The Huion HS64 is a mini drawing tablet that works with computers like you would expect,
but you can also use on Android phones and tablets.
Android devices only.
This doesn’t work on iPhones or iPads.
Compatible with every program I tested except for Moho animation software, so it’ll work
in most standard or free drawing programs.
I’m going to go through the box, explain how to set the HS64 up along with troubleshooting,
and do a review.
What’s in the box?
The tablet with 6.5 x 4 inches of active drawing area, 4 shortcut buttons, and nonslip pads
on the back.
Wireless pen with 2 shortcut buttons.
Two packs of extra pen tips and a tip remover.
Five foot long tablet cable.
Adaptors for the cable.
Manual.
To use the tablet on your Android device, first make sure you are running Android 6.0
or higher.
It won’t work below that.
Your device’s settings, system settings, or about page shows your version.
Next, plug the cord into the tablet.
Pick the adaptor end that fits your device, plug that to the other end of the cable.
Then plug the cable into your device.
In this case the tablet works without having to do anything else.
Just plug it in and play.
On some devices, you will need to go to settings and enable OTG for the tablet to work.
When you plug the tablet into an Android device, the tablet switches to “phone mode” where
you can only draw on the left side.
If your tablet does not switch automatically, press and hold the top left button for three
seconds to turn on “phone mode.”
Important note: you cannot use the tablet’s shortcut buttons or the pen’s shortcut buttons
when plugged into an Android device.
Those only work on computers.
Also, you can’t rotate your phone or tablet to draw in landscape mode.
Pressure sensitivity does work.
The HS64 also works with computers.
For computer use you need to install a driver.
First, uninstall any other tablet drivers.
If you uninstall something, restart your computer.
Go to huion.com/download.
Type in HS64.
Download the driver for Windows or Mac, depending on what you use.
Right click, extract.
Double click the installer.
Install.
Plug your tablet in.
Your tablet settings show up in two places: on the desktop and in the icon tray.
Open the settings and click the Administrator privileges button first.
Click yes/okay to the popup and wait a couple seconds for the panel to activate.
Ok, now you can change settings.
Set your shortcut buttons at the top.
In the second tab, set the pen’s shortcut buttons.
Use the righthand slider to change how sensitive the pen pressure is.
On the bottom of this window, if you have problems in any program, try disabling or
enabling Windows Ink.
Huion tablets will not work the way you expect in internet browsers like Chrome unless you
disable Windows Ink.
Normally when you hover a pen over the tablet, the cursor appears at the same place on your
computer.
Turning on Mouse Mode makes it so that your tablet always picks up where you left the
cursor no matter where on the tablet you hover.
Game Mode turns off pressure sensitivity but increases how fast data flows from the tablet
to the computer.
Game Mode is good for playing games like OSU.
In the third tab you can customize what area the tablet uses to represent your screen.
And the last tab lets you export and import your settings, which you may do if you have
different settings for different programs.
You may also reset to default here.
What do I think of this tablet?
Well, I’m amazed something so small works so well.
Unlike drawing tablets that have screens, with a screenless tablet you can have a size
this tiny and still feel comfortable.
And for $35, that’s a steal.
It’s so cheap!
I mean, if I had a few more dollars I would pick something a tad bigger with more shortcut
buttons - but this is great, and the fact you can use it with a phone is pretty cool.
I tried drawing with my finger on my phone and it was impossible compared to drawing
with the tablet.
I don’t have a stylus for my phone, so I couldn’t compare that.
I guess if you were ONLY planning on drawing on a phone and not a computer, a phone stylus
would be the right way to go… assuming your phone is compatible with one and it’s a
pressure sensitive stylus.
The fact you can’t rotate the phone to draw in landscape mode was a bit of a let down,
but I didn’t have any trouble working in the upright phone position.
You really do need a phone stand for this, though.
I’m very lucky my phone didn’t fall off the slippery book tower.
Often the onscreen keyboard wouldn’t come up with a tablet click, and I’d have to
press with my finger to get the keyboard to appear.
As for phone battery drain, it’ll vary depending on your phone and drawing app.
For me, using the tablet in Flipaclip cost 8% of battery charge per hour.
The HS64 tablet pen’s pressure sensitivity is fantastic, but you’ll notice on a phone
its ability is limited by the drawing app you use.
On a computer you’ll easily see nice, controlled strokes, but phone drawing is much less fine
tuned.
On the computer side, I have no criticisms.
Everything about drawing felt smooth and natural.
The small drawing area meant I didn’t have as much control as I would with a bigger tablet.
That’s it, really.
For somebody who wants to try out digital art without spending $70, the HS64 is a good
choice.
For more drawing tablet reviews, look below or go to scribblekibble.com, click episodes,
and then the product reviews button.
Hope this helps!