+ Premium brushed aluminium back + Sturdy metal kickstand offers good support and grip on any surface +
Included keyboard cover is great as a keyboard and also as a cover + Free active stylus in the box!
The included keyboard cover comes with a large touchpad and the curved, island - style keys feature an adjustable backlight.
It's also relatively heavy — 1.98 pounds without the keyboard cover, compared with 1.75 for the Asus Transformer Mini (
including its keyboard cover), 2.2 pounds for the Miix 320, and 1.69 for the Core m3 Surface Pro.
Just like the most recently released Surface Pro, this budget tablet also won't
include a keyboard cover over stylus in the box, though Microsoft is reportedly working on a cheaper version of these accessories.
Huawei's lowest cost model matches the processor, RAM, and SSD configuration of Samsung's only model for $ 200 less, but Samsung
includes the keyboard cover while Huawei's keyboard cover is an extra $ 129.
At the same time, the entire package (
including the keyboard cover) is smaller, thinner, and lighter than my favorite laptop, the Dell XPS 13, making it a more portable option.
Not exact matches
The device also has a few accessories to go with it, sold separately,
including a
cover and a Bluetooth
keyboard.
These
include the mouse pad, the mouse itself,
keyboard / laptop
cover, notepads and so on.
A fabric loop is built into the
keyboard cover, so you can clip the
included stylus to the tablet.
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For this, both the tablet version comes
included with an iPad - like smart
cover, though betters that with a physical
keyboard complete with a touchpad built into the back
cover.
These revenue numbers
include more than just units sold, accessories like the optional (but not really)
keyboard cover.
Logitech is coming out with its own $ 130 case for the Note Pro 12.2, which
includes a
keyboard and may be better at standing up the tablet than Samsung's
cover was.
Surface 3 accessories
includes Type
Cover keyboard, the Surface docking station which adds lot's of ports as well as charger and 4K video support and another great stand for the tablet, Surface 3 Screen Protector, and the aforementioned Surface Pen.
With the new Surface comes a new set of backlit
keyboard covers, which
include the Touch
Cover 2, Type
Cover 2 and Power
Cover.
Also, accessories that will be part of the Streak Pro package
includes an in - car charger, a «productivity» dock, and a folding
cover with an integrated
keyboard.
The Asus Transformer T100TA with its
included keyboard dock, is continuing on as our Editors» Choice for entry - level hybrid tablets, and the now venerable Microsoft Surface Pro ($ 999) remains our high - end / performance Windows 8 tablet EC, because of its ultrabook - level performance and versatile
keyboard covers system.
However, with the
keyboard included in the box it gives a more immediate laptop - like experience than something like the Surface Pro 4 which sells the Type
Cover keyboard dock separately.
The
keyboard is
included in the price, and it is backlit too, like the Pro Type
Cover keyboard you can get on the Surface tablets.
One retailer in Europe has the MSI S100 - 012NL up for pre-sale at 349 Euros which
includes 64 GB storage and the
keyboard cover.
The company has also unveiled a range of new accessories for the tablets
including the Galaxy Tab S Book
Cover, Simple
Cover, the Samsung Bluetooth
Keyboard and the Samsung Level Series headphones
Additional accessories for the Galaxy Tab S3
include a
Keyboard Folio and a Book
Cover case.
Both are Windows tablets with
included smart
keyboard covers.
The Microsoft Applied Sciences Group has built a prototype of a
keyboard cover for tablets that
includes a secondary E Ink display that offers some unique new ways to use a tablet and help make productivity easier.
Lenovo will make optional accessories available,
including a Bluetooth
keyboard cover, coloured sleeves, and a MiraCast Dongle to connect to televisions.
The device
includes Bluetooth
keyboard apart from Smart
Cover.
When snapped into the
keyboard case, the X313 - M becomes only 0.15 inches thicker but weighs 3.1 pounds, significantly more than the Surface Pro 2 with its 0.55 - pound Type
Cover attached, as well as many full - fledged 11.6 - inch notebooks,
including the Macbook Air 11 (2.8 pounds) and Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11s (3 pounds).
This fresh Android - operated 10 - incher is not only substantially cheaper than the latest Win RT - based Surface, at $ 280, but it also
includes in that price a
keyboard cover that can even act as a kickstand.
There are also a range of accessories to complement the tablets
including the Book
Cover, Simple
Cover and Bluetooth
keyboard.
Anyone who did not like the Touch
Cover or the Type
Cover on Microsoft's Surface models might be pleased with Asus»
keyboard for Transformer Book T100, however, despite being evidently better, it still
includes many practical flaws.
In comparison, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and iPad Air 2 both have significantly longer battery life, are just as good (if not better) media consumption devices, and have a much greater wealth of accessories — which
include covers and detachable
keyboards — although they aren't quite as stable as the Venue's.
If add - on devices are required,
including an optional stand or wall mount for video / TV viewing, a protective case and screen
cover for kitchen use, a wireless
keyboard for productivity software, and perhaps even wireless speakers for music playback, consumers may balk.
The Xperia Z2 Tablet came with a number of accessories
including a Bluetooth
keyboard and the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact will also work with these, along with a new
cover that Sony has introduced especially for the new smaller device.
Both models will come packed with a «Surface pen» stylus, but neither will
include one of the tablet's compatible Touch or Type
Cover keyboards.
The Slider is a 10 inch tablet, but employs a different concept than all the other devices in its class: it
includes a
keyboard that can be
covered by a sliding display, transforming it into a regular slate, or a mini-laptop like machine.
We're told that Microsoft is also planning to reveal new accessories for its Surface devices,
including a battery - equipped
keyboard cover that it has hinted at previously.
As you might expect with Lenovo's reliable ThinkPad line, the new ThinkPad X1 Tablet ($ 1,499 as reviewed) retains all of the business - friendly capabilities of the previous model,
including an excellent
keyboard cover and optional add - on modules that let you work in any circumstances.
That's a lot of money, and we wish Apple would
include a Silicone Case - style back
cover with the Smart
Keyboard.
That can
include weight, thickness and screen size, but also
covers the layout of the
keyboard, how large the touchpad is, how thick the bezel around the screen is, metal versus plastic, or even the color or pattern on the back of the lid.
The Samsung Galaxy TabPro S features a 12 - inch Super AMOLED display and
includes a full - sized
keyboard cover.
These
include a poster with the words «We Believe» etched prominently across on the front side and the names of people who helped develop the V on the rear, a sticker, a protective fabric
covering for the Eve V, and a sheet which lists all the
keyboard shortcuts on one side and the setup guide on the other.
The popular S Pen is
included in the retail package, while the Book
Cover and
Keyboard Cover are sold separately.
And as you would probably expect, there's a range of compatible accessories available to extend the handsets» functionality, such as a wireless charging pad, mobile battery pack, Gear VR headset, Gear 360 camera, and a range of
covers,
including a QWERTY
keyboard cover, and a kickstand - style «standing
cover».
This image shows the back when you have your Apple Smart
Keyboard attached and the
included front
cover removed.
TCL's license agreement
covers the name and hardware patents,
including the QWERTY
keyboard.
That price gets you a Windows 10 tablet housing an Intel Core i5 processor (Kaby Lake), 4 GB of memory, and a 128 GB solid - state drive (SSD) behind a gorgeous Super AMOLED touchscreen at 2,160 x 1,440 resolution, and with an S - Pen stylus and
keyboard cover included.
As always, Samsung also has a slew of official Galaxy S8 cases,
including a clear view flip
cover case, a LED
cover case, the Alcantara case, the 2 piece
cover, and the
keyboard cover.
Look for additions similar to what we've seen in the iPad Pro,
including Apple's Smart Connector technology that supports an Apple - designed
keyboard cover and an Apple Pencil stylus.
We're told that Microsoft is planning several new accessories for Surface,
including a battery - equipped
keyboard cover that the company has previously teased.
A fabric loop is built into the
keyboard cover, so you can clip the
included stylus to the tablet.