet.
would love to have it for traveling…Ill take a shot a it…see if I can do anything with it
Looks like a sweet little tablet. Count me in please.
Would be a good gift for one of my siblings!
The successor to this tablet was the Ainol Crystal, which had a much better screen. I think that tablet is soon to be replaced, so this one’s pretty old now. Still, I’d take it if it’s free.
I’ll cross my fingers to get this one!!!
Oh yes! This would be fun to play with!
A nice gesture Brad, giving this stuff away.
Hat in the in ring for this funky elf thing. Better odds than the lottery by far!
These competitions are awesome!! Fingers crossed for this one! (FYI I have a residence in Conneticut although I’m currently in the UK)
Sounds interesting, I suppose a dual core 7 inch tablet with a capacitive screen must be worth a quick comment.
I’d appreciate it. =)
Looks like something interesting to try. Better than not having one at all. 🙂
i’ll give it a try.
Sure, why not!
I’D LOVE IT 😀
it’s worth a try!
bring on the scratches
I’m in.
Sweet Tablet
I want to participate
come on lucky me!
Nice looking tablet even with the screen shortcomings. I’m interested in winning it.
pick me, pick me!!!!
Looking forward to getting a great deal!!!!
hey, hey, choose me, im here!! hey, hey hey… XD
The Ainol Novo 7 Fire/Flame is similar but with a 1280*800 IPS screen. I had one on order, but it got cancelled due to a shortage of the screens. This would be a fantastic consolation prize!
Any love for Canada??? If so, here here 😀
Throw it my way pls 🙂
I’ve been trying to buy an Ainol Novo 7 fire/flame – similar specs but with an IPS 1280*800. Sadly, my order was cancelled because there is a shortage on the screens. This would be a great consolation prize!
I have two school-age kids, I can NEVER have enough tablets!!
Why not 😉
Your review might be poor, but if I happen to win it for free. . .
Tablets are so hard to get in Canada…
Free is always good.
Cool little device and would be great entry into world of tablets
Thanks for everything
Me Plz…
Never had the wiinning ticket
i am in
please please please!
Woo!
Gift for the elderly? iquailfy and win then – yes.? bad screen and all
I’m a giver…. gimme gimme
Count me IN!
Perfect for either a kid or an elderly person ( low resolution for the screen)
Commented. Please contact fb if I win. Thanks
want this prease…
Thx in advance 😉
What the heck. My kids can use it if I win.
Ooh, ooh, pick me, pick me!!! I’m loving the giveaways (but I’d love it even more if I won).
Please give it to me!
Would make a great present for my son.
Bad screen with large fonts => Gift for the elderly?
Thanks for yet again another awesome giveaway! Great work guys!