Linux is not the most popular operating system when it comes to tablets. The two most dominant operating systems in tablet world are iPad OS and Android OS. JingPad A1 claims to be world’s first consumer level Linux tablet. It is not cheap though with price starting at 549 dollars. The product is scheduled to ship on September 7.
JingPad A1 is an 11-inch tablet equipped with the next-generation Linux-based mobile OS “JingOS”. Since it is based on Linux, common desktop apps for Linux such as Thermal, GIMP, LibreOffice, and programming apps will work. On the other hand, it also has a mechanism called Android Apps on JingOS (AAJ), and most Android apps can also be operated.
On the hardware side, on the other hand, it features an 11-inch AMOLED display with an aspect ratio of 4: 3, which is 2,368 x 1,768 dots. The pixel density is 266dpi, the contrast ratio is 100,000: 1, the brightness is 350cd / square meter, and the color gamut is NTSC 109%. The upper and lower bezels are 7.55 mm, and the left and right bezels are 5.3 mm, which is a narrow frame, and the screen occupancy rate reaches 90%.
Unisoc’s Tiger T7510 is used for the processor. A power-efficient chip with an ARM architecture that combines four Cortex-A75 (2GHz) and four Cortex-A55 (1.8GHz), and can be driven for 8 to 10 hours in combination with an 8,000mAh battery. Memory is 8GB LPDDR4, storage is 256GB UMCP. You can expand the capacity with a microSD card.
Other interfaces include a 16-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel front camera, 2.4 / 5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, Glonass / Galileo / Beidou, USB Type-C (OTG compatible), fingerprint sensor, etc. To be equipped with.
The main body size is 243.5 x 178 x 6.7 mm (width x depth x height), and the weight is 490 grams.
The keyboard that can be selected as an option has 6 rows and a built-in touch pad. It can be attached and detached with a magnet, and when attached, the main body can be tilted up to 135 degrees and used like a clam shell. The touchpad also supports multi-touch gestures. The main body size is 243.5 x 188.6 x 18 mm (width x depth x height), and the weight is 550 ± 50 grams.
In addition, the pen JingPad Pencil can be selected as an option. This is an active type compatible with MPP 2.0 and supports 4,096 levels of pen pressure. It can be used for up to 360 hours with a 2-hour charge by USB Type-C. The size is 9 x 150 mm (diameter x height).