Public version of Surface HP Pavilion x2-10 review

Among the 2-in-1 devices reviewed by IT168, the most common one is the plug-in/unplug combination. For a long time, plug-in style 2-in-1 devices have used physical hinges. The result is that when they are combined into a notebook form, the hinges appear bloated and increase the thickness of the body. What is most easily remembered is that Microsoft’s Surface Pro solved this problem in a Cover way. Now, HP has launched a two-in-one portable device that uses Cover and a physical keyboard-Pavilion x2-10. There is no doubt that it is the protagonist of this article.

HP Pavilion x2-10 is now available in the HP China online store. This series of models has Intel's ultra-low-power Baytrail platform Atom Z3745D processor, 2GB memory, 32GB or 64GB eMMC storage space and Intel The starting price for the configuration of HD core graphics is only 2,599 yuan, while the model tested in this article, the Pavilion x2-10-j014tu with 64GB storage space, is priced higher at 2,999 yuan.

HP Pavilion x2-10-j013tu 2-in-1 notebook is priced at 2,599 yuan (click on the picture to learn more)

HP Pavilion x2-10-j014tu 2-in-1 notebook is priced at 2,999 yuan Yuan (click on the picture to learn more)

It is unreasonable and unreasonable to expect a 2-in-1 device to have powerful performance. Products such as the HP Pavilion x2-10 are the most powerful and the most basic for daily use. of use. The 10.1-inch screen size makes Pavilion x2-10 like a book and can be easily put into your handbag or backpack. The latest BayTrail platform Atom Z3745D processor has a 500MHz standby frequency and lower standby power consumption, providing better power consumption for Pavilion x2-10.

HP Pavilion x2-10 is easy to switch between tablet and notebook and provides long battery life

HP Pavilion x2-10 is both a small-sized notebook

and an easy-to-read The tablet computer

The 10-point touch screen matches the body size. Through actual experience, it is extremely convenient to hold with one hand and touch with the other hand. As for the physical keyboard Cover, although the size and feel of the keyboard are still far behind those of regular notebooks, it can be considered as providing support for simple word processing. A variety of built-in pre-installed applications enrich the convenience of use.

The appearance design is simple, lightweight and portable, and the details are slightly lacking

HP Pavilion x2-10 abandons the physical hinge and instead uses a physical keyboard Cover to form a split design. The most significant change is that it does not require The abruptness at the rotating axis has been removed, and the overall appearance is more beautiful. In terms of materials, the composite material body runs throughout the entire body, and the surface of the body has a matte texture, which is comfortable to the touch and not easy to stain with fingerprints.

HP Pavilion x2-10 uses a physical keyboard Cover to avoid the abruptness of the hinge

As for the screen, the 10.1-inch display supports 10-point touch and uses IPS hard screen technology. The viewing angles and colors are outstanding. The screen resolution is 1280×800, and the screen ratio can be calculated to be 16:10. There are speakers designed on the left and right sides of the screen to make the surround sound field more realistic. However, the material hardness of the speaker part is not good. I just put the Pavilion x2-10 in my backpack during a business trip. After a few hours of travel, the surface was obviously worn by the keyboard cover.

Equipped with a 16:10 IPS hard screen with a resolution of 1280×800, the display effect is impressive

Magnetic positioning connects the screen and the physical keyboard Cover

The speaker shell is durable Poor wearability

On the outer shell of the flat plate part, permanent magnets are placed near the top and near the bottom third. Together with the magnets on the Cover, it ensures that the Cover will not Easily displaceable, providing convenience for forming a stand in the open state.

HP Pavilion x2-10 can provide two screen usage angles

HP Pavilion x2-10’s Cover can provide it with two screen usage angles. Use different methods to attach to the back cover of the screen to achieve two screen angles. The author further recommends the adsorption method of the last section of Cover being turned outwards. The screen angle is more suitable for keyboard operation.

The integrated dual sound pickup hole power button feels slightly harder

On the edge of the fuselage, two sound pickup holes can be seen on the top, forming an array microphone for easy video calls. This design Thoughtful, after all, a 10.1-inch tablet can be easily held in your hand to make video and voice calls with friends, and the array microphone picks up sound more clearly.

The side of the fuselage is designed with volume adjustment and Win keys, which feel slightly better than the power button

The power button is visible on the right side of the sound pickup hole, and there are volume adjustment and Win keys on the side. . It should be noted that the buttons on the edge of the fuselage feel hard. Also, the Win button is designed separately on the side of the fuselage instead of under the screen, which may also make some people feel uncomfortable.

The interfaces are all located on the right side of the tablet, providing a microSD card slot, microHDMI, standard USB3.0 and microUSB2.0 interfaces

A two-in-one headphone and microphone jack is provided at the bottom of the left side of the fuselage.

In terms of scalability, limited by the size and thickness of the fuselage, there is only one standard USB3.0 interface available on the HP Pavilion x2-10; a microUSB interface next to it is also a charging interface. , can also be used as a data transmission interface, but devices used as data transmission support are rare; micro HDMI is also relatively useless in daily applications, and micro SD cards are more practical than micro USB and micro HDMI. So overall, this HP Pavilion x2-10 has limited practicality in terms of expandability.

The physical keyboard has moderate key travel and the touch pad operation is not outstanding enough

Finally, there is the physical keyboard cover. The thickest part of the physical keyboard cover of HP Pavilion x2-10 is only 4 mm. , is very thin and light. The connection method to the screen is magnetic positioning and metal contacts, which is a very mature and common method. The key travel of the physical keyboard is moderate, but the rebound force is insufficient. In addition, the keycaps are small in size, so it takes time to get used to it. The touch pad feels average and is not as convenient as operating it directly on the screen.

Performance, full HD playback, stress-free and excellent battery life

HP Pavilion x2-10-j014tu uses the Intel Baytrail platform Atom Z3745D processor, paired with 2GB of memory and 64GB of storage space, using Intel HD core graphics card, built-in 34Wh lithium polymer battery, and pre-installed Windows 8.1 32-bit operating system.

HP Pavilion x2-10-j014tu configuration basic information at a glance

The Intel Atom Z3745D processor is a new ultra-low power CPU launched this spring. The standard frequency is 1.33GHz, but it is in standby mode. The frequency can be as low as 500MHz, which is more energy-saving. Supports turbo acceleration, up to 1.83GHz, four cores and four threads, supports single channel 4GB memory, and power consumption as low as 2.2W. The Cinebench R11.5 test results of this ultra-low-power CPU are as follows. Please don’t judge the scores. After all, the product positioning is different.

Intel Atom Z3745D processor basic information L2 cache 2MB

Atom Z3745D processor Cinebench R11.5 test results

Next we tried to use HP Pavilion The x2-10 plays a full HD video with a frame rate of 24FPS. The results show that the CPU usage is around 50% during playback, and the playback is smooth and stress-free.

HP Pavilion x2-10 can play full HD video smoothly and the CPU usage reaches about 50%

Multi-task parallel test, open multiple IE windows on HP Pavilion x2-10 or tab page, open the download tool and then open third-party office software for word processing, the CPU usage is high. It can be seen that the overall performance of Atom Z3745D is not powerful enough. When using HP Pavilion x2-10, you should try to avoid too many parallel tasks.

HP Pavilion x2-10’s multi-tasking operation is quite difficult

In terms of battery life, we started with 81% of the battery remaining and the default brightness and volume of 25%. When playing an online video, 72% of the battery remains after about 1 hour, and the loss within 1 hour is only 10%; after continuing to play for about 2 hours, 44% of the battery remains, and nearly 30% of the battery is consumed. Presumably, the HP Pavilion x2-10 can basically provide 5-7 hours of continuous video playback life, which is commendable.

Power consumption of HP Pavilion x2-10 when playing online videos

Screenshot of HP Pavilion x2-10 with 81% battery remaining

HP Pavilion x2-10 with 72% battery remaining % screenshot

Screenshot of HP Pavilion x2-10 with 44% remaining battery

Introduction to built-in pre-installed applications

After the previous introduction, we have learned about HP Pavilion x2 -10 in terms of appearance features and basic performance.

HP Pavilion x2-10 has a thin and portable body, provides surround sound speakers, two screen angles in notebook form, full HD decoding capabilities, limited multi-tasking capabilities, excellent battery life, and more. Next, the author will take you through its built-in pre-installed software.

List of pre-installed software on HP Pavilion x2-10

The physical storage space of HP Pavilion x2-10 is only a measly 64GB. Excluding the system occupation, the usable storage space is even more limited. , in order to make up for this shortcoming, HP Pavilion x2-10 is pre-installed with Baidu cloud synchronization disk, and we can quickly access the content of the network storage space on the terminal.

For such a lightweight two-in-one product, HP has also pre-installed a tripadvisor shortcut for it, making the journey within easy reach.

You can directly enter the TripAdvisor homepage to query travel information from the desktop TripAdvisor shortcut

The PC Voice Point program supports speech recognition. When the user only holds the tablet part, start the software. You can tell your needs directly, and PC Yudian can immediately connect to the Internet to help you solve your needs. However, the jokes it tells are a bit cold.

PC Language Point supports voice and input queries, jokes are really cold

eButler is a must-install program for HP notebooks, all-in-one PCs and desktops, providing users with real-time product maintenance services .

eGuardian focuses on product maintenance and after-sales service

HP Connected Photo can connect to Sina Weibo and HP Snapfish to edit, share and print photos; HP Connected Music can listen to radio stations and local music.

HP Connected Photo software can quickly send photos, print and share photos

Conclusion:

Using the physical keyboard Cover to replace the traditional physical hinge keyboard, in the author's opinion , this is the most prominent advantage of HP Pavilion x2-10 among similar products, which makes it more beautiful and thinner. The HP Pavilion x2-10 has a relatively good-quality body, high-quality screen panel and touch experience, but it also has shortcomings in the details of the button feel and the materials used in the speaker panel.

In terms of performance, this product is almost the same as similar products. Its smooth high-definition playback capabilities and limited office application performance are already comparable to the HP Pavilion x2-10. Convenient plugging and unplugging bring dual usage modes, and long-lasting battery life provides sufficient power guarantee for travel and travel. After all, these two are the original intention of the emergence and existence of HP Pavilion x2-10 and similar products.