Viliv S5 Premium 3G in the flesh!

First time I ever heard of the Viliv MID was right around CES last year and never really expected it would be introduced here in the Philippines.

So it was a bit of a surprise when I was contacted by their distributor, CosmoTech, to check out their Viliv line-up.

viliv s5

They showed me the 7-inch Viliv X70 mobile internet device last week and was able to borrow the 5-inch model, the Viliv S5. This neat little device sits between a smartphone and a netbook and comes with all the features you’d hope for.

Specs: Viliv S5 Premium 3G
4.8″ touch screen @ 1024×600 pixels
Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz
1GB DDR2 RAM
32GB SSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g
3G/HSPA
Bluetooth 2.0
GPS
USB, TV & VGA out

The Viliv S5 runs Windows XP out of the box and has a 30Wh battery that promises 200 hours of standby time or 6 hours of video playback.

So far, the MID performs really well and very responsive running Windows XP and the screen got haptic feedback. I still need to play around with it for some time before I can post a full review. The suggested retail price of the Viliv S5 3G is Php49,990 while the Viliv X70 is Php56,990.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

28 Comments

daddy joey says:

15 years ago

wow! expensive! :D
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Andre Marcelo-Tanner says:

15 years ago

arent these more for navigation rather than home use? or its a big iphone?
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Johnny Jones says:

15 years ago

Can it run 24×24 Farmville? lolz
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Johnny Jones says:

15 years ago

Oh and I forgot, Dell Streak competitor.
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BrianB says:

15 years ago

You going to do a full review?

Too expensive though. At PMP Today, we have discussed how this compares with the Mbook M1, a 5-inch mini-laptop. Would you use this instead of a netbook?
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fr0stbyte says:

15 years ago

I saw this cheap tablet alternative named “Hott MID-500”. Distributor price runs at $92 (whoa!) though local distribution is probably questionable. It sports a 5″ touch screen, Android, USB connection, and Wifi. Awful battery life though. Five hours! Once they improve it with longer battery life and 3G then it should prove it’s worth as a cheap iPad competitor.
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laptoper says:

15 years ago

the price is about that of a full-sized laptop and almost twice of some netbooks. tsk tsk
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boowee says:

15 years ago

pwedeng kabitan ng keyboard or there’s a built-in?
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nitecrawler says:

15 years ago

I Cant Viliv they cost that much.. LOL.. S70 is as expensive as Entry Level Apple Macbook
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Sanctuarian06 says:

15 years ago

Eh bakit ka pa jan magtitiis magfarmville, kung may desktop or laptop naman. Tehehe. Pero pinaguusapan dito ang MOBILITY? Ok? Kaya siguro kamahal may basis, maliliit kaya ung chipsets na ginamit jan.
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