PineTab: Linux tablet now available

If you are looking for alternatives to the Samsung tablet with Android, the Galaxy Tab, or the Apple tablet with iPad OS, then you will surely like the Pine Tab Linux, a new PINE64 mobile device that is now available to buy in pre-sale and that can be yours for about $ 99,99. At the moment the exact date of its final sale is unknown, but it is estimated that it could be in July ...

After the wait it has finally come true, and now you can have your tablet with Ubuntu Touch pre-installed operating system. Yes, Ubuntu Touch, Canonical's operating system that seemed dead after abandoning its development in 2017, but is still alive and well in progress thanks to the community taking over.

Also, if you want more comfort and not depend on the touch screen to write or play, you can buy it too with a keyboard included in the kit. Although this brings the price up to $ 119,98.

For technical details, you can see what awaits you if you buy one of these PineTab from PINE64:

• Operating system: latest version of Ubuntu Touch OS from UBports. With GUI Lomiri.
• Screen with HD LED IPS of 10.1 ″ in size. Capacitive touch panel with 16.7M colors, as well as a resolution of 1280 × 800 px and aspect ratio of 16:10.
• Allwinner A64 SoC with 53Ghz QuadCore ARM Cortex A-1.2 CPU and Mali-400 GPU.
• The main memory is 2GB LPDDR3 SDRAM and with a memory for internal storage 64GB eMMC. It can be extended up to 2TB by using microSD SDHC and SDXC cards.
• 5MP 1/4 ″ main camera with LED flash and another 2MP f / 2.8, 1/4 ″ front selfie camera.
• Stereo speakers and built-in microphone.
• 6000 mAh LiPo battery for long autonomy.
• WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0, video output, USB 2.0 A, USB 2.0 docking, micro USB OTG and 3.5mm jack for audio.