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PineTab
Tablet intended for open-source software From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The PineTab is a low-cost tablet computer developed by Hong Kong–based computer manufacturer Pine64.[1][2] The PineTab was announced in May 2020, with shipping beginning in September 2020. It is based on the platform of the existing Pine A64 single board computer,[3] with the platform being used in related devices, such as the Pinebook and PinePhone.
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History and editions
In May 2020, Pine64 announced the PineTab tablet at a starting price of $99,[4] alongside an optional detachable backlit keyboard.[5][4] Pre-orders began shortly after the announcement.[6] Devices were first shipped to developers and early adopters, though shipping was delayed until September 2020 for consumers.[7] It then later experienced shipping delays and shortages for components due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which made Pine64 decide to allocate more resources for the then-released PinePhone,[8][9] creating varying availability.[10]
In December 2022, Pine64 announced a successor to the original device, dubbed the "PineTab 2".[10][11] PineTab2 is expected to not face the same Supply chain issues as the first generation tab.[12]
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Hardware
The PineTab uses an Allwinner A64 SoC, which has four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.152 GHz, alongside a Mali-400 MP2 GPU, together with 2 GB LPDDR3 of RAM and a 6000mAh battery.[13] It has 64 GB of eMMC flash memory, alongside a M.2 slot for optional expansion with a solid-state drive or cellular modem.[13] Storage capacity can also be expanded with a microSD, which is bootable.
It supports Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0, has one USB 2.0 port, a micro USB 2.0 port with OTG, Mini-HDMI for external display output and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The device also contains stereo speakers, a 5 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front facing camera. The display is a 10" IPS LCD with a resolution of 1280 × 800. It weighs 575 grams (1.3 pounds).[14]
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Software
The PineTab aims to be an open platform for the development of free and open source software for Linux on mobile devices. Operating systems include Ubuntu Touch,[13] postmarketOS,[15] Mobian (Debian ARM)[16] and Arch Linux ARM.[17]
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