It seems like a nice feature, but I find myself sticking with
tablet mode even when the Type Cover is attached.
Not exact matches
The screen includes an outdoor viewing
mode that, according to Asus, boosts brightness up to a level 1.5 times higher than any competing
tablet; with this
mode activated, I found the Prime perfectly easy to view
even in bright sunlight.
By comparison, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 delivered a gleaming 550 lux, and
even in the Asus Transformer Prime's Standard ISP
mode, the
tablet averaged 348 lux.
The Galaxy Tab S Basic screen
mode has the most accurate colors for standard (sRGB / Rec.709) consumer content of any smartphone or
tablet display that we have ever measured (
even slightly better than the Galaxy S5 the previous record holder — also see this regardingBogus Color Accuracy Measurements).
Most Accurate Colors: The Galaxy Tab S Basic screen
mode has the most accurate colors for standard (sRGB / Rec.709) consumer content of any Smartphone or
Tablet display that we have ever measured (
even slightly better than the Galaxy S5 the previous record holder — also see this regarding Bogus Color Accuracy Measurements).
The keyboard also doubles as a stand, so you can turn the
tablet around and attach it away from the keys of the keyboard, or place it «upside down» in tent
mode, or put int in clipboard
mode on top of the keyboard with the screen facing out, or
even in vertical tent
mode, and it will still be standing very firmly, with no chance of falling over.
What's more, when mounted on its dock, the
tablet will go into a presentation
mode, showing a nice large clock display, a slideshow of your pictures or
even your messages.
The
tablet can also be set to work in Spanish from the Dreams interface; in that
mode, all settings, Dreams, and
even the base Android skin and keyboard, are displayed in espa & ntilde; ol.
When it's flat against the system in
Tablet mode, the stand can be a little difficult to get a hold of and extend naturally,
even with the indents in the sides.
Yes, being able to hold the device by its cylindrical bulge helps in terms of comfort, but
even in this
mode, the
Tablet 2's weight started to strain my wrist after a few minutes.
As well as new generation
tablets from Apple and the Android crowd, the Taiwan show featured hybrid
tablet / phones from vendors like Asus and Acer; «netvertibles», which offer touchscreen and netbook
modes; and
even the first «cloudbooks», a new breed of thin client gadgets with a browser - based operating system and user interface, as pushed by Google with its Chrome OS.
Some
tablets like the Kindle Fire HD
even have web - reading
mode that removes all the distractions of a web page to leave just the content.
What's
even more interesting, however, is if the HDX
tablet detects that you're reading, it switches to a low - powered processing
mode to get you 17 hours of battery life, according to Amazon.
This suggests there is an «up» and «down» in landscape
modes,
even though the screen content will rotate as you move the
tablet.
Even though you can use the BlackBerry
Tablet OS in portrait
mode (in earlier pre-release software builds that wasn't the case), it sort of feels odd to navigate the OS on the device this way.
Some miscellaneous nitpicks while I have you here: the
tablet's volume rocker doesn't adapt to landscape
mode, so pressing the right side of the volume key lowers the volume,
even though the
tablet's visuals indicate that higher volume should be to the right.
It might get annoying playing an arcade game with tiny sprites or text in tabletop
mode, but Punch - Out's sprites are so big and colorful that they look great
even when relegated to one half of the Switch
tablet's screen.
Even to the extent that if you have a
tablet it offers to switch
modes when a keyboard is attached or detached.
Acer has also announced its refreshed Spin 3 laptop with a durable 360 ° dual - torque hinge that enables it to function as a laptop,
tablet, display and
even provides a space - saving tent
mode, all in a single device.
legacy applications, is one of its biggest hindrances in
tablet mode, with
even worse optimization than Android apps on
tablets.
I found it odd that the fingerprint reader is on the keyboard, but it still works
even when the laptop is flipped into
tablet mode.
Right now, every app runs in full screen, which makes the functionality in
tablet mode inferior to Windows, iOS, and
even Android.
In the future, Chromebooks will increasingly feature a
tablet mode either via a 360 - hinge or fully - detachable screen, and the line will continue to blur
even more.
At 2.43 pounds and 0.43 inches thin, it's around half a pound heavier than the ZenBook 3, but it's also a bit thinner —
even though it's a 360 - degree convertible that can fold into four configurations including notebook,
tablet, tent, and multimedia
modes.
In fact, I don't
even think I need to go into
tablet mode anymore.
It can
even switch Windows 10 into
tablet mode, if desired.
It gets
even better when you consider it's one of the few
tablets on the market with full support for Android Nougat's multi-window
mode, and USB - C charging.
This attribute lets you use split - screen
modes on phones and
tablets, and
even specify minimum allowable dimensions.
A fingerprint sensor seamlessly integrates with Windows Hello, regardless of whether it's in laptop
mode or
even with the keyboard folded to the back when it's used as a
tablet.
Battery - saving properties such as Huawei's power saving
mode and smart resolution for lowering the screen resolution can help extend these
tablets» batteries
even further, but I haven't felt the need to use them as of yet.
But the Eve device offers some
even more attractive features than the Surface, including a wireless
mode for the keyboard, so that it can be used without being directly connected to the
tablet; USB 3.1 Type - C ports; and Intel's latest 7th - generation (Kaby Lake) processors.
Even with the keyboard detached, the fact that the touchscreen is so light when in
tablet mode means that the Surface Book 2 makes for a surprisingly great touch - gaming solution for games that work well with that input option.
Some miscellaneous nitpicks while I have you here: the
tablet's volume rocker doesn't adapt to landscape
mode, so pressing the right side of the volume key lowers the volume,
even though the
tablet's visuals indicate that higher volume should be to the right.
With the bezels being a bit wider, it means that when the Chromebook is dropped,
even in
tablet mode, if the corner of the screen hits the ground, the actual display will stay intact.