Chuwi Vi10 dual boot arrived today, here’s the unboxing video below. Good build quality for a budget tablet, some metal trim in the design and the rear glass is a nice touch that gives it a more premium feel.
The screen I was worried about, 10.6 inches at 1366 x 768 isn’t the sharpest screen in the world, it’s not that bad, but 1080p would have been so much sharper an better overall. Android looks a little blurry, but more so due to the DPI I feel. Check my YouTube for more videos up and coming of the Chuw Vi10, I’ll have various videos covering the screen, Android hands on, Windows hands on, gaming and benchmarks in both Android plus Windows. I’ll have a review up in a week or two once I get a good feel for it’s pros and cons.
Adeyemi Adedapo
Hello, My Chuwi VI10 finnaly arrived, I turned it on and everything on Windows was set up in Chinese language, please i need help in setting the base language to english. Can read chinese. Thanks
Tom
Great reviews, very interesting.
I’ve just noticed Chuwi have an T10HD 2560×1600 tablet now. Looks like a high res version of the Vi10?
Chris G
Hi, do you mean the V10HD? It’s got the same build but no full USB ports or Z33736F.
Tom
No the T10HD
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/Chuwi%20T10HD%2010%20Inch%20Dual%20Boot%20Tablet/1735314_500882163.html
It’s got a 2560×1600 screen whereas the V10HD has a 1980×1200 screen.
I can’t find much information on the T10HD apart from on Aliexpress.
Looks the same form as the V10HD – i.e. a little thinner than the Vi10 and like you said with no full size USB ports and slightly slower CPU of and only 32gb.
Chris G
Oh okay, I think it could be a typo or error as I can’t find it on the Chuwui site. Specs and everything suggest it’s the V10HD.
Tom
My post above is third google search result after two Aliexpress results, think it must be a mistake?
PortMacOnline
@Tom, @Chris, I imagine this is the one you both are talking about:
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/10-Inch-Retina-Screen-2560-1600-Dual-Boot-Android-4-4-windows-8-1-3G-Sim/1735314_32325175065.html
10.1″, same chip, ‘Retina’ screen, but still only 32gb for a dual boot. Would probably be even slower than the standard screen version because of all the extra pixels. $US200.
Ramesh kumar
Lol!!!! With all those Chinese tablets around you, No wonder your accent too looks Chinese…..If doubt look at 5:50 the way you say Charging cable!!!! LOL . Cant stop laughing…… Anyways Nice review but the resolution has spoiled the party…
Chris G
Yes I do sound Chinese…….!? It must be the tablets giving me this Chinese accent you’re talking about…
Terry Chadban
@Asanga, No worries! Good luck with your search, I am going through Chris’s reviews myself at the moment. Good to have someone who gives honest opinions of the tablets, even if he IS a Kiwi! 🙂
Chris G
Nothing wrong with Kiwi’s 🙂
Asanga Warnakulasuriya
@Terry yes that true! Sometimes its misleading when you dont have people like Chris to do in depth reviews. Thanks!
Terry Chadban
@Asanga Warnakulasuriya, a LOT of the tablets on Aliexpress say that they are 3G, but when you check the fine print, they don’t have a built-in SIM card tray, they support EXTERNAL 3G dongles, which just about any tablet with a USB port does.
Terry
Perkele
I have a bit of a stupid question: can the ram be updated as in laptops or is it integrated somehow and cannot be removed?
Chris G
The dimms are soldered onto the main board.
Asanga Warnakulasuriya
Dear Chris,
Thanks for this review. Can you please confirm if this has a SIM slot because when I checked Ali, they mentioned its with a modem. Thanks!
Chris G
Hi, it doesn’t have a sim slot.
Koko Pudja
Good to know your Vi10 has arrived. I can’t wait for depth reviews, especially about the screen comparison with W3F. Is 1366 x768 a deal breaker or still decent to be used as daily and light productivity tablet. Nice thing about this Vi10 is the full sized USB ports.
I am in doubt between this or W3F
Adam Fletcher
Hi Chris, you are providing a sterling service for those of us who are hesitant about taking the plunge on a Chinese tab! The bad ping on the v116w vs the Surface 3 was an interesting detail which other reviewers probably wouldn’t have picked up. This Chuwi is interesting for its expansion options, but I don’t think I could deal with that resolution.
Anyway, I was wondering whether you might consider reviewing the Ramos i9s Pro (64GB dual boot) please? I have a Kindle Fire HD 8.9, and I have found that screen size to be a really good balance for reading and thumb typing in portrait, plus watching videos etc in landscape. According to the Chinese review linked below, the Ramos has a Samsung 1900×1200 panel just like the Kindle, so it should be a great display (hopefully also fully laminated like the Kindle). The Ramos design and build quality look good in pics, but then again so do lots of others…. Other spec which caught my eye is an 8000mah battery, which in an 8.9″ tab should give really good stamina. Also there’s an interesting 32GB non-pro version which comes with a Bluetooth game pad, but I think you have to install Windows on that yourself (released only with Android). Overall the specs and price are a lot like the Teclast x98 Air which I’m also considering after your reviews, so it would be really interesting to hear how you think they compare.
ZOL review: http://pad.zol.com.cn/505/5058341.html
Thanks in advance!
Chris G
Hi Adam, thanks for the feedback, it’s a bit of a lottery getting these tablets. I know I haven’t covered any 8.9 inch tablets yet here and I really need to. The problem is I have limited funds to buy these tablets and have opted for more popular sizes. If I can find a way, I will try to review this tablet or the Chuwi V89. There is also the possibility of the next gen of Atom Chinese tablet just around the corner to, so I don’t want to review many more Bay Trails as they could soon be replaced with new X5 and X7 Atom tablets.
Adam Fletcher
Totally understand; I should probably just be patient and wait for Cherry Trail or Core M tabs with 4GB of RAM and non-16:9 resolutions (Surface 3 is ideal but too expensive outside US). Thanks for responding!
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