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Old 07-13-2020, 01:05 PM   #788
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Originally Posted by Pioneer129 View Post
Hello. I would like to know 4 things about likebook mars
1. How is its battery life (both with and without WiFi?)
2. Can I install Koreader latest version into it?
3. It's currently on sale on Banggood.com for 170$, should I buy it and how reliable is banggood itself in terms of after sales services+ warranty?
4. And what about the issues with mars like sticking the device in boot loop, bricking, software issues, etc
Thanks
I never played with the Mars but had in my hands a Likebook Mimas, which is similar and use the same SoC.

1. Not too bad on normal usage. It is bad keeping charge on suspension. You should power off for long periods without usage.

2. Yeah. Works fine. Use the last version from github or F-droid. The one that comes in the Likebook store is a bit old.

3. No idea.

4. Hardware issues aside this device is pretty indestructible SW wise. They use a custom protocol as bootloader. My suggestion, if you purchase the product, would be doing a initial backup of boot, system and data partitions and never touch the rest of them. If something go bad you can restore them.

You can read more about backup/flash in http://www.hotmcu.com/wiki/Flashing_..._Rockchip_Tool. I never played with Windows tools but rkflashkit is amazing.
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