Chinese manufacturer Cube has announced its latest tablet, the Cube i9. As far as looks are concerned, the Cube i9 very much resembles Microsoft's Surface line, with a kickstand at the back and a keyboard type cover.
As reported by TechTablets, the Cube i9 features a 12.2-inch IPS screen, along with a sixth-generation Intel Core M3 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD. As for ports, you're looking at one USB 3.0 port, a USB 3.1 Type-C port and a MicroSD card slot.
According to TechTablets, the Cube i9 will go for 2,999 yuan in China, which comes in at around $455.
Source: TechTablets; Thanks, Michaël D., for the tip!
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The Cube i9 is a 12-inch Surface-like tablet headed for China
Well Im not surprised. Chinesse products are meant to imitate others product, mostly a US product. Should I say iPhone?
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Microsoft is so bad at selling their own stuff worldwide that if some other company does this copycat they can't be blamed. It's not taking away any MS sell since they don't sell it anyway (except for a few countries)
I feel like if they're going to post on this they should post about the chuwi Hi12 as well. Although it runs an atom 8300, it has 4gb of ram, 64gb emmc, stylus support and it uses the SAME screen in the sp3. All packaged in for 250-300 (300 for the stylus version).
Chinese copycats (meowing)
Seems sooo Surface 3.
If it comes to India. I will definitely buy it...
Modi fees would make it much more expensive.
Instead there should be a good smartphone made in India just like one plus specs.
Only $450? Damn looking at these specs that's not bad at all.
I'd actually say that's the price I would expect those specs to be on a device. It's not exactly pushing anything revolutionary, just because Microsoft charges an arm and a leg, doesn't mean it actually costs that much.
How many other Chinese manufacturers are planning on jumping on the W10 & W10M bandwagon? I could see Chinese companies doing some interesting (and affordable) variations of the "Surface Phone" concept.
How soon before these guys get sued?
One picture at a time -- LG V10
I think MS is encouraging this sort of thing.
Yeah but they need to at least try to look like they're not copying almost exactly down to the details at least. Geez.
One picture at a time -- LG V10
Never. The Chinese don't care and Microsoft can't do nothing about it
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Looks like a steal. Overall quality could be questionable. I doubt the screen quality is great, and the build quality might not be amazing either. Besides that there's a lot of things they could do wrong, like the stability or versatility of the kickstand, or key travel, or any number of things.
Idk, it is still not cheap.
Screen might be bad, but it might be excellent. I've tried out some cheapo Chinese(?) Wisky(yes, wisky) tablet and it has an excellent display. Apparently exactly the same one you find on an iPad
That's not a cube at all, I feel cheated.
Why isn't it called the Trapezoidal Prism i9. Good gosh.
What about Tetragonal Bipyramid i9?
No Core i9 processor either.
Yeah, I was thinking that too, I want my Core i9 Cube!
Lol, you guys.
For a tablet called i9, it should've had an i7 (Kappa)
Please tell me that no patents were infringed during the tablet design process..
Ok... No patents were infringed. You can sleep at night now.
I don't think it is a problem in this particular case. Isn't MS encouraging partners to use their design?
Lol why would it matter to you
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"Posted via the Windows Central App for Android on my Lumia 950XL" ??
LOL - I spotted that.
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As long as they don't sell it outside of China it doesn't really matter
Surface was designed to lead. To show what can be achieved.
Lenovo and HP already have their own takes on it.
I would like to look at this. Possibly buy. But Wen in US? Lol.
What I really want is a 8-9inch full windows tablet. That wont price gouge ya for at least 128gb ssd-ish, 4gb ram, @ least 1080p screen, mini HDMI out, micro SD card slot, and the ability to charge in a car.
Don't forget a good stylus ;)
And a secretary to take dictation, because why not?
That is called a wife... although she might not be anymore if she hears it :)
Take a look at the new dell venue 8 pro series, they cover most of what you want (except internal storage I think)
With USB-C you don't (necessarily) need port for external display
Chinese make great hardware so much good android phones there you could not beleve how much we are paying for brand. Have one chinese ulefone and it is a beast for its price . Now I hope they will make some good windows phones too. China is not what it used to be... Now cheap but good quality overall and competitive
As long as you don't go the extreme cheap side of electronics this is true. My friend got a Mi Note 4 that has me thinking it would make a good second phone. I am almost ready for an Android to supplement my Windows phone...
No kidding, had a look at the Xiamo Redmi Note 3 and for $200 it looks amazing. I'm sure it won't be as good as an iPhone or even a Galaxy S6 but hell, at a quarter of the price? Sold.
My Surface Pro 3 was manufactured in China. So yeah they can build good quality as well. It's about design.
Chinese home market OEM's save in patent fees by not paying any.
LOL! If you got one good quality Chinese brand, thats 1 in a thousand crap.
@mmomeijl, of course they do. China pretty much builds most of the worlds electronics these days :).
Sold!
some ch market share would be good.
Tasty. Would like to see how it performs. Seems cheap for the specs too.
Which makes me wonder about the build quality. Can't get something for nothing.
Yeah... Hope WC got a chance to review this