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The logo on the base is too blurred to read: a small outlined icon and a short word. The shape matches a Shenzhen battery table advertising player, a black L-shaped stand holding a portrait 7–8″ Android screen with a 20–35 Ah battery that also charges guests' phones. US operators put their own logo on it.
Not SeenLabs: that one is a 15.6″ 12 V corded unit. Not a Ziosk-style tablet either. The brand is unconfirmed.
Shenzhen Friday Originality Technology. This is the factory behind most of the lookalikes.
It is the closest match to the photo. It has a 20,800 mAh battery for a full bar shift, MOQ 1 from a 14-year factory, and runs Android 10, where you can install your own APK. The same factory's units sell on AliExpress for £250–400.
Prices are per unit, ex-VAT. The range is 0% to 14% UK duty, depending on tariff code.
For operations: a keyed lock plate on the table, and collect-and-rack charging at close (slides 05b–05c). Samples: get all of them (05d).
FOB $100 (1–99) · $97 (100–499) · $94 (500+). MOQ 1. Delivered to the UK; 1 unit is incl. VAT.
FOB $160 (1–50) · $155 (51–100) · $145 (101+). Sample $160. Bao'an, Songgang.
FOB $155 (5–50) · $143 (100–499) · $139 (500+). Bantian, Longgang. 200+ staff, ISO9001, BSCI.
Android 8.1 · RK PX30 · 2+32 GB · 34,800 mAh · +£40.99 ship, Oct 23–30
Item 1005011657375549Android 6.0 · RK3126 · 23,200 mAh · 4.6★, 373 sold · +£15.18 ship, Nov 6–13
Item 1005012235136549Android 6.0 · RK3126 · 1+8 GB · 23,200 mAh · +£40.99 ship
Item 1005011657625050UK prices incl. VAT, checked 16 Oct 05:39–05:50 UTC. HK prices were similar (e.g. HK$3,424 for the FYD-06); HK item pages were behind a captcha. The FYD store shows 0% feedback and pushes off-platform contact.
All of them run Android and advertise "install other APK". The factory CMS (WeADS/ADSV) is just an app, so a Castfi kiosk app can replace it as launcher / device owner.
Freight and clearance are my estimates, not quotes. Duty is 0% (8471) or 14% (8528 59); an HMRC advance ruling settles which. 20% VAT is on top and reclaimable.
Factory price for 1 unit (FOB, US$), checked 16 Oct 2026. Not landed. ● = battery lasts a shift.
Left out: the Golden Lisen 7″ (a trader running Android 4.4/6.0) and the Amaboo acrylic player (£43, closed, no Wi-Fi). Both are price benchmarks only.
The unit has to come off the table for charging, unless you swap batteries or run a cable. So the lock has to open with a staff key.
Weight helps a little: the FYD-835SD is 4 kg. Bars mostly lose units at closing time, so count them back in.
At close, staff carry the units to a lockable shelf with a 12 V supply and a multi-way splitter. 77 Wh ÷ 24 W ≈ 4 h to full (my estimate), so they are ready by morning. Ten units draw about 240 W, which needs a 12 V 20 A supply. A £18 12 V 10 A + 8-way kit only charges about 5 at full speed. Use a UK-marked supply.
The units stay locked to the table, and staff swap in charged packs from a back-of-house charger. Ziosk runs it this way (its "zMini battery pack charging station"). FYD-898 and Vitek packs are removable. Ask for the price of a spare pack and an 8–10-slot pack charger.
A pogo-pin or barrel plate on the table, wired under it. The plate is also the lock. No factory lists one, so it is a custom ask with an MOQ. Only worth it for fixed tables.
Guests charging phones drains the battery faster: each phone takes ~10–15 Wh. We measure real runtime in the sample test.
If you carry them home: units under 100 Wh can go in cabin bags, so check with the airline. The 34.8 Ah FYD (≈129 Wh) needs airline approval or a separate shipment.
The messages to each factory are drafted in the options doc. You send them.
Book showroom visits ahead. Factories are 40–70 min by car from Futian.
No source shows a stall selling battery table tents. Use it to see screens and tablets, and ask the 服务台 (information desk) for "广告机 档口".
1. Ask FYD and Windro for samples and showroom addresses (draft questions on the previous slides).
2. Pick up both in Shenzhen and test runtime and own-app install side by side.
3. File the HMRC tariff ruling.
The full comparison (8 AliExpress listings, 9 factories, sources) is in the options document on CAS-1.
From Wikimedia Commons, resized.
Prices: AliExpress, Made-in-China, Alibaba, checked 16 Oct 2026. FX from open.er-api.com, same day. Specs are as claimed by sellers.