Happy New Year! So What’s Next?

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Happy New Year! So What’s Next?

Happy New Year! A little late I know but, it’s still new years here. With 2016 has now passed, it saw the following changes in the cheaper tablet brands out of China: More OGS screens, Chuwi HiBook Pro for example with a very nice fully laminated 2560 x 1600 screen. More tablets with 8GB of RAM, the Tbook 16 Power, X3 Pro and X5 Pro from Teclast last. And also more Wireless AC modules used in tablets (finally).

So what will 2017 bring from them? I hope more of a push to use fully laminated screens and a move away from Atom tablets and mini pcs. I can see that already happening with the new Apollo Lake tech now starting to appear in the market.

2017 will be a good year for 2-in-1’s the release of the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 which should push the envelope further. Hopefully a new Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 and other tablets from known brands. Mobiles in 2017 will also make the move towards bezel-less designs. Rekindled in 2016 with the release of the Xiaomi Mi Mix.

And also some changes to the TechTablets YouTube channel, the move to a new studio I’m now recording all the reviews and unboxing videos in.  And plenty of up and coming tablets, mini pcs, mobiles and other tech to review. So I hope you stick with the site and I’m looking forward to a great 2017.

And now and then on the Twitter account, I let you guys vote on what I should focus on next like the below:

Will 2017 finally see the release of a tablet a lot of us are after?

  • 3:2 ratio fully laminated screen with stylus support
  • 4GB or 8GB RAM option
  • 128GB or 256GB option (Replaceable SSD drives)
  • Dual OS Windows 10 with Android 6.0+ or Remix OS 3.0+
  • Apollo Lake N4200 or Core M3 Kaby Lake
  • Wireless AC
  • Full-sized USB ports on the tablet itself
  • USB 3.1 Type-C
  • Transformer dock
  • Larger battery capacity with minimum 7 hours battery life
  • Premium thin unibody design.
  • Competitively priced.

Manufacturer’s please take note!

 

Chris G
Video tech reviewer and tech blogger. I have a huge interest in the latest tech, tablets, laptops, mobiles, drones, and even e-scooters. Active in the tech community since 2008 days of the Omnia i900 Windows phone. Samsungi8910omnia.com, Samsunggalaxysforums.com founder from way back.

21 Comments

  1. OGS Screen
    Android 7 only
    built in GPS
    thin full metal case
    …this may be a contrarian opinion now that all manufacturers have moved to imitate the Microsoft Surface product line. But please can someone build a really good Android tablet again ? My Cube Talk 9X is ageing and I see ZERO alternative on the market.

  2. @chrisg have you seen the announcement of the Chuwi Hi13 on Chuwi Spain’s fb? https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2198182983741064&substory_index=0&id=1945922435633788

  3. Chuwi Hi10 Pro does not have OGS screen. That is with the HiBook Pro

  4. Nice specs! I hope they hear you.

  5. 7-8h battery
    A processor powerful enough to handle some light photoshops
    A good integrated graphic card (being able to handle 4k would be great)
    A good construction build
    Type-C port for external battery
    A decent stylus screen with no gap between the screen and the plastic (or a surface screen with surface stylus support)
    Preferably not to get as hot as to cook an egg on it.
    And under 300€ and I’m sold!

    • I’d settle for as little as Broadcom (macOS compatible) WIFI AC / Bluetooth cards, and much better charging methods.

      • There are a ton of options out there for that i guess, but a cheap and good stylus tablet which supports photoshop… not so much.
        Also if im not wrong a company build a “macsafe” charging method that goes in a type-c port. Or you want a wireless charging?

      • Broadcom AC and Type-C is fast charging like in the Mi Notebook.

  6. Hi I looking for a tablet with good screen and stylus. Any suggestions? Thanks!

  7. Couldn’t agree more on those specs. Really looking forward to this perfect tablet! Happy new year and keep up with the great job you are doing!

  8. Chris Happy New Year and Thank You for all you hard work!
    I agree with your fantasy tablet except for the following;
    I prefer 4:3 ratio
    Dual Boot Windows 10 supporting Continuum / Android 7 and easy path to tri-boot with Linux.
    Mini HDMI (or does USB-C replace hdmi?)
    4G/LTE with full phone functionality under all OSs
    Dual Sim slots
    GPS
    No fan is important to me
    10 Hour Battery / 24 Hour Standby
    IP67 Waterproof
    Hibernation / Instant On that actually is completely off/on and works
    Ram expandibility
    SSD expandability
    Supports current and future Micro SD

    All the Best, Andrew @andrewcbartlett

  9. happy new year! …and thanks for all your hard work, it’s much appreciated

  10. good thermal engineering would be appreciated, expeciall now we realised that a simple copper plate can make the difference

  11. I just want to add 128GB SSD drive with an option to 256GB! I hope they will hear you Chris. Happy New Year!

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