The Yxtel M701 features a 7 inch, LCD, 16M colors display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor and 512MB RAM. It runs on the Android v4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich).
The slate has a 2 MP rear camera and supports video calling with the 0.3MP front shooter. It comes with an onboard storage capacity of 4GB. Connectivity options included in the Yxtel M701 are 3G, Wi-Fi, USB port and GPRS with EDGE. The 2,800mAh Li-ion battery is capable of offering up to 3 hours of talktime and 120 hours of standby time on a 2G network.