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It's the tail-end of 2025 and we are back again with the latest of 70mai's releases, the 4K M800. After the stellar releases earlier this year of both the 4K T800 and 4K Omni, the M800 can be considered the younger brother to those dashcam models. This is a two-channel (screen-less!) configuration release with the tried-and-true 4K Starvis 2 IMX678 (F1.8 aperture) for the front sensor, and the 1080p Starvis 2 IMX662 (F1.55) aperture bringing up the rear (RC14 designation, same as the 4K Omni). As there is no option of 4K60fps recording on offer here, the chipset takes a step back to the Novatek NT98529 as opposed to the NT98530 in it's older siblings. Also interestingly, we have no microSD memory expansion but the addition of 128GB eMMC internal storage. The fields of view are 140 degrees for the front camera, and 130 degrees for the rear camera. The main unit's physical dimensions are 108x37.5x27.5mm, and there is no supercapacitor but a 500mAh battery on-board. The angle of adjustment for the rear camera is a full 360 degrees, and for the up/down of the main unit's mounting bracket is ~225 degrees.
Turning to the box contents, we have a muted dark colour palette (grey, black and white) along with some nice highlights of orange this time around. Upon opening the box we are greeted with the main front camera unit, and a smaller contained compartment to the side which houses the rear camera unit. Immediately below is an envelope containing instruction manuals, spare electrostatic and adhesive mount stickers for both the front and rear cameras. Under the first envelope is an additional compartment which contains: black plastic pry tool, 12V cigarette lighter (with additional USB-A port), respective power cabling for the front/rear units, and mounting bracket for the dashcam itself.
First impressions are positive of the 4K M800, with it's glossy front-end and underlying cross-pattern. Unfortunately, this is a bit of a fingerprint magnet, but considering the dashcam is going to spend most of it's life in a vehicle without being handled - this will be a non-issue. The cross-pattern also extends to the ventilation grilles, which are contained on both the topside and bottom-side of the unit in abundance - fantastic for heat dissipation. Adorning the left side of the main unit is a power button with green indicator light, with a small reset hole next to this. A similar-sized hole for the microphone is contained on the right side of the unit.
Features from other 70mai models also make a welcome return here. Buffered emergency parking mode, Lumi Vision for parking mode to brighten very dimly-lit scenarios, time-lapse recording and battery voltage monitoring all make a return, along with support for their existing 4G parking surveillance kits, UP04/UP05.
Installation of the 4K M800 was a relatively straightforward affair, with the mounting bracket not posing any problems. Included firmware version is v1.0.37ww with a build date of September 5, 2025.
Would like to extend my gratitude to 70mai once again for giving me the opportunity to road-test their best of the best. And as always, a special thank-you to my trusty 70mai companion MaiX for accompanying my hands-on photos of the 4K M800. Stay tuned for my findings and review, coming soon here on DashCamTalk.
Some close-up photos of the 70mai 4K M800 dashcam:
Turning to the box contents, we have a muted dark colour palette (grey, black and white) along with some nice highlights of orange this time around. Upon opening the box we are greeted with the main front camera unit, and a smaller contained compartment to the side which houses the rear camera unit. Immediately below is an envelope containing instruction manuals, spare electrostatic and adhesive mount stickers for both the front and rear cameras. Under the first envelope is an additional compartment which contains: black plastic pry tool, 12V cigarette lighter (with additional USB-A port), respective power cabling for the front/rear units, and mounting bracket for the dashcam itself.
First impressions are positive of the 4K M800, with it's glossy front-end and underlying cross-pattern. Unfortunately, this is a bit of a fingerprint magnet, but considering the dashcam is going to spend most of it's life in a vehicle without being handled - this will be a non-issue. The cross-pattern also extends to the ventilation grilles, which are contained on both the topside and bottom-side of the unit in abundance - fantastic for heat dissipation. Adorning the left side of the main unit is a power button with green indicator light, with a small reset hole next to this. A similar-sized hole for the microphone is contained on the right side of the unit.
Features from other 70mai models also make a welcome return here. Buffered emergency parking mode, Lumi Vision for parking mode to brighten very dimly-lit scenarios, time-lapse recording and battery voltage monitoring all make a return, along with support for their existing 4G parking surveillance kits, UP04/UP05.
Installation of the 4K M800 was a relatively straightforward affair, with the mounting bracket not posing any problems. Included firmware version is v1.0.37ww with a build date of September 5, 2025.
Would like to extend my gratitude to 70mai once again for giving me the opportunity to road-test their best of the best. And as always, a special thank-you to my trusty 70mai companion MaiX for accompanying my hands-on photos of the 4K M800. Stay tuned for my findings and review, coming soon here on DashCamTalk.
Some close-up photos of the 70mai 4K M800 dashcam:
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