The impression of Android tablet is nothing but large size Mobile phones, because Android and or Far different operation logic and difficult virtual keyboard lead to low productivity, and most Android tablets become "magic tools" for watching movies.

But there will always be some people who will not admit defeat in the world. They want to change this situation, so today's leading role - Remix Tablet.

Shape: It's really not Surface Pro 2

With its sharp body, built-in back bracket and magnetic ultra-thin keyboard, even the number of contacts of the magnetic charging interface is the same as that of the Surface Pro 2. In addition to the slightly larger 11.6-inch screen and the Remix logo on the body, it is completely a replica of the Surface Pro 2.

Could such blatant plagiarism not lead to lawsuits? In this regard, the manufacturer did not shy away from the fact that, Mr. Gao Heng, one of the founders of Remix, said that since they had just entered the tablet computer market and learning was their main priority, they learned from the surface that they thought was very successful in terms of product appearance. Before that, they had done a good job of relevant legal advice. Remix's appearance would not infringe the surface appearance worldwide. It is not uncommon for electronic products to "learn from" each other in appearance, but for Microsoft, it may not be a bad thing that the surface, which is not a great success, is copied.

In short, Remix did not learn from the impressive "large angle stepless adjustment" rear bracket on the Surface Pro 3, but adopted a relatively simple two-stage bracket, which supports 40 ° and 80 ° two-stage opening and closing angles, whether due to cost considerations or the concept of "just enough". From the practical experience, the 40 ° opening and closing angle is more suitable for use on the desktop, while the 80 ° opening and closing angle is suitable for use on the knee like an ordinary notebook. The design of these two sections is very particular.

The interface of the body is extremely simple. Except for the 3.5mm audio interface and a MicroUSB like all Android phones, there is only a MicroSD card slot deep behind the bracket. Of course, the volume button on the left border and the power button on the top are also indispensable.

▲ Super magnetic suction keyboard

The biggest highlight of Remix in terms of hardware is the free standard magnetic keyboard, which has a good suction and won't fall off easily. The most important thing is that it is very thin and can be used as a screen saver when not in use. The full-size keyboard, with a floating keycap without radians and a short key stroke, is similar to the Macbook Air keyboard.

▲ The screen size of Remix tablet is the same as that of 11 inch Macbook Air

The keyboard, while keeping as consistent as possible with the Windows standard keyboard, has added the return key, HOME key, menu key and other common keys commonly used by the Android system, so that at first glance, it hardly feels that this is a keyboard designed specifically for Android tablets.

In addition, the lower part of the keyboard is equipped with a multi-functional touch version, which can provide click, double finger scrolling and other operations. Because Android does not have the concept of "right button", the touch version does not provide right button, but you can call out the menu through double finger tapping.

Remix OS： It doesn't just look like Windows

If you don't tell in advance that this is a tablet with a pure Android system, you may still think this is a tablet with a Windows system even after playing with it for a short period of time. Because the style of the Remix OS system it carries is very similar to that of Windows, from the moment we press the power key to wake up, we are full of familiar Windows elements everywhere: whether it is the upward sliding lock screen to enter the system in Windows 8, the frosted glass task bar The pull-down menu of the Windows 8 tile effect is also a setting interface that highly imitates the Windows 8 style, showing the deep impression of the Windows style everywhere, without any conflict.

It's too low just to imitate the interface style. The essence of Remix OS is that it also realizes the functions that are unique to a large number of Windows systems: all running apps will be displayed on the taskbar, and even we can switch tasks through the ALT+TAB keys on the keyboard. What's more, Remix OS also supports most commonly used Windows shortcut keys, such as Ctrl+C (copy), Ctrl+V (paste), Ctrl+A (select all), Ctrl+W (close tab), Ctrl+T (open tab), etc. This is a gift for text editing.

The most challenging function is its "mobile mode" function. By changing the application interface into a windowed interface in mobile mode, multiple running apps can be displayed on the desktop at the same time, instead of the multi task split screen mode of previous models. For example, we can view windowed applications such as QQ or WeChat in the foreground while using the browser to browse the web page in full screen, making the multitasking operation of Android system as convenient and flexible as that of Windows system, so that the little partners who saw the author's demonstration for the first time could not help but exclaim in surprise. Indeed, this idea has solved the problem of poor quality of Android tablet applications, greatly improved the screen utilization efficiency, and it is natural to improve work efficiency.

In addition to the above amazing interface and operation functions, Remix OS also pre installed a number of high productivity applications specially developed for 11.6-inch widescreen, including browsers, mail clients, file managers, calendars, etc. These applications specially adapted for Remix OS can fully use the width of the screen to display more rich content. In addition, the system's pre installed WPS Office, MX Player, RAR decompression software, Peapod application store and customized Google Pinyin input method are also very popular.

Configuration performance: plain but not important

For an Android tablet computer, the 9.5mm thickness and 860g weight can not be overemphasized in the pursuit of lightness and thinness. The 1080p resolution screen, 1.8GHz Tegra 4 processor and 2GB RAM are basically the same as the configuration of the mainstream model Xiaomi3 mobile version in 2013. Although it is still more than enough to deal with multi task scenarios such as office software and browsers, it seems to have fallen behind in this era of rapid advances in configuration.

However, these parameters without surprise have deepened our interest in this product and even the company, Remix uses mobile platforms and operating system tablets to obtain an operating experience and functions similar to those of laptops, which completely subverts our original understanding of Android system tablets. The Windows like operating experience is very consistent with the user's usage habits, and users almost do not need any learning costs, so it is easy to use. Such an excellent mobile office experience can completely make Android tablet shake off the label of low productivity, which is a problem that Google itself has not been able to solve. Remix has done it.

Conclusion: Android tablet can work

In the past few days of use, the author has been accompanying this "super tablet" all the time. Naturally, this article was also completed on Remix. Whether you are writing a manuscript while looking up information on the Internet, or talking about QQ or WeChat while watching online videos, you can run in a harmonious and smooth manner. There are no common problems in the Android system, such as flashback and unresponsive programs.

The experience of writing through WPS Office is basically the same as that of ordinary laptops. The feel of full-size keyboard tapping is very similar to that of MacBook keyboard, which is easy to use. However, when typing, the touch pad below the keyboard is often touched by mistake. It is estimated that the manufacturer has also found this problem, so the keyboard provides the function of closing the touch pad with one key, The screen can also be touched after closing, which has little impact on office efficiency.

During these days of use, we also conducted a simple test on the detailed endurance of Remix. The power consumption of playing Youku video online for one hour is about 14%, and the power consumption of running Rapids 2 game for one hour is about 29%. If you just watch the video in code, Remix can provide you with about 8 hours of battery life, but if you play a large game, it will run out of power in the morning.

Remix OS really gives us a glimpse, but after all, it only carries an Android system that imitates Windows, and there is still a lot of gap between Remix OS and real Windows in terms of details. For example, windowed apps cannot adjust the window size, QQ、 Chat software such as WeChat cannot be automatically hidden when docked at the side. When browsing some web pages with its own browser, even if the default setting is PC version, it will occasionally switch to mobile version, etc. These are all areas that Remix needs to improve.

Remix is available in red and silver. The machine we evaluated is a red version. It also has two storage capacity versions, 16GB at 2288 yuan and 64GB at 2688 yuan.

I haven't met such a diligent Android tablet for a long time. I initially ignored it. After using it, I completely changed my understanding and seemed to have more confidence in the entire Android tablet market. If the first generation products of new domestic manufacturers can reach such a high level, you can give them more praise.

But then again, who is Remix really suitable for? We are still immersed in deep thinking.

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