The Volla is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G99. It is not the fastest mobile chip available, but it is more than capable of handling web browsing and 4K video playback. The main area where it may feel limited is gaming, where a stronger processor would make more sense.
It comes with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. There are no other hardware configurations to choose from, and there is no microSD card slot for expanding storage. A SIM card slot is included, and the tablet worked on T-Mobile’s network without any problems.
The version of /e/OS included with the Volla is based on Android 14. That puts it a bit behind the latest releases, but Android 14 did introduce several improvements for large-screen app development. Apps built around those features should run well on /e/OS.
Murena has not added any tablet-specific productivity tools to /e/OS. Unlike Samsung and OnePlus, which have built custom interfaces for their tablets, this device mainly offers stock Android 14 features such as split-screen multitasking. The bigger selling point is the privacy-focused /e/OS setup and the fact that Google Services are not installed on the Volla. Instead, users get Murena’s optional services, or they can rely on their own web-based tools. In my case, that means a mix of Syncthing, Nextcloud, and a few other services. Either way, you start without Google in the mix.
That setup can also create compatibility issues with some apps. As with other /e/OS devices, certain banking apps may struggle because /e/OS uses microG instead of Google’s APIs and services. On this tablet, I also ran into another issue that may have been related to microG, although hardware could have been a factor as well.
