Low configuration, cheap materials, and limited functions are hard for manufacturers to accept, but this is indeed the impression of Android tablet in everyone’s mind at present. In the face of Apple’s iPad, these shortcomings are hard to accept, and there are "cheap" iPads like the iPad mini 5.
But it is gratifying that even so, there are still manufacturers working hard to narrow these gaps. We casually open an e-commerce website and search for tablet products. We can find that Huawei is the tablet brand with the highest frequency besides iPad.
According to IDC China’s data, in 2018, Huawei’s tablet market share in China was 28.3%, while other brands were declining, Huawei’s year-on-year growth rate reached 18.9%.
After a lapse of one year, Huawei brought us a brand-new Huawei flat M6 (including 8.4-inch and 10.8-inch versions) in late June this year. The processor was upgraded to Kirin 980, which supports 2K resolution and has the highest four-channel and four-speaker. It has all the parameters, so will it be what consumers expect?
▲ 10.8 inches left and 8.4 inches right
Simple design style
The screen with a narrow front frame and a metal integrated back cover seem to have become an unwritten design standard for tablet computers. On Huawei’s M6 tablet, whether it is 10.8 inches or 8.4 inches, it continues the above style.
▲10.8 inches
The front of both versions is a 2560*1600 resolution 2K LCD high-definition display, and the aspect ratio is 16:10, which is just enough for both audio and video and reading. The black edge of the video will not be too big, and more content can be displayed in horizontal screen.
It is worth mentioning that both screens support Huawei’s self-developed "sharp screen" display enhancement technology, and EMUI also provides the option of stepless color temperature adjustment to ensure that the display effect of the screen can satisfy everyone.
▲8.4 inches
In recent years, the screen borders of almost all devices are narrowing, so that devices with the same screen size can achieve smaller size; The 8.4-inch version of Huawei’s M6 is only 125.2mm wide and weighs 320g, so it is not a problem to hold it with one hand. The 10.8-inch version keeps the shape of four sides with the same width, and the symmetrical equipment is more in line with the aesthetics of Chinese people, while retaining more space for other components.
The 10.8-inch version maintains the shape of four sides with equal width, and the symmetrical equipment is more in line with the aesthetics of Chinese people, and there is also more room for other components.
▲10.8 inches
Both tablets are equipped with front cameras. Although the 8.4-inch version does not have a fingerprint recognition module, users can still quickly unlock it through the face recognition function of the camera.
Due to the lack of internal space, many mobile phones do not have dual speakers, and the external sound quality will inevitably appear thin and weak. Even if the iPad product with the same price has two speakers, the speakers are located on the same side, and the stereo effect used in the horizontal screen is limited.
▲8.4 inches
If nothing else, the sound quality has always been the strength of Huawei’s flat panel. This time, the M6 10.8-inch version of Huawei’s flat panel is equipped with four speakers on the top and left and right sides of the fuselage to form four channels, as well as Harman Kardon’s professional tuning blessing.
The specific sense of hearing, if described in words, is that stereo is very obvious, and when listening to music, besides human voices, you can also clear the accompaniment of instruments in BGM. In contrast, the 8.4-inch version of dual speakers is slightly inferior, but it is still better than most flat panels on the market.
▲10.8 inches
Turning to the back, both tablets have a 13-megapixel camera, which can be used to realize the "smart vision" function of EMUI.
▲8.4 inches
Slide down on the main interface and click on the upper right corner to bring it up. It integrates code scanning, translation, commodity identification, food calorie identification and object inquiry, and makes use of AI to facilitate our lives.
▲ Smart knowledge, instant translation
In order to optimize the "parallel world" of visual experience
In fact, the problem with Android tablet is not the hardware, but the software. With the gradual decline of market demand, not only are there fewer and fewer products, but also fewer and fewer applications that adapt to flat-panel large screens.
Ordinary mobile phone applications (non-HD version) run on the tablet, and the layout is hardly optimized. Although the screen is large, the content that users see in the same interface has not changed much, just like a large mobile phone.
▲ The interface of Taobao, JD.COM and Weibo on the tablet.
In order to solve this problem, Huawei launched the "parallel vision" function on Huawei tablet M6 to split the screen of the application. This "split screen" function is not the same as the split screen on the mobile phone. The "parallel horizon" is to split the screens of different interfaces in the same application, so as to improve the browsing efficiency of users.
▲ The effect of today’s headlines
Open the adapted application, and after switching to landscape mode, it will automatically enter the "parallel view" mode; For example, in today’s headlines, the news list is on the left and the details of the news are on the right, which solves the efficiency problem of horizontal screen browsing to the greatest extent.
▲ The effect of Weibo
The official claims that this function has been adapted to mainstream applications and will be continuously updated in the future. At present, Xiaoan, a Huawei tablet M6, has been adapted to WeChat, Today Headline, Tik Tok, QQ, Zhihu, JD.COM, Weibo, Aauto Quicker and Taobao.
▲ Adapted applications
With the HD version of the application, I believe it can cover most of the usage scenarios. Unfortunately, Parallel Vision only supports the 10.8-inch Huawei tablet M6 at present.
Zhen performance flagship
Compared with the previous generation, the biggest upgrade of Huawei tablet M6 is this Kirin 980 processor. It is officially claimed that the overall performance of Huawei tablet M6 has improved by 208% compared with the previous generation, which is undoubtedly the most powerful Android tablet at present.
Equipped with GPU Turbo3.0 technology, everyday games are not a problem. We have measured that both the glory of the king and Peace Elite, which unlock the frame rate, can almost maintain a full frame of 60 frames when the special effects are fully turned on.
▲ Take an 8.4-inch Huawei flat M6 to "eat chicken"
At the same time, a larger screen means a wider field of vision, especially in "Peace Elite", where the screen is stretched like a four-fold mirror, making it easier to find enemies.
Not only entertainment, but also productivity tools.
Is the Android tablet just an entertainment tool? Huawei obviously doesn’t think so. Huawei’s M6 10.8-inch tablet has a unique "computer mode", which can be accessed by plugging in an intelligent magnetic keyboard.
▲ Enter PC mode.
"Computer Mode" has a similar interface and operating logic to PC, and it is also very simple to use. However, in "computer mode", only the adapted software can run in full screen, otherwise it can only be opened in multi-window mode.
▲Word can be used in full screen in "computer mode"
Even so, it is not difficult to complete some simple writing work with the three-piece office, which is very suitable for writers who need to move around frequently. The text part of this evaluation was coded by Xiao An on M6, and this intelligent magnetic keyboard is very easy to use, with moderate 1.3mm key stroke and strong rebound, and it is very comfortable to type on it.
▲ Intelligent magnetic keyboard
Of course, the productivity of Huawei tablet M6 is not limited to this. With Huawei M-Pen lite stylus (purchased separately), simple painting creation and note-taking can be carried out on the tablet.
▲ Huawei M-Pen Lite has a pressure sensitivity of 2048.
summary
Even though there is still a big gap between the software ecology of Android tablet and iPad, Huawei is constantly working hard to narrow this gap. Huawei’s tablet M6 makes up for the regret of the previous generation M5 in hardware, with stronger performance, increased support for stylus and optimization of software adaptation, and lower price, which proves that Huawei attaches importance to the tablet market. Android tablets should not be cheap and poorly configured. It can be said that Huawei tablet M6 should be what Android tablet should be. At present, two models of Huawei flat M6 have been sold, and friends who like it may wish to learn more about it ~
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