Chuwi’s latest tablet, the Chuwi Hi13 is powered by an Apollo Lake N3450, 4GB of RAM with 64GB eMMC is due to be released on the 20th this month (Next week). It will initially be priced at $369 USD. It supports an optional dock with two full-sized USB ports and an optional pressure sensitive HiPen H3 stylus. The HiPen H1 will also work on the tablet according to Chuwi.
The Hi13 will sport the Surface Book’s 3000 x 2000 13.5″ screen, a premium IPS 3:2 ratio panel with 267 PPI which is sharp considering it’s 13.5-inches. The Hi13 has quad AAC speakers, 24W fast charging, a full metal housing and USB type-c supporting both data and video out. Other confirmed specs include 10,000 mAh battery, Windows 10 Home with Ubuntu OS support (So we should be able to install Linux on this?) And dual band wireless. No mention on dual OS at this point or if the motherboard has an empty M.2 SSD slot like the Lapbook 14.1, since it won’t be as easy to open up my guess is no, but I’ll check it when I get hold of one.
Full Chuwi Hi13 specs below:
What do you think of the Hi13? Is this the tablet we have been waiting for?
| Hi13 | Surface Book | iPad Pro (12.9-inch) | |
| Price: | $369 | Starting at $1499 | Starting at $799 |
| Operating system: | Windows 10 (Ubuntu OS support) | Windows 10 | iOS 10 |
| Screen size: | 13.5 inch | 13.5 inch | 12.9 inch |
| Resolution: | 3000 x 2000 | 3000 x 2000 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Pixel density (PPI): | 267 | 267 | 264 |
| Aspect ratio: | 3:2 | 3:2 | 4:3 |
| Speakers: | Four speaker audio | Two speaker audio | Four speaker audio |
| Thinness: | 9.2mm | 13.0mm | 6.9mm |
| Processor: | Quad-core Intel Apollo Lake | Dual-core Intel Core i5/i7 | Dual-core Apple A9X |
| Fanless design: | Yes | No | Yes |
| All-metal design: | Yes | No | Yes |
| Type-C port: | 1*USB Type-C | None | None |
| HDMI port: | 1*Micro HDMI | None | None |
| Stylus: | HiPen H3 | Surface Pen | Apple Pencil |
| Keyboard: | Detachable rotary keyboard | Detachable rotary keyboard | Keyboard cover |
Nader
Thanks for the heads up Chris.
I currently have a Teclast X2. Im planning to either get Chuwi hi13 or Cube i9.
Would hi13 perform just as well as the teclast x2?
Thanks!
Emmanuel Doods Tecson
Nader, is it true that Teclast x2 is dual boot? How is the Android performance?
George
Now also available on Banggood as well, I think it’s 349$
Sx C
it probably wont cost $369 when released as usual but it would be sweet if there was an actual core m variant selling for 369
The Hacker
You’re right, the price isen’t 369$
Can see Gearbesr have it on presale now, and the price is 537$
That is completely insane
Lily
They even state that this doesn’t even come with the keyboard and stylus.
$537USD for the tablet only…No thanks. Let’s wait and see if banggood or aliexpress will do better.
Gunnlaugur Reynir Sverris
Chris any news on the weight the Chuwi HI13 ?
Chris G
No info, I would say close to 1 kilo. Doesn’t look light.
Kris
They mention 1080 grams for the tablet here :
https://ru.aliexpress.com/item/Chuwi-Hi13-2-in-1-13-5-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-Quad-Core-3000-2000-Windows/32792964301.html
Lily
On gearbest the product weight is 1.6kg. I’m guessing this includes the keyboard too.
Lily
http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_557447.html
It says $670 AUD originally but then it crosses that out (striked out price) and instead says it’s now $724…umm ok…
Chris G
They always just add a placeholder price that is a guess. Chuwi’s said it’s $369 so expect around that price to start with.
Chris G
Has to be with the keyboard. No way is the tablet itself 1.6 haha crazy heavy.
George
When one can often purchase a CoreM + SSD tablet at around 270-290$, any such tablet over 250$ becomes an overkill, especially when it does not have a laminated screen.
I only considered the Chuwi Hi12 when it cost around 200$ and would never buy it over 210$.
Sure enough, the Hi13 has an even larger screen, but if Chuwi maintains its usual high price policy for these types of tablet (hi12-hi13) I won’t be bothered by them.
Unfortunately the Teclast X5 Pro did not really impress
Eric
Which CoreM + SSD tablets for around 290 USD price range would you recommend me? Im interested into buying another tablet and CoreM would be a great upgrade! 🙂
Thank you in advance for advice!=)
Chong Kok Hoong
I believe Cube i7 Book is a very good update now. banggood still carries stock for them and there is a 18% discount coupon stated in the product description which still can be used. Problem with that is that you either need to downclock and downvolt, or do a heatsink mod to make it run stable enough, otherwise it’ll just be constantly heating up over light/medium tasks
George
In Banggood with the coupon “f82cbb” you can get this tablet at just 263.35$ !!
Yeah, I love 3:2 screens myself, but I won’t pay 300+ dollars for any eMMC tablet
ahrlad
Well at that price point you’ll have to choose what compromises you prefer. The Cube i7 book is probably the objectively best choice because its most glaring faults (small SSD, bad thermal design) can be fixed pretty easily by yourself. You won’t find any allround better tablet for the $270 the i7 book costs (Banggood, coupon b2b6b8).
Emmanuel Doods Tecson
Can the Teclast Tbook 16 Power’s thermal issues be DIY fixed?
Chris G
It could be with some copper and thermal pad + paste.
Alex
This is almost the device I am looking for. Just the 8GB RAM misssing.
Alex
Almost, because this one supports Linux.
Cuberdon75
Sad news.
It was officially confirmed in the forum that the hi13 does NOT have a fully laminated screen.
Not exactly a surprise, but still a disappointment, especially for those for whom stylus use is important and need minimum parallax (art, note-taking). There are many of us!
Maybe 2018…
Chris G
Sad, I half expected that too. Only a few tablets with fully laminated in the more budget price groups.
ice
let’s hope they will upgrade the eMMC to 128GB, at least for the dualOS version (maybe triOS Win10+Ubuntu+Android)
and eventually 6GB ram which is going to be standard for the upcoming flagship phablets/tablets running Android
ice
an let’s hope the full metal body won’t affect the radio signal too much
Emmanuel Doods Tecson
TriOS how I wish..
NF Mynster
Ouch, I find this expensive! Anyone selling their hi 12 haha
Emmanuel Doods Tecson
Yeah it’s hard to find a used Hi12 for sale online. I’ve tried.
Eric
That is only logic:
That is because we Chuwi Hi12 users are mostly happy with our tablets! 😀
The one who were not happy with Chuwi Hi12 probably already sent back their tablets the first week they recieved it (faulty devices) but the ones who are keeping their tablets until today – are happy customers.
I gotta admit, I was planning to sell my Chuwi Hi12 when I heard they gonna release hi13 but after seeing what price it costs and that they left out full size USB ports on the main tablet and also that waiting for dual boot version will probably be in half a year, then I’ll gladly keep my Hi12 which is working perfectly fine on the daily basis.
At least I can utilize my 2 full size ports for extremely fast USB 3.0 pendrives to play League of Legends on that! 😀 And yes, you can play League of Legends on Chuwi Hi12, not joking.
NF Mynster
Sell your unit to me 😛
Eric
haha 😀 I was actually planning to sell my chuwi hi12 (z8350 version) for around 150 USD (included with keyboard) but now when Chuwi Hi13 is disappointing all of us with their mediocre release, I will stick around with hi12 a bit longer.
Though, since competition is very high in China right now when it comes to tablets, I think Cube and Teclast might coming out with new products soon and they are also very afforable! We customers are lucky that those companies have their “horse racing” so they somehow can pressure each other for a lower price.
Chuwi Hi13 is on the other hand not THAT cheap in my opinion. I expected laminated screen for that bump of price since Apollo CPU is still worse than Core M.
Emmanuel Doods Tecson
Wow $150 would have been a great price for a used Hi12! Plus it comes from a power user so that unit must be already tweaked to near perfection.
Fionn MacNamara
Sort of kicking myself now that I ordered the Lapbook 14.1 when this seems to be based around the same specs (I wonder are they reusing the motherboard) but with a nicer screen with pen input and USB-C.
Ah well, maybe I’ll pick this up in the summer when the price has dropped. I presume the price of $369 is without the keyboard? Either way, looks great for the price.
Chris G
It would be $369 just the tablet. I’m sure there will be a sale on later when launched on Banggood or Gearbest. That normally happens they have a launch sale. It could be the same motherboard just with a few tweaks. I hope it is then we will have a spare M.2 inside it.
Emmanuel Doods Tecson
What’s the best time of the year to buy Chuwi tablets? Summer? September coz of their anniversary? Black Friday? Chinese New Year?
Chris G
11.11 is the best time for sales out of China. Then Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Emmanuel Doods Tecson
Just in time for the Hi13 to release in dual boot version? 😀 One can hope.
Blackburn
Also please check if it has a spare M.2 slot as maybe this shares a similar motherboard to the Lapbook 14? If we can add a M.2 SSD would be awesome. And the lack of USB ports (Type-A) on the tablet bothers me, but at least the keyboard has two. Are the USB 3.0 ports?
Chris G
I will take a look and see if i can open it.
Emmanuel Doods Tecson
I’m awaiting the company’s reply in the official forums regarding on wether or not the USB ports on the keyboard are USB 3.0.
Chris G
I see 10 pogo ports which is a good sign, but could be so the USB ports on the keyboard work when reserved or for a future keyboard with an extra battery etc. My guess is it will be a hub USB 2.0 hub 🙁 Hope I’m wrong!
Blackburn
Looks great, waiting for this!! Will buy it to replace my Hi12, but I will wait to the prices drops. Do you think it will sell for closer to $300 ??
Chris G
I might be on a limited launch sale. Have to wait and see.