Chuwi Hi9 Plus Taking Preorders – 10.8-Inch Android 8.0 2-In-1 Tablet

Chuwi Hi9 Plus will be released in the coming weeks, as it has now started taking pre-orders on Aliexpress.com.

It's among the largest Android 8.0 tablets of 2018, and it's also a 2-in-1 tablet with an optional smart looking keyboard cover and a digitizer pen. So that makes it a little bit of a competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4. But it's not as powerful as Samsung's Tab S4, as Samsung's flagship can be up to 50% more powerful than the Chuwi Hi9 Plus.

Still, the Chuwi Hi9 Plus is no slouch either, with a deca-core MediaTek MT6797 (Helio X27) processor, Mali-T880 GPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and 64GB of storage, with support for microSD cards up to 128GB.

Chuwi Hi9 Plus
Chuwi Hi9 Plus

The display may be the pinnacle on this tablet, with a 10.8-inch screen and 2560 x 1600 resolution display, though for others it may be the 4G LTE and the dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi cover, with Bluetooth 4.1.

The tablet cameras are similar on both sides, with a 8MP front camera, and 8MP rear camera, and the Hi9 Plus has stereo speakers, a 7000 mAh battery which is supposed to provide us with a 10 hour battery life and 15 days standby time. It weighs 550 gram and is 8.4mm thick.

The USB port is a USB Type-C port fit, but with USB 2.0. The optional Chuwi HiPen digitizer is a 1024 pressure level supported digitizer, while the keyboard doubles as both a stand and cover. The pen looks identical to the Chuwi Hi13 pen, which is decent but not perfect. So those who plan on using the pen a lot or for precision work should opt for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 instead.

Chuwi Hi9 Plus
Chuwi Hi9 Plus

Chuwi Hi 9 Plus

CHUWI HI9 PLUS

– Tom Bowen