After the phones, it is finally the turn of the Xiaomi and Redmi tablets. We explain all the details of HyperOS Pad, the new operating system for Xiaomi tablets, which has been specifically designed for this type of device and has a sharper and more intuitive appearance.
But not only tablets. In reality, this system has been designed to work on many other devices from the Asian manufacturer, including smartwatches and other wearables. It will even be the one that powers the US7, the brand's first electric car!
What is HyperOS?
If we want to be rigorous, it is necessary to point out that HyperOS is not exactly an operating system (although the letters OS lead us to think that) but a customization layer. Actually, It is based on the open source version of Android. Exactly the same as MIUI.
So what is the difference? Why give this new layer a name like that? From Xiaomi they argue it as follows: HyperOS is a layer that incorporates such an outstanding level of improvements and innovations that they make it worthy of its own well-differentiated name.
One of those special features of this operating system launched late last year is its ability to work on all brand devices, not just mobile phones. That particularity takes us directly to HyperOS Pad.
HyperOS Pad, the version of HyperOS for tablets
HyperOS is a very lightweight and versatile system, supporting hundreds of processor designs and more than twenty different file classification classes. The result of this is that It can be adapted without any problem to the characteristics and needs of different types of device.
If we look at the RAM of these devices, HyperOS Pad can work with both a modest 64 KB RAM and 24 GB. It is also more agile and fluid, up to 15% faster when loading third-party applications, always according to Xiaomi.
On the other hand, installing apps is faster and easier, reducing the storage of OTA updates by 79%. These are some of the features that Xiaomi has been working on for the last seven years and that have finally now been revealed.
What changes will it bring?
Let's review below what are the most important changes that HyperOS Pad brings with it to improve our experience using its tablets:
Home screen changes
La new home screen that Xiaomi presents to us with HyperOS Pad is extremely sharp, with a very practical and visual minimalist appearance, as well as a more open range of customization options. All thinking about better use. These characteristics also extend to the lock screen, which shares the same aesthetic language and can be edited with different themes, according to our own tastes and preferences.
Better interface gestures
The interface of the HyperOS Pad operating system has won in terms of ease of use. The image of the application icons has also changed, which are now displayed without text.
Best control center
Another notable novelty is the new control center design, which now appears on the right of the screen. The objective is that, with a simple glance, the user can obtain all the information they need to operate the tablet: with all the quick controls in view and the possibility of adjusting, for example, the brightness of the screen or the volume of the music player more easily and directly.
Work Stations
One of the aspects that Xiaomi has had the most impact on regarding the presentation of HyperOS is that, thanks to this novelty, Your tablets can be much more productive than before. In other words, they can perform tasks that previously could only be performed on a computer.
The key is in the use of Work Station mode (Workstation), an interesting function that transforms our tablet into a kind of mini-PC, an environment perfectly prepared for developing multitasking jobs.
More proactivity
Closely linked to the above, HyperOS for Pad also offers us a new way of working with our tablet. The system is not a passive subject, but rather it provides us new tools to improve our work sessions: new floating menus, keyboard shortcuts, the ability to drag files between different apps, etc.
What tablets will have HyperOS for tablets?
Finally, we include a small list of Xiaomi tablets that will have this new operating system specially adapted to this type of device. It seems certain that it will be in the 6 series, and will probably be able to upgrade to the previous generation. In any case, it must be noted that it is not an official list, although quite reliable:
- Xiaomi Pad 6/Pro/Max
- Xiaomi pad 5
- Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 5G / Pad 5 Pro Wifi
- Redmi Pad.
- Redmi Pad SE.