The Lenovo Yoga tablet that was launched in Germany earlier this month has been launched internationally in a live broadcast featuring everyone’s favourite Steve Jobs impersonator – Ashton Kutcher and the best news is that the device will be launching in Australia.
Available in both 8″ and 10″ screen sizes, the emphasis on the tablet was on its unique form factor which offers three different configurations for use – Stand Mode, Hold Mode and Tilt Mode.
The Yoga Tablet will offer an 18 hour battery life, with the launch video showing it being used for all manner of usage from basic web surfing through to playing video with the tablet being shown to hold up to an entire days worth of activity. The testing paramaters for the 18 hours of battery life are :
| YOGA TABLET 10 | |||
| Testing consisted of full battery discharge while performing each of the following tasks: | |||
| 2 hours wifi Web browsing (50% backlight), followed by 2 hours video play back (50% backlight), followed by 2 hours mp3 playing (without backlight), followed by 12 hours of eBook reading (20% backlight)= 18 hours | |||
| eBook reading | 20% backlight | 19 hours | |
| Watching HD movies | 50% backlight | 720P | 12.2 hours |
| WiFi web browsing | 50% backlight | 11.2 hours | |
| Charging time | (with 5V/2A adapter) | ‹ 6.5 hours | |
| YOGA TABLET 8 | |||
| Testing consisted of full battery discharge while performing each of the following tasks: | |||
| 2 hours wifi web browsing (50% backlight), followed by 2 hours video play back (50% backlight), followed by 2 hours mp3 playing (without backlight), followed by 14 hours of eBook reading (20% backlight)= 20 hours | |||
| eBook reading | 20% backlight | 21 hours | |
| Watching HD movies | 50% backlight | 720P | 14.5 hours |
| WiFi web browsing | 50% backlight | 13 hours | |
| Charging time | (with 5V/1.5A adapter) | < 5.5 hours | |
Also on offer for the Yoga Tablet 10, will be a smart Bluetooth keyboard which will serve a dual purpose as a magnetised cover to protect your device, although no pricing has been advised at this stage we are following up with Lenovo Australia about this.
There are very few differences in specs between the 8″ and 10″ tablets with the larger sized 10″ tablet receiving a slightly larger battery. Not listed in the official specs, but included at the German launch is a listing for a 5MP rear camera, we will again be following up with Lenovo Australia to confirm these details.
Lenovo Yoga Tablet Specs:
| Yoga Tablet 8 | Yoga Tablet 10 | ||
| Processor:/td> | MTK 8125 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7( 1.20GHz 533MHz 1MB) | ||
| Operating System: | ANDROID 4.2 | ||
| Total Memory | 1.0GB LPDDR2 800 MHz | ||
| Display Type: | 8.0″ 1280×800 | 10.0″ IPS 1280×800 | |
| Hard Drive Device: | 16GB | ||
| Battery: | 2 Cell Li-Polymer | 3 Cell Lithium-Ion | |
| Network Card: | 11.b/g/n Wifi Wireless | ||
| Bluetooth: | Bluetooth Version 4.0 | ||
| Warranty: | One year | ||
In terms of software, the tablets come pre-loaded with Android 4.2, although a line on their website ‘Ready for future versions of Android’ indicates that they are looking forwards…perhaps to Android 4.4?
Lenovo has advised that the tablet will be priced starting at AU$349 for the 8″ tablet and $399 for the 10″ tablet, with both tablets becoming available online or through JB Hi-Fi stores next week. The Lenovo Australia website is taking pre-orders for both the 10″ Yoga Tablet 10 and the 8″ Yoga Tablet 8, advising shipping will begin on November 8th.
Finally, Lenovo is releasing a Yoga product here-the design is quite interesting. Pricing seems reasonable too.
But….the…screen….resolution…..
Also i noticed most of the articles are just cloning from Android police ;p
Oh, so you run an Android site and do such a better job do you?
Keep it up guys, love me some Aussie Android news.
well, u have right to express ur opinion….so do i
At least I wasn’t being rude to someone who has given up their time to write an article for you with Australian content and information.
Why not remember that, next time you’re rude.
$349 for 8″ ……i better get dell venue 8″ which will be much cheaper i guess, not for a tab that looks like sony tablet with cylinder shape at edge