Maxhub XBar V70 vs XBoard V7 MTR: Android and Windows Teams Rooms Compared

The first is the XBar V70 Kit, an Android video bar with a separate touch panel. The second is the XBoard V7 MTR, a Windows-based display with the room's AV built in. Which one fits depends on how your organisation manages Teams Rooms, so that is the focus below.

Two products, two architectures​

XBar V70 Kit: the Android video bar​

The V70 Kit brings the camera, microphone and speaker technology together in an Android-based video bar for MTR. Per the announcement, the key specifications are:

• Camera: a 200MP system made of four 50MP cameras, with a 125° horizontal field of view. Telephoto cameras handle closer views of people further away, and 8x hybrid zoom is claimed.
• Audio: a 16-microphone array with up to 10 m pickup, plus noise reduction, echo cancellation, anti-reverberation and automatic gain control. Two 20W speakers give stereo sound, and two expansion microphones can be added.
• Sharing and BYOD: Teams content sharing at 1080p, local 4K sharing over USB-C or HDMI, and a single USB connection for BYOD meetings on the room's camera, mics and speakers.
• Controller: an 11.6" Panel AP30 touch interface is included.

Some of this can be checked against retail listings. A reseller spec sheet lists four 50MP cameras and 8x hybrid zoom. The same listing gives a 20W + 20W speaker arrangement. Maxhub's own page describes the kit as a Teams-certified video bar built on Microsoft's MDEP Android platform. It also cites hardware attestation, verified boot, encrypted data and monthly security updates. Those are vendor claims about Microsoft's platform requirements, not independent test results.

XBoard V7 MTR: the all-in-one Windows display​

The XBoard V7 MTR combines a display, computing platform, camera system, microphones and speakers. It runs Windows 11 IoT Enterprise and is certified for MTR. The 92" 21:9 model is aimed at Microsoft Teams Rooms Front Row and Signature room layouts.

The announcement lists these features:

• Video: Auto Framing, Speaker Tracking, Multiple Speaker Tracking, Intelligent Focus and Multi-Camera View. Video Fence lets you define the camera's tracking area so movement outside the room is ignored.
• Audio: a 16-microphone array with AI noise cancellation, acoustic echo cancellation and automatic gain control. Audio Fence limits pickup to 30°, 60° or 90°. Up to three Maxhub UC BM45 speakerphones can extend coverage in larger rooms.
• Sharing: wireless sharing through Miracast, AirPlay, the Maxhub Share app or a Maxhub wireless dongle, plus HDMI or USB-C. Wired and wireless BYOD are both supported.

I could not check the exact Audio Fence angles, the three-speakerphone limit or the connection list against a model-specific datasheet. Treat them as Maxhub's claims as relayed by AV Magazine.

What IT admins should check​

Management portals. AV Magazine says the V70 Kit can be managed through Teams Admin Center, Intune and the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal, as well as Maxhub Pivot+. Microsoft's own documentation shows that this is a moving target. Microsoft says it is moving Android device management from the Teams admin center to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal. It also says the overlapping management features in TAC are gradually retired, with decommissioning starting in November 2026. Microsoft's documentation says devices on Admin Agent AA 830 or later can be managed in the Pro Management portal. For an Android bar bought today, long-term operations will mostly run through the Pro Management portal. Confirm firmware and Admin Agent levels before rollout.

Provisioning. Microsoft's Pro Management portal guidance describes the flow for Android devices. You add the device by MAC address, generate a six-digit verification code, and a technician enters the code on the hardware. You then sign in a device account remotely. Per Microsoft, verification codes are valid for 24 hours, and bulk remote sign-in is not supported. You also need an Entra ID device account, because personal credentials do not work for remote sign-in. Budget time for that if you are deploying many rooms.

Licensing. Microsoft notes that Teams Rooms Basic licensing does not include Intune. If your compliance policy depends on Intune, check licensing early.

Windows versus Android. Maxhub's own distributor-facing material frames the Android bars as simplifying deployment and reducing support overhead compared with Windows. The Windows route offers a fuller-featured MTR on Windows, with the patching and endpoint management that come with it. That is a general industry trade-off, not a finding from this announcement.

Caveats​

• No pricing or availability for the new announcement was supplied. One retailer listing for the V70 Kit shows $4,299 as the price before signing in, and another shows an MSRP of $4,299 with a lower reseller price. Those are third-party listings and may not reflect current regional pricing. The same retailer page marks the product as "End of Life Products", and another listing says it is backordered. Confirm stock and pricing with your reseller.
• AI framing and audio quality depend on room acoustics, seating and placement. The announcement offers no independent test results.
• The two products are not direct equivalents. Comparing the V70 Kit with the XBoard V7 MTR only on camera count misses the OS, the management model and the installation method.

Bottom line​

If you want a discrete bar and a touch panel on Android, with Microsoft's Pro Management portal as the long-term console, the V70 Kit fits. If you want one wall-mounted device on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise with a bigger display, the XBoard V7 MTR fits. In both cases, verify firmware, Admin Agent version and licensing against Microsoft's current guidance before you sign a purchase order.