Matebook and Surface Pro 4 which is better

What is the better use of Matebook and Microsoft Surface Pro 4? Perhaps this is a problem that many business users have to consider when they encounter such products. These two products in the positioning of the difference, matebook more frivolous, the overall price is relatively lower; Surface Pro 4 is also relatively higher in configuration and price levels, which is, after all, a productivity device. So how to make the right choice on the thin and the productivity, is the question which the user is more concerned. The It House will compare and evaluate two devices in terms of appearance, performance, and real-world scenarios.

First, introduce the configuration of two test products, Matebook test machine with Intel Core m5-6y54, 8GB memory and 256GB SSD, pre-installed Win10 official version 1511 (10586,th2 branch). Surface Pro 4 is equipped with Intel Core I5-6300U, 8GB memory and 256GB SSD, pre-installed WINDOWS10 official version 1511. In other words, the main configuration in addition to the CPU, basically no difference.

  First, the appearance

Overall, Matebook flagship lightweight fashion, the rear cover for aluminum-magnesium alloy, the overall treatment is relatively complete and concise, the middle has logo, the border is white, color comparison is fresh and elegant. Surface Pro 4 also uses the aluminum-magnesium alloy back cover, because the device itself can support the placement, so the rear cover is collapsible design, divided into two parts, under a more eye-catching Microsoft logo.

Photo Description: Matebook

Photo Description: Surface Pro 4

On one side of the screen, Matebook border is narrower, with a screen ratio of 84%, although only 12 inches, but it feels wider. Surface Pro 4 has a narrower border than the previous generation, but because of the overall hardware design, it's not as matebook as it feels, but it's a good performance.

Photo Description: Matebook

Photo Description: Surface Pro 4

The two are only talking about the body part of the screen, the Matebook is more rounded in perception and touch, and more in line with the thin definition of today's popular tablet computers. and surface Pro 4 because not in the traditional sense of flat-panel equipment, so in the design has its own unique, lines clear, body shape and tough, there is "productivity" of the capable style.

Photo Description: Matebook

Photo Description: Surface Pro 4

Keyboard, the difference is still very obvious, Surface Pro 4 with the next generation of type cover keyboard cover, compared with the previous generation of the keyboard area is larger, the distance between the keys increased, the key keys to increase, you can clearly feel the fingertip pressure after the rebound, no need to be cautious feel whether the pressure on, So the typing experience is greatly improved both in comfort and accuracy. In addition, the Surface Pro 4 keyboard cover improved Touchpad has become glass material, the fingers of the slide is very smooth, press feedback and sensitivity are excellent.

Picture description: Matebook keyboard cover

Photo Description: Surface Pro 4 keyboard cover

Matebook keyboard key spacing is very narrow, this and the more out of the key cap part of the big relationship, the keyboard a single button area is large enough, but it does blur the distinction between the keys, but you try to blind a paragraph will find that the habit after the chance of a false touch is not high. Matebook keyboard keys in the 1.5mm or so, but the feedback is not as good as surface Pro 4 keyboard to clear, feel a little softer; the touch board area is big enough, the surface coating also lets the finger slide up feels good enough, but the pointer movement effect is inferior to surface Pro 4, the synchronization has yet to be further improved; Click or right-click to feel crisp, bounce fast; Matebook keyboard also has backlight, provides four level brightness adjustment, has the splash-proof ability.