Well, there are descriptions of people putting ubuntu on it, so you can replace android by garbage.
http://minixforums.com/threads/linux-on-minix-x5.1388/
So presumably one could also install something decent on it.
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From: Henri Gomez [mailto:henri.gomez@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 12:05 PM
To: Witvliet, J, CDC/IV/DCOPS/I&S/HIN
Cc: openSUSE ARM ML
Subject: Re: [opensuse-arm] Neo X5
Interesting device but could Android be replaced by Linux ?
2013/5/7
Hi,
Anybody around who had a look at:
http://www.minix.us/products/NEO-X5.html
dual 1.6Ghz A9, around 100 euro
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