Sunday, 15 February 2015

Cube i6 Air 3G Is A Dual Boot Android And Windows Tablet, Priced At $230

Image Credit : Liliputing
The market is flooded with Windows and Android tablets but its very rear to see a tablet running both Android and Windows together. Recently, I wrote about "Duet", a coffee table which runs both Android and Windows.

Now, a chinese company via Geekbuying has started selling a tablet with dual-boot functionality which runs both Windows and Android. 

Tech website Lilliputing posted a hand-on review of the Cube i6 Air 3G that runs a pre-release version of Windows 8.1 and Android 4.4 KitKat. Note that the Windows 8.1 will be upgraded to full version when it starts shipping.

The Cube i6 Air 3G features a dedicated OS switch button, which is in the quick setting menu, that will allow users to switch between Android and Windows. However you will have to reboot the devive every time you switch the operating system.

The Cube i6 Air 3G features 9.7-inch (2040x1536 resolution) display, Intel Atom Z3635G Bay Trial chip, 2GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 8000mAh battery and the usual suite of connectivity options. It is also equipped with 5-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front facing camera.

Specifications of Cube i6 Air 3G
  • 9.7-inch 2048 x 1536 pixel IGZO display
  • Quad-core 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z3735F processor
  • 2GB RAM
  • 32GB storage, microSD support up to 32GB
  • 5-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus
  • 2-megapixel front-facing camera
  • Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • 8000mAh battery

The Cube i6 Air 3G is priced at $233 (Rs. 14500) and is now available to buy from Geekbuying.com The $233 price tag will only be for the next few days, after which its will return to its regular price $356 (Rs. 22,000)

Source: Liliputing | Geekbuying.com