Voyo VBook V3 ultrabook hands-on impressions

From the first time we unboxed this laptop, we thought it looked very much like the Lenovo Yoga with its bright orange color and acrobatic (convertible) fuctions. We know very little about Voyo since they’re not normally released here but we had our review unti shipped from GearBest (listing here for $239)

This convertible laptop has the basic configuration of a typical netbook but the VBook V3 features some interesting features. The design is eye-catching and the build quality is suprisingly good. The outer surface has smooth, soft, rubber-like feel to it that effectively resist smudges and fingerprints. The bright orange color extends all the way to the back.

The Voyo logo is printed subtly in the middle of the lid with the rear camera just above it. This is the first time we’ve seen a rear camera on a laptop and the glass enclosure reminded us of the camera module of the Nexus 6P and LG G5.

The right side houses the charging port with light indicator, USB 3.0 port, micro-HDMI port, microSIM card reader. On the left side are USB 2.0 port, audio port, microSD card reader, volume rocker, power button and screen lock switch. The speakers are found at the bottom side.

The laptop has a relatively thin profile although we think the 1.66kg weight is a bit on the hefty side, even for a 13.3-inch device. The hinges allow to the lid to rotate a full 360-degrees so you can flip the screen into the tablet position.

Inside, the 13.3-inch display looks good, has a 10-point touchscreen with a nice, bright and crisp panel. The 2MP front-facing camera is up top and the Windows logo below. The keyboard is nice and comfortable to use, does not have much flex while the trackpad is not the best, it’s just good enough and wide enough that you won’t itch reaching out for an external mouse.

With the hinge that can rotate a 360-degrees, you can configure the laptop to various orientation to fit your needs — face flat on the table, tent mode, presentation more and tablet mode. The 1.66kg weight isn’t really ideal so don’t expect to be able to carry this around in table mode for more than a couple of hours.

The Intel Atom X5 processor did not require the laptop to have any exhaust fan yet maintain a pretty cool operating temperature.

The screen is a 13.3-inch display with a full HD 1920×1080 pixel resolution. Looks okay for the most part but it’s not as bright as we wanted it and at full brightness, the colors are a bit washed-out.

Perhaps the biggest concern with this model is that it only has 64GB of internal storage. That’s not much considering Window 10 takes up a bit of space away from that. Your only remedy for this is using a microSD card and putting it in the slot permanently so you’ll have an additional 64GB or 128GB additional space for storage.

The VBook V3 comes with a 10,000mAh Li-Ion battery which looks good on paper but on our actual use, we can only get around 3 or 4 hours of watching movies, around 4 to 5 hours of regular browsing on WiFi, and extend the battery life for MS Office work to about 6 hours. It’s not bad but nothing impressive either.

Voyo VBook V3 specs:
13.3-inch full HD IPS LCD display @ 1920×1080 pixels
Intel Atom X5 Cherry Trail Z8300 1.44GHz quad-core processor
Intel HD Graphics
4GB DDR3 RAM
64GB internal storage
128GB via microSD card slot
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
2MP HD rear camera
2MP front camera
USB 2.0 port
USB 3.0 port
micro HDMI port
microSIM card reader
10,000mAh Li-Ion battery
Windows 10 Home
1.66 kg (weight)

The Voyo VBook V3 retails for $239 (Php11,000) over at GearBest (free shipping but we had to pay about Php800 in taxes when it arrived). At that price tag, we can’t really complain about the lack of storage, average performance and battery life.

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

9 Comments

Lawrence says:

8 years ago

Hi Yugatech. I would like to know if it is possible to boot from both the USB 3.0 and the USB 2.0 ports? And if the USB 3.0 ports has enough power to handle external USB 3.0 hard drives?

And yes, I’m also interested with the questions of the others. How do you pay the taxes once the device arrived? Do you pay through the courier who delivered the item?
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DummyKnight says:

8 years ago

Hi po sa inyu! ask ko lang ko paano maka bili online like GearBest or any site na outside po sa pinas pero may shipping dito? San po babayad? Thru paypal? May addition charge po ba yan? magkano po? At tsaka san po makukuha ang item? E di deliver po ba sa bahay or ikaw ang kukuha mula customs? Hope you can help me, thanks in advance
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Sampatsiaw says:

8 years ago

micro simcard? can you use cellular data?
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el gato says:

8 years ago

paano ba yung pagbayad ng tax for products ordered abroad? i-hold ba ng bureau of customs yung order at pwede lang makuha after magbayad ng import tax sa bangko o direkta sa boc?
pasensiya na po, walang alam po ako.
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jon says:

8 years ago

Sino courier? 800 lng and tax? Did it come in original box, or did gear best repack it? Order instructions.notes please.. thanks
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jon says:

8 years ago

*ang tax

someone says:

8 years ago

800 lang? May special rate po kayo? VAT alone would be 12%.
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jon says:

8 years ago

i think gearbest themselves underdeclare..

1cho says:

8 years ago

Hi Sir Abe, I saw this on their app the other day. I hope you could do a review on smart (iLife) vacuum cleaners as well
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