It is difficult to use in the best "Xiaomi Pad 5" work as a device for manga and American comics, but it is expected from OS Apde

"Xiaomi Pad 5" 256GB model (54,780 yen)

　Kindle Oasis has been useful as an electronic reading leader for about a year, but I always felt the disadvantages of e -book services other than Kindle and manga apps.So he purchased a tablet terminal "Xiaomi Pad 5", which has a reputation for "Cospa is good" to fill the Kindle Oasis hole and send a more comfortable reading life.I will introduce the impression of using "Xiaomi Pad 5", which claims to "improve entertainment and work quality" for about a month, in two axes of entertainment (mainly reading) and work.● I want you to use "reading mode" First of all, the usability as the "reading device" that I was most sought is very good."Xiaomi Pad 5" is equipped with a unique OS "MIUI" based on Android OS (at the time of writing, Android 11 -based MIUI 12)..5) You can use Android apps through the Google Play store. Although there are apps that do not support tablets, major e -book services and manga apps such as Kindle, DMM Books, Jump +, etc. were installed without any problems. The Kindle Oasis, which I have used so far, specializes in reading novels, and the display is 7 inches small. It is unreasonable to read manga, and there are many conversations and small font size cannot be identified unless you zoom. On the other hand, "Xiaomi Pad 5" is equipped with a 11 -inch WQHD + (1600 x 2560) display, and you can enjoy books with a lot of information on one page, such as American comics and magazines, as well as manga. Although it is a device with a completely different direction, it is not a fair comparison, but the price of Kindle Oasis is from 29,980 yen, so the versatility is considerably expanded with over 10,000 yen. In addition, MIUI is equipped with a unique feature "reading mode" specializing in reading. This is a function that "paper -like", using a rough noise on the entire screen while reducing the blue light of the display like a night mode. Color temperature and noise strength can be customized finely. If the noise gets in the way, such as game play or watching videos, it can be turned off with one tap from the quick setting panel, so it is easy to use. I bought "Xiaomi Pad 5" without knowing the existence of reading mode, but it was a nice surprise for the writer who often read manga and novels. ● Although it is suitable for multitasking, it does not reach the business application, and MIUI can pin it on the screen as a "floating window" so that multitasking is easy to do. The app displayed as the floating window is displayed in a size of about a quarter of the screen, and if not operated, it can be compacted to the four corners of the screen and floated. For example, floating the notepad app when doing research on Google Chrome will save you the trouble of going back and forth between two apps. In addition, when "Quick memo" is turned on in the Xiaomi notepad application "memo" (hereinafter referred to as Xiaomi memo), a dedicated icon will be displayed on the upper left end of the screen. Swipe the icon to the right and the Xiaomi memo will be displayed as a floating window. It is a useful function when you want to take a quick note, but the Xiaomi memo does not have an import function, so the hurdle for switching the notepad application is high. I hope you can assign apps other than Xiaomi memo to the quick memo function ... Let's return the story. The floating window can be used even if two apps are opened in the screen split. In short, you can display three apps at the same time. When writing this article, I used a screen split to open Google Document and Google Chrome and work with Google Chat. By connecting a physical keyboard or mouse, it was possible to operate and input like a PC, and I was able to write an article almost without any problems. The reason I said "almost almost" was because there were some apps that were incompatible with physical keyboards. There were many situations where the input cursor moved without permission while inputting the character, and the "Enter" pressed to determine the character conversion was converted and processed as a transmission, so there were many situations where it could not be input as expected. The Slack, which I often use, was frequently sent a message when using a physical keyboard because the "message transmission" was determined at a different timing from the PC. Also, MIUI's UI is not as good as Windows. With MIUI, the left and right applications that have been split screen are not easily replaced, and the ratio of division is limited to several patterns. Few people think that "Let's work in Xiaomi Pad 5", but there are many situations where you can use it as a substitute for PCs. ● Hard potentials are dissatisfied with high software, but the hardware performance is high. The chipset is Snapdragon 860, RAM is 6GB, the display is 120Hz, and compared to the Android tablet in the same price range, I think "Is this a high specification is good?" The battery capacity is 8720mAh, and if you play "Call of Duty: Mobile" for about an hour, it will be reduced by about 10 %. Even if you keep playing the game, you can keep it for about 10 hours with a simple calculation, and use it for 3-4 days if you do research or read a book. The application startup and screen scrolling are crispy and the charging frequency is low, so this is not comfortable. However, in my use, there are few situations where the height of the specifications is very simple, so I decided to put more load on this article. Start "COD Mobile" mainly and float "Arc Nights". The former is a graphic quality "highest", and the latter is an energy -saving mode "OFF". While playing online in "COD Mobile", "Arc Nights" sorted out with automatic command (a function that re -play the cleared stage fully), but both could play without difficulty. When effects such as explosion occurred at the same time, the frame could be a bit muddy, but it was not worth playing casually. For those who want to use multiple apps at the same time, they can be said to be a very good device. Settings> Sound> Sound Assistant If you set it from the sound assistant, you can adjust the volume of each of the multiple apps that are open, so it seems that there is a lot of use, but anyway, it is a specification that can be played with enough time in graphic -oriented games. If the pixel 3A at hand (chipset is Snapdragon 670, RAM is 4GB), there is a difference in specifications so that the operation may be mixed even if the graphic setting of "COD Mobile" is reduced, so game play in Pixel 3a is already played. It doesn't seem to go back. ● Expectations for the evolution of MIUI 13, "Xiaomi Pad 5", which has no complaints, has an issue in business use. I hope that multitasking will be easier. In addition to the brushing up of the design and improving stability, the tablet will be optimized in various aspects. In particular, the following new features may solve the software issues of "Xiaomi Pad 5" mentioned above.・ The application can be displayed in various sizes (can be used together with the floating window) ・ In addition to the app that can be displayed on the sidebar, tapping it as a floating window, it is about to be about to open it as a floating window. It has also been announced that 3000 apps will be optimized for tablets. At present, there are many apps that only enlarge and displayed the screen for smartphones, and I felt that there was no problem with the operation. The list of optimized apps has not been published, and it is unknown whether the application that I usually use is used, but I am grateful only to adjust the tablet. I hope that "Xiaomi Pad 5" will evolve into a more versatile device that can be used for work. However, although the update to MIUI 13 is starting, optimization for tablets and addition of new features are likely to be a little further ahead. In addition, "Xiaomi Pad 5" is good enough at the regular price, but it is often sold on various EC sites. The 256GB model may be reduced to the 40,000 yen range, so if you are not in a hurry, you can wait for the sale. I would like you to have "Xiaomi Pad 5", which improves the quality of entertainment and (a little bit) work. (Urabe Works / Sota Sajima)