Wacom’s New Movinkpad Drawing Tablet Doesn’t Need A Pc

Wacom has announced the MovinkPad 11, an all-in-one Android-powered tablet for integer illustrators who want to tie connected nan go. Unlike different show drafting tablets successful Wacom’s lineup, nan $449 MovinkPad doesn’t request to beryllium connected to a laptop aliases PC, placing it successful nonstop title pinch nan Apple Pencil and iPad combo that’s proved incredibly celebrated pinch integer artists.

Unlike Apple’s iPad lineup, however, nan 11.45-inch MovinkPad prioritizes integer drafting capabilities complete emblematic activities you would usage a tablet for. The MovinkPad features a 2200 x 1440p solution show pinch touchscreen support and anti-glare etched solid to trim reflections and fingerprints. While nan Movink drafting tablet that Wacom launched past twelvemonth features an OLED display, nan MovinkPad uses an IPS screen. The show has a colour capacity of 16.7 cardinal colors and a 99 percent sRGB colour gamut sum ratio.

At 10.5 x 7.2 x 0.3 inches, it’s somewhat larger than nan 11-inch iPad Air and weighs 1.3 pounds (588 grams) compared to Apple’s one-pound (460 grams) offering. The remainder of nan MovinkPad features would beryllium reasonably forgettable connected a regular tablet: it runs connected Android 14, features a 5 megapixel beforehand camera, a 4.7 megapixel rear camera, dual microphones, stereo speakers, and support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 It besides includes a USB-C larboard for charging and 7700mAh lithium-ion battery, but Wacom doesn’t mention what artillery life you tin expect from a azygous charge.

Under nan hood, nan MovinkPad 11 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G99 processor, nan aforesaid mid-ranged spot utilized successful nan Lenovo Tab Plus that launched past year. The MovinkPad only comes pinch 8GB of representation and 128GB of storage, which can’t beryllium expanded. That limitation isn’t perfect for a tablet that users will want to prevention a batch of image files without relying connected unreality storage.

The MovinkPad supports nan aforesaid 8,192 unit levels and 60-degree pen tilt angles arsenic Wacom’s main drafting show tablet lineup. It comes pinch nan customizable Wacom Pro Pen 3, which includes a nib holder and customizable broadside switches, and supports a scope of third-party integer pens from brands specified arsenic Dr. Grip, Lamy, and Staedtler.

That Android 14 support intends that nan MovinkPad tin support a scope of celebrated integer illustration apps that are disposable connected nan Google Play store, including Clip Studio Paint, Ibis Paint, and Krita, and comes pinch nan Wacom Canvas sketching app pre-installed. iPads still person an separator present because Procreate — often classed arsenic nan apical imaginative app connected Apple’s App Store — is an iOS exclusive for now, though Procreate developer James Cuda has mused connected plans to bring it to different platforms eventually.

The MovinkPad 11 is simply a acold outcry from Wacom’s erstwhile attempts to motorboat an all-in-one drafting tablet: nan MobileStudio Pro bid came pinch built-in PC hardware, which made it excessively dense to lug astir easy and costs up to $3,500, which besides made it excessively costly for hobbyist illustrators to consider. 

At $449, nan MovinkPad undercuts Wacom’s MobileStudio Pro line, but nan cheapest A16 spot iPad ($349) is still a much affordable choice, moreover pinch nan further request to acquisition a first-gen Apple Pencil ($99). Still, nan Wacom Pro Pen 3 support and different illustration-focused goodies whitethorn springiness Wacom nan opportunity to poach customers who were looking astatine Apple’s much costly iPad models.