JXD S908 Venus is a budget slate with some very appealing specs, that include a Retina Display and an Allwinner CPU. JXD is famous for its gaming consoles that mimic the design of the PSP, but also for low cost Android slates.

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The latest model is the JXD S908 Venus, that’s already up for preorder in China for about $200. Just like many other Chinese slates, the device packs an aluminum case and inside we find a quad core Allwinner A31 1 GHz processor and SGX544MP2 GPU. There’s also 2 GB of RAM DDR3, 16 GB of storage, a microSD card slot (32 GB max) and a Retina 9.7 inch display.

The screen resolution is 2048 x 1536 pixels and this is a 10 point multitouch display with 264 ppi pixel density. JXD S908 Venus incorporates a HDMI port, a microUSB 2.0 OTG and audio jack. Finally, there’s an 8000 mAh battery inside at the back a 5 megapixel cam, while upfront there’s a 2 megapixel camera. This slate runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and measures 9.6 mm in thickness.