Chuwi Hi12 News
Chuwi Hi12 vs Chuwi Hi13 Comparison
This one is for those of you asking for a comparison between the Chuwi Hi13 and the Hi12. Hopefully, this will clear things up on which suits your needs best. And if that $100 extra for the newer Hi13 is worth it or not, I think it is but it all depends on what you want the tablet for. So there is a big price difference: The Chuwi Hi13 is...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 Gets An Atom X5 Z8350 Upgrade & Price Cut
The Chuwi Hi12, which I regard as one of the best dual boot tablets for the price, has quietly been upgraded to the newer revised Atom X5 Z8350 processor, no doubt due to the fact Chuwi simply just ran out of the old Z8300 stock. The newer Z8350 isn’t worth upgrading to if you own the Z8300 model as it’s only a tiny bit faster...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 Metal Keyboard Dock Unboxing And Hands-On
Chuwi’s new Hi12 metal keyboard dock landed in the office today, here’s the unboxing and hands-on video as well as a comparison to the old plastic model. You can get this new keyboard from Gearbest here for $39 Some of my first impressions of the new and improved Hi12 keyboard: Typing experience has drastically improved thank...[Read More]
Comparison: Cube iwork12 Vs Chuwi Hi12
The comparison many of you have been asking for, both of these 12″ tablets are very similar with the exact same specs, Atom X5 Z8300, 4GB DDR3L 1600Mhz RAM, 64GB eMMC, Wireless N. And both run Android 5.1 and Windows 10 Home. The key differences are stylus support, their screens and battery life. I won’t go into benchmarks as ...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 Gets A New Metal Keyboard Dock
Let’s face it, the keyboard for the Hi12 is very cheap and has a poor build quality (Remember my unboxing? Screws fell out of it) Well Chuwi listened to the complaints it seems, and they have announced a new metal high-quality dock for the Hi12. It’s now got black keys (not white!) and a build that looks just like the HiBook ...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 Dual OS Bios Update: Wifi And Random Powering Off Fix
Two days ago Chuwi released a new updated bios that fixes the powering off issue once lower than 40% battery. And the wifi disconnection issue (Never experienced this one myself). I’ve managed to get my Hi12 down to 3% without random any powering off so it would seem the issue is fixed. If I find any other issues I’ll be sure ...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 With Remix OS Coming
Chuwi announced at CES Asia today the Hi12 will also be coming with Remix OS installed. No details yet on what version they will be shipping it out with (Hopefully one built on Android 6). If it will be dual boot still with Remix or the release date, hopefully, this will info will be available soon. If you haven’t seen Remix it̵...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 Stylus Hands On With The HiPen
Banggood’s Stylus for the Hi12 turned out to be the real deal, the official Chuwi HiPen. I’ve just tested it out briefly in the below unboxing and test video. The stylus looks exactly like the Teclast X3 Pro one. Same build, just missing the logo but it must run on other frequency which is why it didn’t work on the Hi12....[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 Android Review (Video Review)
I’ve had some time on with the Android side of the Dual OS Chuwi Hi12 and I can report back that it’s a good edition to the Hi12, the ROM is fast and light. There are only a few bloat apps and they can all be uninstalled (No root required for that) The tablet is ideal for Google Play Books, gaming in general apart from the mos...[Read More]
Chuwi Fans Giveaway and Chuwi GB Sale
Chuwi has a giveaway on their facebook page and official website for those interested. Some details on it here: http://en.chuwi.com/fansparty.html They also have a sale on in collaboration with GearBest, which offers some of the Chuwi tablets at discounted prices. For example the Chuwi HiBook for $179, Hi8 Pro Dual OS for $82 and the Hi12...[Read More]
Chuwi Hi12 Dual OS First Look & Hands On
If you missed the YouTube video I posted a few days ago on the channel you would have seen I got hold of my Chuwi Hi12 Dual OS from Banggood. (The video is below) At first, I thought the ROM was 100% bloat free, but just to be 100% sure, I did a factory reset and there were about 5 Chinese apps that were there on first boot, luckily they ...[Read More]
The Chuwi Hi12 Stylus – The HiPen H1
Here’s some more info on the stylus used on the Hi12, it’s called the HiPen H1. It looks like the same pen I have for the Teclast X3 Pro I’m waiting on and it’s common for manufacturers to use the same hardware and ODM to supply the stylus used on their tablets. And it also looks like the Cube iwork10 Ultimate styl...[Read More]
