Xiaomi Book S will first 2 in 1 with windows chinese brand. A tablet with a keyboard and mouse, interesting features, pre-installed Windows 11 and a price that we can consider moderate, which is not as attractive as its mobile phones.

There is no shortage of good 2 in 1 devices, as we recently saw in our update of our shopping guide for the segment where models like the Surface Pro 8 from Microsoft, the iPad Pro from Apple or the Galaxy Tab S8 from Samsung stand out. But there are other players who want a piece of cake and Xiaomi has already shown what he can do with everything he sells.

Xiaomi Book S, features

Introduced along with several new products, such as the Mi Band 7 bracelet, we face the typical 2-in-1. We have already said that this type of product is located close to the tablet, but must offer more than these until it reaches the capacity to replace a laptop in both mobility and desktop due to size, performance, connectivity and software.

The Xiaomi model is based on a tablet with an aluminum and magnesium chassis (8.95 mm and 720 grams) and a multi-touch LCD display 12.4 inches diagonal, with a resolution of 2K 2560 x 1600 pixels, an aspect ratio of 16:10, a refresh rate of 60 Hz and a brightness of 500 nits. The display is coated with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and supports 100% sRGB color gamut.

It is powered by Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2, manufactured by 7nm processes and composed of an eight-core CPU and Adreno 680 graphics. It is not the latest from Qualcomm for Windows on ARM since last December, when it introduced Gen3. Either Xiaomi has not arrived in time to take advantage of it, or she intends to save costs.

The chip is combined with 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM and 256 GB SSD. It has Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1, a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 5-megapixel front camera, a memory card slot and a USB-C port for data and charging using a 65-watt quick charger. It has stereo speakers, dual microphones and a 3.5mm audio jack.

In addition to the tablet, Xiaomi will offer two optional accessories, a full-fledged magnetic keyboard with 1.3 mm wide keys and a height of 1.5 mm to improve typing usability, and stylus with a sampling frequency of 240 Hz and 4096 pressure levels.

With Windows 11 pre-installed, Xiaomi Book S will be available from June 30 with the official price in Europe € 699. It’s not bad, although its price is not as attractive as its smartphones. Here, Xiaomi has a lot of competition, starting with the iPad, continuing with the top Samsung, and if we’re talking about Windows, then owns Surface from Microsoft.