The Hong Kong-based organization known as Pine64 has unveiled its new Linux-based tablet known as PineTab2, and it seems to be a pretty decent computer at first glance.
The company has revealed the news via its official website, so there’s no room for error or doubt. If you’re one of those who prefer computers running on Linux instead of Windows, first of all, we salute and admire you! Second, it means that you should definitely take a look at what the new tablet from Pine64 can do.
Powered by Rockchip RK3566
The Rockchip RK3566 chipset is what’s nurturing the new Pine64 PineTab2. The chipset has been manufactured in 22 nm, and it’s a Quad Core with ARM Cortex-A55 processors. It integrates a Mali-G52 MP2 GPU, and it’s also worth keeping in mind that it allows native decoding of H.265, as well as VP9 video up to 4K@60fps. Surprisingly enough, there’s no HDR support available. Although we’re talking about a tablet, it’s totally feasible to attach a physical keyboard to it to use the device in a similar way you can do with a laptop.
PineTab2 sports an IPS touchscreen that measures 10.1 inches. Surely a bigger and AMOLED display would have been a better option, but not everybody is interested in the best specs when it comes to tablets. Therefore, having a physical keyboard attached to the tablet is not mandatory, as you can always simply use the touch function of the display.
There are also some cameras mounted on the new tablet from Pine64, although they’re far from being too impressive. The rear camera reaches 5MP, while the one mounted in the front is capable of 2MP. But even though you won’t be taking too many photos with the new PineTab 2 tablet, you’ll surely have enough storage space where to put them.
Up to 128GB of storage space
The tablet is available in two storage options, and you are free to choose either one of them when you’re willing to buy the device: 64GB or 128 GB. Since 64GB sounds a bit too little nowadays, we recommend you go for the 128GB version. If the latter version is still not enough for you, there’s also the possibility to expand that storage even further by using a memory card.
There are also two versions of RAM that the tablet comes with, and again, we recommend you select the higher one, meaning the 8GB version. The other variant features only 4GB of RAM. Unfortunately, you can’t expand the RAM memory of the tablet, but you probably won’t even need to. There are currently lots of laptops and desktop computers out there on the market that are equipped with only 8GB, and they can definitely help the user out just fine.
Since we’re in 2022, we definitely also need plenty of ports on our computers. The good news is that the new Pine64 PineTab2 tablet is doing pretty well in this area. The device features a USB-C 3.0 port, a micro HDMI port, a USB-C 2.0 port (data and power), as well as a 3.5mm audio jack.
Shipping of the new PineTab2 from Pine64 will start at some point in February, which means that you should get the chance to buy it a few weeks from now. It should be clear to everybody at this point that the tablet is just entry-level, so we can’t expect it to be an expensive device, either. Although we didn’t find any details about the price yet, we can safely assume that it won’t reach over $200.
We would be delighted to know your own opinions regarding the new Pine64 PineTab2 Linux tablet!