The Pine64 community, dedicated to creating open devices, announced the beginning of production next year for the new PineTab2 tablet PC, built on the SoC Rockchip RK3566 with a four-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor (1.8 GHz) and ARM Mali-G52 EE GPU. The cost and availability for sale have not yet been determined; it is only known that the first samples for testing by developers will begin production after the Chinese New Year (January 22). The first model of the PineTab was available at a price of $120, while the PineNote e-reader on the same SoC was sold for $399.
Like the first model, the new PineTab features a 10.1-inch (IPS) display and comes with a detachable keyboard, allowing the device to be used like a regular laptop. The camera specifications remain the same: a rear 5MP camera, 1/4" (LED Flash), and a front 2MP camera (f/2.8, 1/5"), along with battery specifications (6000 mAh). Depending on the configuration, the RAM will be either 4 or 8 GB, and the storage (eMMC flash) will be either 64 or 128 GB (for comparison, the first PineTab was shipped with 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of Flash). The ports mentioned include two USB-C ports (USB 3.0 and USB 2.0), micro HDMI, microSD, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
It has not yet been determined which Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules will be used in the device. Additionally, it has not been announced which Linux distribution will be pre-installed. The first PineTab came with Ubuntu Touch from the UBport project by default, with additional options offering images of Manjaro Linux, PostmarketOS, Arch Linux ARM, Mobian, and Sailfish OS.
Source: opennet.ru
