Wired connection possible?

[Ramon]

No, it only has wifi.

You could use a “usb ethernet adapter”, or maybe better a “usb 3.0 ethernet adapter” if you don’t bother using the usb 3.0 slot.

[Marc]

Or, if you want to retain the USB connectivity (or even expand it), buy an “USB 3 ethernet hub”:

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=AS_20160613152911&SearchText=usb+ethernet+hub.

I own a similar one for about 2 years for my Surface Pro

[Justinkeyback]

Thanks Marc, but do you know if it connects? Will this Chuwi make use of this ethernet signal? There are not many tablets that recognize an ethernet signal over usb.

I still am not sure …

Hope you can confirm

[Marc]

I’ve tested it with my USB3 ethernet hub (Unitek Y-3059).

It works out-of-the-box with Windows, doesn’t with Android.

I haven’t researched if you can activate it in Android somehow, but I remember about an article about a year ago which addressed this on Android phones using an USB-OtG adapter to connect the ethernet adapter. There was the conclusion that on some Android phones it did work and on some it didn’t. Probably because lacking the appropriate drivers. If so, it may be possible to install these manually to get it working on Android aswell ?

I won’t research this any further myself, because ethernet in Windows suffices for me as a backup for bad or no wifi signal.

[Justinkeyback]

Many thanks Marc, your reply was convincing enough. Just liked to see if this tablet can really replace my laptop, and it seems it can.

All my best

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