# PineTab-V and PineTab2 launch

DevFeed: [PineTab-V and PineTab2 launch](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pinetab-v-and-pinetab2-launch-34876.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://pine64.org/2023/04/10/pinetab-v-and-pinetab2-launch/>)

Published: 2023-04-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Community blog on PINE64](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/community-blog-on-pine64.md>)

Topics: [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [RISC-V](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/riscv.md>), [SOC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/soc.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Single Board Computer](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/single-board-computer.md>)

Tags: [arm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/arm.md>), [battery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/battery.md>), [c](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c.md>), [camera](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/camera.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keyboard.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [lcd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lcd.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [pinetab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinetab.md>), [pinetab-v](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinetab-v.md>), [pinetab2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinetab2.md>), [risc-v](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/risc-v.md>), [soc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/soc.md>), [usb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usb.md>)

## AI overview

PineTab-V and PineTab2 launch with pre-orders starting April 13. Both tablets have the same display, cameras, battery, USB-C connectivity, detachable keyboard, storage options, and $159 starting price. PineTab2 uses an Arm RK3566 SoC and ships with DanctNix Arch Linux for Arm, while PineTab-V uses a RISC-V JH7110 SoC, ships without an operating system, and is presented as an experimental development platform for improving Linux support.

## Source excerpt

The PineTab2 and PineTab-V pre-orders begin on April 13th. Both tablets feature a 1200x800 10.1" IPS LCD panel with wide viewing angles, a sturdy metal metal chassis, two USB-C ports (1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 with charging), a digital video out port, a front 2MPx and rear 5MPx camera as well as a 6000mAh battery. Both come bundled with a magnetically fitted detachable backlit keyboard (connecting via pogo pins using USB 2.0 protocol) that doubles up as a carry case, and are available in two hardware configurations: 4GB LPDDR4 RAM / 64GB eMMC 5.1 flash storage and 8GB LPDDR4 RAM / 128GB eMMC 5.1 flash storage. Finally the PineTab2 and PineTab-V both start at $159. On the outside the only thing that differentiates the two devices is the color of the chassis: the PineTab-V is deep matte black while PineTab2 is silver-gray. But the real difference between the two resides on the inside. The PineTab2 features the well supported RK3566 64-bit Arm SoC, which has been a part of our line-up for over a year, and the tablet ships with a build of DanctNix Arch Linux for Arm. The software can be best described as early but very serviceable, and there is little doubt that before long improvements will be made and additional functionality enabled. Like the PinePhone and PinePhone Pro before it, the PineTab2 will reach a high degree of functionality in time and make for a great work or entertainment travel companion. First image: PineTab2 PCB with RK3566. Second image: PineTab-V with JH7110 Unlike the PineTab2, the PineTab-V is based on the JH7110 64-bit RISC-V SoC. In late 2022 we announced our plans to help grow the RISC-V hardware ecosystem alongside our existing Arm-based device line-up (see 2023 Sneak Peek section in December Community Update) - to this end the PineTab-V is to the Star64 single board computer released earlier this month what the PineTab2 is to the Quartz64. The JH7110 RISC-V SoC, and the RISC-V architecture in more general, is currently best described as having l