The Chinese company, Chuwi is gearing to launch a new 2-in-1 tablet powered by Windows 10 to compete with Microsoft’s Surface Book. The company has named the device as Chuwi Hi13. It comes with premium design and powerful specifications.
Chuwi is going to display the Hi13 at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Chuwi Hi13 is company’s annual flagship tablet built for users who are looking for a Surface Book but at an affordable price. The Chuwi Hi13 comes with almost same features like Surface Book but it has a different design and it does look premium like Surface Book.
The Chuwi Hi13 features 13.5 inch display with 3000 x 2000 resolution and 3:2 aspect ratio screen. Hi13 is powered by an Intel Apollo Lake Celeron N3450 CPU with Gen9 Graphics 500 GPU. The 2-in-1 tablet runs on Windows 10 Home operating system. It includes 4 GB DDR3L RAM + 64 GB eMMC ROM.
Hi13 Vs Surface Book (Screen comparison):
| Hi13 | Surface Book | |
| Screen size: | 13.5 inch | 13.5 inch |
| Resolution: | 3000 x 2000 | 3000 x 2000 |
| Pixel density (PPI): | 267 | 267 |
| Aspect ratio: | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Contrast ratio: | 1700:1 | 1700:1 |
| Brightness (Nits): | 400 | 400 |
| Touch: | 10 point multi-touch | 10 point multi-touch |
| Color gamut (sRGB): | 100% | 100% |
Apollo Lake Platform (N3450) V
| Celeron N3450 | Atom x5-Z8300 | |
| Platform： | Apollo Lake | Cherry Trail |
| Launch Date: | Q3’16 | Q2’15 |
| Lithography: | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Microarchitecture: | Goldmont | Airmont |
| Cores: | 4 | 4 |
| Threads: | 4 | 4 |
| Turbo CPU Frequency: | 2.20 GHz | 1.84 GHz |
| Embedded GPU: | Intel HD Graphics 500 | Intel HD Graphics |
| Turbo GPU Frequency: | 700 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Execution Units: | 12 | 12 |
| Price: | $107 | $21 |
When we compare it with Intel Cherry Trail processor. The Apollo Lake CPU turns out to be the winner as it offers 20% better performance. The company is also providing Detachable keyboard and Stylus Pen. However, the other features, release date and price of the Chuwi Hi13 remains to be seen.
Are you going to purchase the Hi13?
