My busted Hi8 was opened up today, I was hunting for the screen digitizer part number so I can order a replacement after I broke my Hi8 screen. The internals of the Hi8 show a decent build quality, no cables crossing over the battery cells or any of that nonsense. No thin battery cables or poor solder jobs here either, it looks fine. Not bad for such a cheap tablet I think. There is even planned space for a micro sim reader and modem. Which would suggest that Chuwi have plans to release a 3G version?
Okay so the touch screen panel I can confirm is not the Vi8 part. This is a PINGBO brand of touch panel and the part number is PB80JG2296. Unfortunately, I can’t see to locate anyone that sells it online. So my Hi8 will not be fixed anytime soon for my final review summary video. I hope in a month or two it will be listed online somewhere. But only if the price is right, this is a $100 dollar tablet so if the screen is going to cost $50 well, it’s not worth it. Best sold off for spares or repairs.