When everyone is still immersed in the happy atmosphere of welcoming 16 years, the past year has been a bad one for tablets. But Xiaomi, who has always played the role of spoiler, released its own tablet iteration product - Xiaomi Tablet 2 at the end of 2015. Can Xiaomi's intervention give a shot in the arm to the tablet market at the end of the year? Let's have a look!

Packaging&Appearance

In terms of packaging, Xiaomi Tablet 2 does not use the leather box that Xiaomi has always used. The white paper box makes Xiaomi Tablet 2 look younger, but it also weakens Xiaomi's family flavor.

The back of the packaging box is simple hardware parameter information, but Xiaomi, who has always been born with fever, does not regard "fever" as the product concept of Xiaomi Tablet 2 this time (the comparison of hardware parameters will be described in detail below).

Apart from the material difference, Xiaomi Tablet 2 is basically the same as the Xiaomi Tablet Generation, and the colorful polycarbonate body is upgraded to frosted metal. Such IDs undoubtedly collide with the iPad mini and Nokia N1. In fact, Apple, as a company at the top of the technology field, it is reasonable for everyone to use its product design for reference, but such design can save a large amount of product design costs, improve the cost performance ratio of products, and users can spend less money to buy better and better product designs, which is more beneficial than harmful to users.

The Xiaomi Tablet 2 has the same metal texture and key layout as the iPad mini. On the left is the power key and volume key, on the top is a 3.5mm headphone hole, and in the middle of the bottom is only a USB Type-C interface.

Although the overall design is consistent with the iPad mini, Xiaomi Tablet 2 is better than the iPad mini 3 in thickness treatment. Compared with the iPad mini 3, Xiaomi Tablet 2 is 7.9% thinner and 18% thinner than the first generation. To sum up in one sentence, it feels great!

But don't be too happy too soon. The metal shell can greatly improve the feel, and the thin body can further enhance the texture. However, according to the national conditions, the first thing most users do after purchasing digital products is to apply a film and set a double village protection. The thickness of a few tenths of a millimeter reduced by the continuous efforts of the Siege Lion Night is far less than the thickness of a film, Not to mention that it is a cover. With a cover, the hand feel is even more lost. Therefore, for users with a cover, Xiaomi Tablet 2 is no different from the first generation.

In terms of accessories, Xiaomi Tablet 2 uses a charging head that supports Qualcomm 2.0 fast charging and can reach a charging specification of 12V/1A. The application of fast charging reduces the pressure of charging 6190mAh batteries to a certain extent and increases the user experience.

In terms of interface, Xiaomi Tablet 2 is equipped with USB Type-C, which is Xiaomi's second device to support USB Type-C after Xiaomi 4c.

Hardware configuration&score

In terms of hardware configuration, Xiaomi Tablet 2 uses Intel Atom X5-Z8500 quad core processor, with the maximum frequency up to 2.2GHz. The processor uses a 14nm process, which has better performance in terms of performance and power consumption. The processor integrates Intel HD Graphics, and uses 2GB LPDDR3 memory in terms of internal memory, The biggest improvement of Xiaomi Tablet 2 compared with the first generation is the replacement of Intel's CPU, but in some aspects, it even lags behind the first generation, such as memory expansion, which undoubtedly keeps 16G users away from Win 10.

(The left is the screenshot of running points in smooth mode, and the right is the screenshot of running points in performance mode)

Of course, in addition to the hardware display and the comparison with the first generation hardware, the author also brought Mr. Lei's most optimistic score running link. Through the rabbit run score, Xiaomi Tablet 2 achieved a high score of 78701 in the performance mode, ranking top among mobile devices. For this reason, the author conducted the rabbit run test in the smooth mode, and found that there was little difference in the score. It can be seen that Xiaomi has also made optimization specifically for the run score, and the run score of Xiaomi products still keeps its consistent high score.

A high score does not mean a good experience. It is believed that more and more consumers have realized this. The storage capacity of Xiaomi Tablet 2 is about 1G when it is turned on. However, the memory control of Xiaomi Tablet 2 is better. It has built-in software sleep function, and even the degree of sleep can be set by users themselves, This ensures smooth operation and reduces power consumption to a certain extent.

Although Xiaomi Tablet 2 uses the Intel X86 architecture four core processor Z8500, and its GPU also uses Intel's own Intel HD chip, it is still a bit worse than Qualcomm in mobile devices day by day. Through actual testing, it is found that Xiaomi Tablet 2 found that the number of frames was significantly low during the running of big games and other stuck phenomena, causing serious fever, Even with the increase of calorific value, the frequency will decrease.

Unupgraded screen

Xiaomi Tablet 2 uses a 7.9-inch LCD screen, which is not upgraded with the first generation in terms of resolution and other parameters, but from the perspective of actual experience effect, the overall display effect is exquisite enough.

(Actual shooting effect picture)

The screen of Xiaomi Tablet 2 also supports three features: color enhancement, eye protection mode, and color temperature adjustment. In the setting options, we can easily set the color temperature and saturation. These personalized settings can better adapt to users who have higher color requirements.

However, according to the description on the official website, the above-mentioned three features of color enhancement, eye protection mode and color temperature adjustment cannot be used in the Win10 system. However, for a user experiencing the 16G version, don't worry about it, because you are not qualified to install Win10 at 16G.

System UI

(Main interface)

(Notification Center)

(The system has its own video application)

In terms of system UI, there is nothing worth saying about the Xiaomi family products. The Xiaomi Tablet 2 I experienced this time is equipped with MIUI 7.1 based on Android 5.1. In fact, there are not many domestic OSes, but from the experience, the biggest feature of MIUI is that it has made a lot of optimizations for native Android, which is extremely easy to use, and also very quick to get started.

photograph

For mobile devices, the photographing function seems to have become a new demand, but fortunately, the tablet photographing function is not as important as the mobile phone. Now the era of taking photos with an iPad has passed. In other words, taking photos with an iPad is called "installing an X". If you use a millet tablet to take photos everywhere, it is estimated that installing an X will not be the opposite of being scolded. So in my opinion, The photographing function of the tablet is more suitable for emergency.

The built-in camera of the system has few functions. It only has one beauty function and supports special effects such as black and white, past, sketch, etc.

From the actual shooting samples, it is found that the focusing speed is very slow, and it is difficult to take clear pictures with slightly unstable hands. Therefore, in general, the photography of Xiaomi Tablet 2 can only be described as "unsatisfactory".

Win 10

The last thing I have to say is that the Xiaomi tablet brushes the Win10 system. In fact, large-scale games such as LOL and CS have been played on the Xiaomi tablet 2 on the network. However, the product I experienced is a 16G version, and the memory is too small to experience the experience of brushing Win10 in person. Therefore, the writer reminds me that if you want to brush the Win10 system through the Xiaomi tablet, you have only one choice, the 64G version.

summary

As one of the representative brands in China, Xiaomi Tablet 2 is an iterative product of Xiaomi. Compared with the previous generation, its outstanding metal texture has made significant progress in its appearance design, and even grafted the popular Win 10 into the hardware. It is really attractive from the perspective of consumers, but as an Android tablet, The performance of Xiaomi Tablet 2 can only be satisfactory. In addition, the X86 architecture processor also brings some compatibility problems, which hinders the large screen game.

Therefore, the author suggests that for those who want to try something new, the 999 yuan Xiaomi Tablet 2 has a lot of conscience compared with the previous generation. Compared with the tablet products at the same price on the market, Xiaomi still has great advantages. But if you are just an iterative user, let's wait, because the performance of Xiaomi Tablet 2 does not continue Xiaomi's "born for fever" product philosophy.