GITEX 2025 is full of AI noise, but iFLYTEK’s announcements are concrete. The company launched AINOTE 2 – billed as the world’s thinnest E-ink tablet – alongside AI Translation Earbuds that handle Arabic, English and Chinese in real time. There’s also Spark WallEX for turning rooms into interactive displays and an on-premise large-model stack for sectors that can’t risk the cloud. All of it ties back to a push in the Middle East, including the UAE and Saudi projects already underway.
iFLYTEK at GITEX 2025: what actually launched
The basics without the fluff.
- Launch date and location: GITEX GLOBAL 2025, Dubai (Oct 14).
- AINOTE 2 E-ink tablet (global debut).
- AI Translation Earbuds (global debut).
- Enterprise: Spark WallEX and an on-premise large-model platform.
The event kicked off with an AI virtual host called Aliya and remarks from VP Vincent Zhan on long-term regional plans. The headline, though, was hardware and deployable enterprise software, not just demos.
AINOTE 2: the “world’s thinnest” E-ink tablet
What it is and why it matters.
- Global debut in Dubai, billed as the world’s thinnest E-ink tablet.
- Guinness certification presented on stage.
- Pitched for multilingual note-taking with speech and translation features.
E-ink tablets are big with writers and meeting-heavy teams in the UAE. AINOTE 2 leans into that with speech capture and multilingual workflows. Specs weren’t listed in the note we saw, but the claim of “world’s thinnest” plus a Guinness nod will interest folks comparing it to Boox and reMarkable. For more context on e-paper trade-offs, see our Boox Tab X C review and our Kindle guide for the UAE.
AI Translation Earbuds with Arabic support
The bit most travellers and mixed-language teams will care about.
- Real-time translation between Arabic, English and Chinese.
- Positioned for cross-culture comms in the region.
We don’t have battery life, codecs or mic details yet, so consider these pre-launch claims. Still, live Arabic translation in compact earbuds would be handy for events and retail teams. If you’re shopping now, check our current picks for the best earbuds in the UAE while we wait on local pricing and availability.
Spark WallEX and an on-prem large-model stack
Tools aimed at ministries, banks and big campuses.
- Spark WallEX turns physical spaces into interactive digital environments.
- “All-in-One AI Solution”: an on-premise large model platform for high-security sectors.
For the UAE, on-prem models mean tighter data locality and easier compliance. The pitch is clear: keep sensitive data in-country while using generative tools. It’s a familiar direction at GITEX this year—see our explainers on sovereign AI moves in the UAE and AWS + e& skills push.
Middle East strategy: local teams, real deployments
Not just a booth splash.
- iFLYTEK says the AINOTE series hit No.2 in regional e-ink sales.
- Spark WallEX already powers projects in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and beyond.
- Theme: “AI Connecting Ideas” across voice, translation, smart spaces and enterprise.
That mix of consumer gear and enterprise deployments is the right read for the GCC right now. If you’re walking GITEX, iFLYTEK’s stand sits in a week where practical, locally-run AI platforms are the trend.
When did iFLYTEK announce these products at Gitext?
On 14 October 2025 in Dubai, during GITEX Global 2025.
What is AINOTE 2, in one line?
An E-ink note-taking tablet that iFLYTEK bills as the world’s thinnest, launched with an on-stage Guinness certification presentation.
Which languages do the earbuds translate?
Arabic, English and Chinese, in real time.
