Pine64 Announces PineTab 2 with RK3566-soc and Removable Back – Tablets and Phones – News

Pine64 is engaged on a brand new pill. The PineTab 2 makes use of an RK3566 chip with built-in Mali-G52 MP2 GPU and will get a brand new design with metallic edges and a detachable again.

The corporate calls the PineTab 2 in de december-update. The gadget is designed round Rockchip’s RK3566 soc. That is the identical soc that Pine64 primarily based its earlier Quartz64 singleboard pc on. The corporate says it has had many constructive experiences with the ‘dream-soc’. The RK3566 is a quad-core processor with 4 Cortex A55 cores and an built-in Mali-G52 MP2 GPU.

The gadget can be being improved bodily, based on Pine64. The chassis will get a metallic edge and the again is straightforward to take away so customers can tinker with the pill. On the within, the eMMC storage module, digital camera, battery and keyboard connection, amongst different issues, may be changed. The gadget could have a ten.1″ IPS show that, based on the makers, must also be replaceable. Nevertheless, they warn that this is not going to be as simple as many different components.

The pill will get two USB-C ports, one among which is for charging. There’s additionally a micro HDMI port on the gadget, and a micro SD slot and a headphone jack. The corporate launch two two variants. One has 4GB reminiscence and 64GB storage, the opposite 8GB reminiscence and 128GB storage. Pine64 needs to launch the gadget “after the Chinese language New Yr,” which resulted in early February. The worth is just not identified but. Neither is it clear whether or not the pill might be on the market within the Netherlands.