Regarding mobile operating systems, we could say that, at present, there are only two valid and realistic options: Android and iOS. It is true that there are other operating systems, but applications rule and Google and Apple systems are the only alternatives capable of offering us all mobile software. We could say the same in terms of tablets but, being able to treat them as a kind of «mini-computers», there are more companies that would dare to launch their proposals, such as Raspberry Pi, who is working on a tablet called cutepi.
CutePi (mona + Pi) is how the project of a future 8-inch tablet is known created on a Raspberry Pi. The company that creates the most famous mini boards on the planet has been working on it since February and they already have a prototype prepared. In the video demonstration of information On the CutePi we can see a few seconds of its operation, as well as that it is connected to a Raspberry Pi
CutePi Specifications
The only thing that has been confirmed so far is that the CutePi will have:
- MCU
- HDMI
- WiFi
- USB
- MIPI IDS
- Gyroscope
From the image they have published and yet to be confirmed, we have:
- Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+ Lite board.
- 8 »IPS LCD screen (1280 × 800).
- 4800mAh battery.
- Connectivity: WLAN 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0.
- Ports: USB type-A, 6xGPIO, microSD.
- Dimensions: 124mm wide, 209mm high and 12mm thick.
- Weight: 350gr.
- Operating system: Raspian Buster.
Price and Availability
Rasbperry plans to launch the CutePi at the end of 2019, but it is more than likely that it will only be available in some countries at first. The price has yet to be set, but they think it will be between $ 150 and $ 250, so we understand that, making the Dollar-Euro change, its maximum price will be € 250 in Europe. We will have to wait to find out what price it finally has, but personally I think that putting the CutePi for € 250 would be a mistake, more than anything because what is known is called "Android" and there are tablets of the same size for the same price, the vast majority with access to Google Play. Would you buy the CutePi for € 250?
Who the hell is going to buy that thing for € 250 having the ipad 2018 at the same price ???
At first I thought, hey, as a linux-based tablet, I would be curious as a second device for testing and such, but the screen does not even reach 1080!