The Chuwi Hi10x is, in our opinion, the best alternative to Microsoft’s Surface Go 2 – the recently released Windows-based tablet that goes head-to-head against the iPad with its 10.5-inch form factor.
The follow-up to the Chuwi Hi10 is a huge improvement on the original, which we reviewed it back in 2016, and makes for an enticing proposition indeed.
Including a capacitive stylus pen and original keyboard docking station, the Hi10X comes in at under $250 (£200/AU$350), which is still far lower than the 64GB version of the Surface Go 2 (which, as a reminder, comes without additional accessories).
For your money, you get a Gemini Lake-based Intel Celeron N4100 that is significantly faster than the Surface Go’s Pentium 4415Y (based on CPUBenchmark and Geekbench numbers).
The Hi10X also features a 10.1-inch Full HD display, 6GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD – twice the storage capacity of the Microsoft’s cheapest tablet. Using the keyboard dock makes the device thicker, but also provides two USB ports.
The Surface Go has a larger display size but a more petite footprint, which means the Chuwi device is slightly heavier. The camera sensors on Microsoft’s tablet also have a higher resolution, but the Hi10X has more connectors – including an HDMI port, which means you won’t need a docking station to connect up to a monitor.