Didn’t expect this one, DHL dropped off my Hi12 Keyboard. Banggood changed it from PostNL and sent it DHL, which normally means extra taxes. But luckily I didn’t have to pay 15 Euro + 21% tax on top of it. Just as well! Here’s the unboxing video covering everything I could think of with the tablet to give you an overall ...[Read More]
Banggood has now confirmed that all the stock they sell off the Hi12 Dual SO version is the stylus enabled version with new the hardware required for stylus support. There was some confusion over this as it seemed some of older first dual OS models didn’t have the hardware needed for the stylus. But the new latest model does. (Lucky...[Read More]
Edit: Keyboard arrived, very quick service from BG. Here is the Chuwi Hi12 keyboard review The Chuwi Hi12 keyboard dock is now finally in stock and shipping out. After such a huge delay at least it’s shipping from Banggood the next day, not sure about other sellers. I just received this email below yesterday and my own unit shipped ...[Read More]
Banggood is now shipping the dual boot version of the Chuwi Hi12, mine just shipped and I received an email confirmation today with tracking details. So I’ll have it in hopefully 2 weeks to review the Android Rom and performance of the Hi12. You can read my Windows Chuwi Hi12 Review here. No idea if this model will have stylus suppo...[Read More]
Banggood has the Dual OS version of the Chuwi Hi12 now listed, with a process time of 6-9 working days. So it looks as if the Chuwi Hi12 Dual Boot version is only a few weeks away from shipping out. Will the keyboard ship out before? (It still hasn’t even shipped!) I’ve reviewed the Chuwi Hi12 Windows 10 only model and it̵...[Read More]
Today Chuwi released a teaser video on their YouTube channel which shows off what a lot of you have been waiting for. Dual Boot support and pressure-sensitive stylus support. Chuwi went all quite on us about a stylus version, but finally, we get to see it in action in this cheezy promo video so it’s very real. The stylus looks to be...[Read More]
Update: Banggood has slashed the price again to just $229 with coupon 01d22c Thanks to Mahadi for pointing this out. Banggood has a coupon just added for the Chuwi Hi12, bringing the price down to $229 from $279. For some reason prices went up on this one just after it released. But good to see they have now dropped again. If you’re...[Read More]
Edit: 1st Feb 2017. Thanks to Yoni for sending me these photos of the insides of the Hi12 keyboard dock. Thanks to Matthew from the Forum, we have our first look at the Chuwi Hi12 internals. I haven’t gotten around to opening up mine for a teardown with all the tablets I have stacked up to review. But we can see now and as I though...[Read More]
Edit: The trackpad is now white and my Aliexpress seller has added pictures of the final model, including the grey one. White keys and trackpad, I would have preferred black keys and a black trackpad as later the white shows the dirt more! Final build: So here is the final design of the Chuwi Hi12 keyboard as pictured. It’s a Transf...[Read More]
So I decided to create a full video review of the Chuwi Hi12. Also included in this one is a size, screen and sound comparison test versus the Chuwi Hi10, Teclast X98 Air III and Surface Pro 4 which might be of interest. I’ve also (finally) received my Chuwi Hi8 Pro. Unboxing clip of that to follow tomorrow.
A two new deals have popped up online, while most other retailers have put the price of the recently review Chuwi Hi12 up to $279 and even $299. Gearbest has lowered their price to $246 for a limited time for the black and grey version. The white and gold version is $249 just a few dollars more. And the Cube i9, the first Chinese Skylake ...[Read More]
Just finished my Chuwi Hi12 Review, if you’re thinking about this model I recommend you have a good look over the review and the included hands-on videos. Being an Atom X5 Z8300 with 4GB of RAM we know it’s no beast, but it performs quite well for the hardware it has. Good eMMC speeds no doubt help and overall I’ve enjoy...[Read More]