"HiPad Pro" A new model that claims a significant improvement in image quality to the fraudulent terminal

　China CHUWI, which sells cheap laptops, tablets, ultra-compact desktop PCs, etc., has released a new model of the Android tablet "HiPad Pro". The price starts at $ 299.99 on AliExpress.

　It is better not to buy this machine. We recommend that you wait and see.

Index

• 1 SoC greatly enhanced, Japan's first Helio G95
• 2The screen specifications of the previous model that deceived customers, will they do it again?
• 3Reusing rendered images even though the dimensions should be different
• 4 "Death area" that can not be displayed in the application
• 5 "LDDR4X" memory 8GB, thick keyboard without contacts
• 6Once more OS and price
• 7 General comments
• 8 Spec table

SoC greatly enhanced, Japan's first Helio G95

　The conventional HiPad Pro was an entry-class tablet equipped with Snapdragon 662 in SoC, but the new HiPad Pro adopts Helio G95.

　The Helio G95 is a processor that claims to offer the best possible gaming performance at a very cheap price, and it is installed in the realme 7, which is sold in India for 14999 rupees ($145). It is said that it has recorded over 310,000 points in the AnTuTu benchmark of CHUWI measurement.

　As a smartphone equipped with the previous model Snapdragon 662, when I measure the AnTuTu benchmark with my OPPO A73, it is in the 190,000 range, so it can be said that it has been significantly enhanced. Also, regarding Realme measurement data, since realme 7 also recorded a similar 300,000 points, it seems to have a certain degree of credibility.

The screen specifications of the previous model that deceived customers, will they do it again?

　The display of the new model of HiPad Pro adopts a high-definition liquid crystal display with WQXGA (2560 × 1600) resolution, which claims that the image quality has been greatly improved. Although the number of pixels is the same as the Xiaomi Pad 5 in the middle of the $290 range, the screen size is slightly smaller.

　In the Japanese press release, the HiPad Pro is compatible with Widevine L1, and it also says that Amazon Prime Video can be viewed in HD quality. However, AliExpress does not list support for Amazon Prime Video. You should be skeptical here.

　This is because, although CHUWI described the resolution as WQXGA (2560 x 1600) in the previous model of HiPad Pro, it turned out to be actually full HD + (1940 x 1212) . In addition, there were multiple reports of symptoms such as " the screen is hazy and blurry " as to whether there is some kind of problem at the stage of outputting to the screen .

　Moreover, the HD image quality of Amazon Prime Video, which should have been supported, is actually not supported. It was only possible to play in low quality 480p .　It can be said that the screen quality and signage were completely deceiving customers.

　For more information on this issue, please refer to the domestic blog "ChinaR". ( Article ) CHUWI once apologized for the fact that it was not WQXGA and Prime Video HD was not supported, but the apology has been deleted and cannot be viewed. 

　This part of the Japanese release is particularly worrisome in the new model.

It also supports Widevine L1, so you can watch videos on sites such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+.

　"Widevine L1 compatible" does not mean SVOD high quality playback. In particular, Amazon Prime Video requires service-side authentication. That it was vague was also a big reason for the failure of the previous model. If you are seriously reflecting on that point, it should not be written like this release.

　If you don't write something like, "As a manufacturer, we have passed SVOD certification, you can watch videos with video quality that is suitable for the DRM level of Widevine L1."

　It should be noted that if you look closely, it does not say that you can watch it "with high image quality" . It looks like you're securing room to escape.

　However, this description is strange. This is because even if Widevine itself is not supported, let alone Widevine L1 or even L3 , Amazon Prime Video will not be unplayable and should be playable in SD quality.

　Considering that, the sentence "You can watch Amazon Prime Video because it supports Widevine L1" is not established. Since it is compatible with Widevine L1, it is still natural to think that it can be played back in HD quality, if it is a model from a legitimate manufacturer. That's exactly what I did with the previous model. I don't understand why you would distrust customers with the same portion again. Isn't it a model to regain lost trust? Descriptions and images that "suggest" Amazon Prime Video HD support. These descriptions and images cannot be confirmed on the essential AliExpress sales page. On AliExpress, the corresponding image simply shows Android 11 installed. It can be seen that the image posted in the Japanese release was added to this image.

Reusing rendered images even though the dimensions should be different

　And I'm curious about the size of the housing. Compared to the previous generation, the size of the main body has not changed except for the thickness, and the weight has been reduced from 480g to 455g.

　As for the thickness, the predecessor was 6.9mm, and the size of the specifications, which includes the bulge of the camera, was 7.2mm, but this time it has been changed to 7.5mm and 7.4mm respectively. Has the method of measurement changed?

Although this alone is still good, the image that appeals to the thinness of the HiPad Pro　posted on AliExpress matches the old and new models perfectly, even the noise .

　If it's not that the predecessor, which is quite thin for a 6.9mm tablet, misrepresented the specs, it's clear that it's being reused. There is no motivation or sincerity anywhere.

Unable to display the application "dead area"

　Quad speakers and 4096-step stylus support are still to be commended, but where the HiPad Pro seems to excel is in the narrow bezel . Combined with the punch-hole type in-camera, it claims that the screen occupancy rate exceeds 90% , and the bezel is 4.5mm, which looks quite excellent for a tablet in this price range.

　However, the images that should not have appeared on the day of the press release were added to the official store on AliExpress. There is a dead space on the left side of the screen . Isn't it clearly under-optimized?

　The shock that has fallen even further below inferior models such as arrows 5G and BALMUDA Phone, which have an unnecessarily large status bar with a huge punch hole that gets in the way. Such a serious fact is hidden in the Japanese release.

"LDDR4X" memory 8GB, thick keyboard without contacts

　The memory is "LDDR4X" 8GB. It's a standard similar to LPDDR4X that I've never heard of, but it seems that the predecessor HiPad Pro also adopted it. I doubted that it was a typo, but everything is LDDR4X.

　The battery is 7000mAh and the port is of course USB Type-C. Is it possible to connect with a contact just by placing it on the keyboard? It's designed to make you think for a moment, but it's important to note that this requires a Bluetooth connection. A rather thick keyboard that requires separate charging and connection that cannot be used just by attaching it. Well, it's better if you prepare

　In addition, it has 128GB of storage and a microSD card slot. Although it claims to support LTE, the bands are 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/17/20/38/40, which is barely enough for SoftBank to use. Well, if you have this level of motivation, you won't do localization, right?

No more OS and price

　OS is "latest" Android 11. I have the impression that Android 12, as well as Android 12L for large screen devices, are likely to come out. The main body color is silver and blue.

Overall review

　The price starts from $252 at the CHUWI Official Store on AliExpress. Of course, it will take several weeks for delivery.

　Now that the Xiaomi Pad 5, which can achieve an iPad Air-class experience for the $290 range, has appeared, I don't know if it's just low quality, but I don't know, the previous model's scandals and apologies have been deleted, and the official description is still suspicious. I highly doubt if it's worth it. It's hard to understand why it's so sloppy, as it should be an important model to restore the reputation of the HiPad and CHUWI brands.

Spec table

OS	Android 11
SoC	MediaTek Helio G95
memory	8GB
capacity	128GB (with microSD card slot)
screen	10.8 type (2560×1600) IPS
camera	8 million pixels
front camera	5 million pixels
Battery	7000mAh
size	245×157.7×7.4mm,455g
5G	incompatible
LTE	1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/17/20/38/40
3G	B1/B2/B4/B5/B8
others	Compatible with stylus pen