March 11, 2016 at 08:30The story of Chuwi - from MP3 players in 2004 to tablets on Windows 10 in 2016
Chuwi tablet maker has been working since 2004. The Chinese company behind this brand started with MP3 players, and then switched to media players, e-books, and tablets, gradually improving build quality and using more and more advanced hardware. Not very famous, this brand is now sold in many countries. Largely due to the quality that the company has achieved over the years. I suggest a look at the history of this brand, at the bad old photos, at the vacuum cleaner robots and at the newest Chuwi tablet, which can compete with the Surface Pro 3 in terms of iron, but is far ahead of it in terms of price.
Chuwi is a brand. The company itself is officially called Shenzhen Ditaier Technology and has existed since 2004. This Chinese company began work with digital MP3 players. For some reason, the network did not manage to find a single decent image. But there is this, not very decent, by which it is difficult to understand something - a photo from some store. In 2005, the company sold two million NA700 players with a 1.1-inch screen.
The Chuwi brand appeared in 2007, three years after the company was founded. Under this brand, the company continues to sell players. For example, this Chuwi S800 with a 3-inch display and 2 gigabytes of memory for listening to music and watching videos and pictures in the formats MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, MPEG-4, AMV, DAT, JPG, BMP, FLV, JPEG, GIF.
And here is the first tablet of the company - the 7-inch Chuwi M70. In March 2009, it began to be sold at a price of about $ 120. The device received a chic screen with a resolution of 700x480, on which it could perfectly play video with a resolution of 1280x720, but the advantages of the gadget at that moment ended there. They wrote that the build quality is disappointing. The gadget had 8 gigabytes of memory.
In November 2009, Chuwi launches a new media player - the Chuwi P7, a gadget with a 5-inch display, 8 gigabytes of memory, an FM tuner and a 600 MHz ARM processor. And that’s all for just $ 100.
In June 2010, the Chuwi Lark 4G MP3 Touch Screen audio player was released. Very small player.
In July 2010, the company entered the e-book market with the Chuwi P7 Book. In addition to the standard functionality of an electronic book, a device with a 5-inch display of 800x480 pixels was able to play video with a resolution of 720p in the formats MKV, AVI, MPG, MP4, VOB.
In the same 2010, the company launches the Chuwi P7 HDS. This is a media player with a 4-inch display of 800x480 pixels, 8 gigabytes of memory and a microSD slot, an e-reader, an image browser, USB 2.0, two speakers and support for Full HD video.
In 2012, Chuwi decides to seriously take on high-quality tablets with good iron and launches the Chuwi V99.
This is a 9.7-inch display with a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels, 1 gigabyte of RAM and 16 gigabytes of internal, USB, WiFi, Bluetooth, two 2 MP cameras and a microSD slot. Yes, and a 10,000 mAh battery. Everything - for less than $ 300. Remember how much it was in rubles in 2012, and let a mean male (or female) geeky tear.
Photo: Liliputing.com
In 2014, the company released the Chuwi V10HD with a 10.1-inch 1366x768 display, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory and 3G support. The tablet allowed you to switch between two operating systems - Windows 8.1 and Android 4.4. Processor - Intel Atom Z3735F Bay Trail 1.83 MHz.
In the same year, Chuwi began selling the world's first PTZ tablet, the Chuwi DX1. This was previously implemented only in phones - for example, for the first time, Korean Samsung came up with this by adding a PTZ camera to the Samsung V200.
The Chuwi DX1 tablet received a 6.98-inch 1280x800 pixel display, a MTK8382 quad-core processor, 1 gigabyte of RAM and 16 gigabytes of internal memory and a 13-megapixel camera rotating at 206 degrees.
It is important that the tablet not only had support for 3G networks, but could also be used as a smartphone.
In December 2014, Chuwi enters a new market for itself - it launches its first Chuwi V3 robot vacuum cleaner *. The vacuum cleaner can be cleaned according to the schedule, go around obstacles and independently find a base for recharging.
A newer model of the Chuwi ILife V5 can now be bought even cheaper - for $ 94.99 * . A detailed review and analysis of this vacuum cleaner was on our blog .
The newest vacuum cleaner from Chuwi is the Chuwi ILife V7, which should be very quiet. Presented in Sapphire Blue, it costs $ 134.26 * . The 2600 mAh battery should be enough for 150 square meters of cleaned apartment.
Now in the arsenal of Chuwi there are a number of good tablets with a very good price / quality ratio. I use Chuwi Vi8 Plus, periodically play in Bioshock. Review on this gadget published here. This is a Windows 10 tablet with an Intel Cherry Trail X5 Z8300 processor with a frequency of 1.84GHz, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory. Battery - 4000 mAh.
At the same time, the price is ridiculous - 78.89 dollars * . A cover with a Bluetooth keyboard will cost another $ 15.
Build quality - without any complaints. The gadget has, among other things, micro HDMI at the top of the tablet and a USB Type-C port.
Another tablet with an 8-inch display is the Chuwi Hi8 Pro. The display of this gadget has a resolution of 1920x1080. Processor - again Intel Cherry Trail Z8300. RAM - 2 GB, internal - 32 GB. The gadget costs $ 95.09 * .
The Chuwi Hi10 tablet received a 1.44 GHz Intel Cherry Trail Z8300 processor, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal memory. The resolution of the 10.1-inch IPS display is 1920x1200. This powerful Windows 10 tablet costs $ 163.59 * , read more in the review .
At the moment, the main novelty of Chuwi is the Chuwi Hi12 tablet with a 12-inch screen with a resolution of 2160 × 1440, built on the 64-bit Intel Cherry Trail Z8300 processor (Atom x5-Z8300). The tablet has 4 gigabytes of RAM and 64 gigabytes of internal memory. The device received two cameras - the main one with 5 megapixels and the front one with 2 MP. And the tablet costs $ 239.99 * .
Chuwi Hi12 can be compared with Surface Pro3. They both have 12-inch displays with the same resolution. The processor at Surface is the 4th generation Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7, the RAM is 4 or 8 gigabytes, and the built-in is from 64 to 512 gigabytes. Chuwi does not have such a large assortment, but there is a battery with twice the capacity - 11,000 mAh versus 5,547 mAh and an extra USB port. And, of course, the price difference - Surface Pro 3 costs from 44,000 rubles.
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Chuwi is a brand. The company itself is officially called Shenzhen Ditaier Technology and has existed since 2004. This Chinese company began work with digital MP3 players. For some reason, the network did not manage to find a single decent image. But there is this, not very decent, by which it is difficult to understand something - a photo from some store. In 2005, the company sold two million NA700 players with a 1.1-inch screen.
The Chuwi brand appeared in 2007, three years after the company was founded. Under this brand, the company continues to sell players. For example, this Chuwi S800 with a 3-inch display and 2 gigabytes of memory for listening to music and watching videos and pictures in the formats MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, MPEG-4, AMV, DAT, JPG, BMP, FLV, JPEG, GIF.
And here is the first tablet of the company - the 7-inch Chuwi M70. In March 2009, it began to be sold at a price of about $ 120. The device received a chic screen with a resolution of 700x480, on which it could perfectly play video with a resolution of 1280x720, but the advantages of the gadget at that moment ended there. They wrote that the build quality is disappointing. The gadget had 8 gigabytes of memory.
In November 2009, Chuwi launches a new media player - the Chuwi P7, a gadget with a 5-inch display, 8 gigabytes of memory, an FM tuner and a 600 MHz ARM processor. And that’s all for just $ 100.
In June 2010, the Chuwi Lark 4G MP3 Touch Screen audio player was released. Very small player.
In July 2010, the company entered the e-book market with the Chuwi P7 Book. In addition to the standard functionality of an electronic book, a device with a 5-inch display of 800x480 pixels was able to play video with a resolution of 720p in the formats MKV, AVI, MPG, MP4, VOB.
In the same 2010, the company launches the Chuwi P7 HDS. This is a media player with a 4-inch display of 800x480 pixels, 8 gigabytes of memory and a microSD slot, an e-reader, an image browser, USB 2.0, two speakers and support for Full HD video.
In 2012, Chuwi decides to seriously take on high-quality tablets with good iron and launches the Chuwi V99.
This is a 9.7-inch display with a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels, 1 gigabyte of RAM and 16 gigabytes of internal, USB, WiFi, Bluetooth, two 2 MP cameras and a microSD slot. Yes, and a 10,000 mAh battery. Everything - for less than $ 300. Remember how much it was in rubles in 2012, and let a mean male (or female) geeky tear.
Photo: Liliputing.com
In 2014, the company released the Chuwi V10HD with a 10.1-inch 1366x768 display, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory and 3G support. The tablet allowed you to switch between two operating systems - Windows 8.1 and Android 4.4. Processor - Intel Atom Z3735F Bay Trail 1.83 MHz.
In the same year, Chuwi began selling the world's first PTZ tablet, the Chuwi DX1. This was previously implemented only in phones - for example, for the first time, Korean Samsung came up with this by adding a PTZ camera to the Samsung V200.
The Chuwi DX1 tablet received a 6.98-inch 1280x800 pixel display, a MTK8382 quad-core processor, 1 gigabyte of RAM and 16 gigabytes of internal memory and a 13-megapixel camera rotating at 206 degrees.
It is important that the tablet not only had support for 3G networks, but could also be used as a smartphone.
In December 2014, Chuwi enters a new market for itself - it launches its first Chuwi V3 robot vacuum cleaner *. The vacuum cleaner can be cleaned according to the schedule, go around obstacles and independently find a base for recharging.
A newer model of the Chuwi ILife V5 can now be bought even cheaper - for $ 94.99 * . A detailed review and analysis of this vacuum cleaner was on our blog .
The newest vacuum cleaner from Chuwi is the Chuwi ILife V7, which should be very quiet. Presented in Sapphire Blue, it costs $ 134.26 * . The 2600 mAh battery should be enough for 150 square meters of cleaned apartment.
Now in the arsenal of Chuwi there are a number of good tablets with a very good price / quality ratio. I use Chuwi Vi8 Plus, periodically play in Bioshock. Review on this gadget published here. This is a Windows 10 tablet with an Intel Cherry Trail X5 Z8300 processor with a frequency of 1.84GHz, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory. Battery - 4000 mAh.
At the same time, the price is ridiculous - 78.89 dollars * . A cover with a Bluetooth keyboard will cost another $ 15.
Build quality - without any complaints. The gadget has, among other things, micro HDMI at the top of the tablet and a USB Type-C port.
Another tablet with an 8-inch display is the Chuwi Hi8 Pro. The display of this gadget has a resolution of 1920x1080. Processor - again Intel Cherry Trail Z8300. RAM - 2 GB, internal - 32 GB. The gadget costs $ 95.09 * .
The Chuwi Hi10 tablet received a 1.44 GHz Intel Cherry Trail Z8300 processor, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal memory. The resolution of the 10.1-inch IPS display is 1920x1200. This powerful Windows 10 tablet costs $ 163.59 * , read more in the review .
At the moment, the main novelty of Chuwi is the Chuwi Hi12 tablet with a 12-inch screen with a resolution of 2160 × 1440, built on the 64-bit Intel Cherry Trail Z8300 processor (Atom x5-Z8300). The tablet has 4 gigabytes of RAM and 64 gigabytes of internal memory. The device received two cameras - the main one with 5 megapixels and the front one with 2 MP. And the tablet costs $ 239.99 * .
Chuwi Hi12 can be compared with Surface Pro3. They both have 12-inch displays with the same resolution. The processor at Surface is the 4th generation Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7, the RAM is 4 or 8 gigabytes, and the built-in is from 64 to 512 gigabytes. Chuwi does not have such a large assortment, but there is a battery with twice the capacity - 11,000 mAh versus 5,547 mAh and an extra USB port. And, of course, the price difference - Surface Pro 3 costs from 44,000 rubles.
ps * - you can return up to 5% of the purchase price by purchasing goods from these links.
More details: dronk.ru/cashback
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Review of the budget 8 "Chuwi Vi8 Plus tablet on Windows 10 for $ 88
Review of the powerful Chuwi Hi10 tablet on the full Win10 for $ 180
Seven actual copters up to $ 20 which you can put in your pocket
Xiaomi Company: Cheaper without sacrificing quality, it doesn't happen anymore
Overview of the NEJE engraving laser or a promising business model
PSS We also have a Xiaomi smart bracelet drawing right now .