Microsoft’s Surface tablets are actually some pretty nicely designed devices, but if you wanted such a tablet minus the Windows operating system, you’re in luck thanks to a trio of ex-Googlers who have created the Remix tablet. The company they formed is called Jide and the tablet they have created is the Remix, which based on the photos looks like a Surface-lookalike.
The tablet packs some pretty impressive hardware under the hood as it will feature an 11.6-inch Full HD display and will be powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 4+1 A15 chipset. It will be accompanied by 2GB of RAM, 16/64GB of storage, and will also come with a 5MP rear-facing camera, a 5MP front-facing camera, a 8,100mAh battery, and the usual connectivity options.
It will also come with a keyboard accessory that will attach to the tablet via magnets and will also act as a cover. It even comes with a magnetic charging port all in which seems like they have combined the best features from the Microsoft Surface and Apple’s MacBooks. The software that comes with the tablet is Android, but it is called Remix OS which is based on Android 4.4.2 that looks remarkably like Windows.
Priced at $349 for the 16GB model and $449 for the 64GB model, the company expects the tablet to go on sale in China first followed by the US and UK markets in the second and third quarter of the year.
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