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    Lenovo Yoga Tablet Offers Every-Which-Way Functionality

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    Michelle Maisto
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    November 18, 2013
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      1Lenovo Yoga Tablet Offers Every-Which-Way Functionality

      1 - Lenovo Yoga Tablet Offers Every-Which-Way Functionality

      by Michelle Maisto

      2Lenovo’s Newest Versatile Duo

      2 - Lenovo's Newest Versatile Duo

      Lenovo’s Yoga Ideapad laptop was well-received, and so it brought the same premises—functionality, versatility, flexibility—to two new tablets, the 8- and 10-inch Yoga Tablet. Both run Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).

      3Hold, Stand, Tilt

      3 - Hold, Stand, Tilt

      One of the big sells of the Yoga Tablet is that it can work in three modes: Stand, thanks to a kickstand; Tilt, set down the other way on the kickstand; and Hold, with the user gripping the cylinder. The headphone jack is on one end of the cylinder and the power button is on the other.

      4How Low Can They Go?

      4 - How Low Can They Go?

      In Stand Mode, the Yoga Tablets are adjustable and can lean back quite far—put don’t push them. Leaned back past halfway (and at that point Tilt Mode is probably what you need), physics takes over.

      5The 8-Inch Lenovo Yoga Tablet

      5 - The 8-Inch Lenovo Yoga Tablet

      The 8-inch model has a 1,280-by-800-pixel resolution display, measures 8.39 by 5.67 and between .012 an 0.29 inches, and weighs 0.88 pounds. Its size and weight make its three modes equally useful and so more compelling, this user found, than the 10-inch model.

      6All-Day Battery Life

      6 - All-Day Battery Life

      The other big sell about the Yoga Tablet is its battery life: 18 hours on a single charge, says Lenovo. I didn’t set a timer to be sure, but I rarely charged it. When I did, I found that its size made it easy to get it out of the way.

      7The 10-Inch Lenovo Yoga Tablet

      7 - The 10-Inch Lenovo Yoga Tablet

      The resolution on the 10-inch model is the same as on the 8-inch. It measures 10.28 by 7.09 and between 0.12 and 0.32 inches and weighs 1.33 pounds (1.34 with cellular connectivity). Its weight makes it uncomfortable to hold and read for more than a minute or two. In Stand Mode, though, it’s great for watching videos or cruising the Internet.

      8Smile for the Camera

      8 - Smile for the Camera

      Both tablets have 1.6-megapixel HD cameras up front and 5-megapixel cameras on a back corner. The rear cameras are for snaps, not great photography, but it took fine photos—which often, with the range of filters and features offered, turned into very nice photos.

      9Storage, Connectivity Options

      9 - Storage, Connectivity Options

      The folded-down kickstand reveals a micro USB slot, supporting up to 32GB of storage, and a micro SIM slot for 3G connectivity in select countries.

      10The Yoga Tablet’s Form Factor

      10 - The Yoga Tablet's Form Factor

      The cylinder has the interesting effect of shifting a user’s focus. The thinness of the tablet ceases to be an issue, but weight becomes more important.

      11Dolby Sound

      11 - Dolby Sound

      The Yoga Tablets have two front-facing speakers with Dolby Digital Plus DS1 sound that are well-suited to all of the videos and movies users are likely to play on these stand-on-their-own tablets.

      12Yoga Tablet Covers

      12 - Yoga Tablet Covers

      Lenovo designed very nice covers for the tablets. They’re good quality and feel genuinely protective—enough so to throw the tablet into a bag or briefcase. They wake the tablets when they’re removed.

      13A Solid Effort

      13 - A Solid Effort

      The Yoga Tablets are compelling. That they can do things that other tablets require a separately sold cover to do feels efficient and drives new uses. But they do feel like first drafts.

      14Wishes for Lenovo

      14 - Wishes for Lenovo

      In the next generation, it would be nice to see the weight significantly decreased, the resolution of the displays increased and a signal from the top—even some Lenovo red paint—that makes clear where the volume rocker and power buttons are. Given how often the tablets are flipped around, it’s easy to lose track of these.

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