While Apple has been stealing the spotlight lately (for good or for worse), there’s more than just iPhones and iPads worth noticing out there. Lenovo is also making a strong stand in the tablet market, and the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 definitely stands out from the crowd. However, Apple is planning on launching the iPad Air 2 soon, so competitors must do well indeed to stay relevant.
The Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 comes as a cheap new addition to your gadget portfolio, with a $250 price for 8 inch model and a $300 price for the 10 inch model. The Yoga Tablet 2 is interesting because you get to choose whether you would like an Android tablet with full Google integration or a Windows 8.1 tablet with desktop integration, to use as a more multifunctional device. The Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 comes with four modes, hold, stand, tilt and a new hang mode. The kickstand on the tablet has been improved to support more angles, which is a nice tweak Lenovo decided to include in its new line.
The iPad Air 2 is rumored to come in the standard silver and grey versions, as well as a new gold version to complement your gold iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. While the iPad Air 2 will maintain most of the design elements of its predecessor, the iPad Air, it will be a more lighter and thinner device, probably becoming a leading power in the tablet market in matters of design and footprint. The Gold iPad Air 2 should be a pretty nice device to sport and will surely attract many Apple fans, just as much as the new thing and light footprint of the device.
The Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 line sports pretty handsome quad core ATOM CPUs, backed by 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD card. The screens on both the 8 inch and 10 inch versions have 1900*1200 resolution and offer pretty good viewing angles. The new Yoga Tablet 2 line also includes Dolby stereo speakers, for a great quality audio, as well as 8 MP rear camera and 1.6 MP front camera. The 10 inch Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 measures 255 x 183 x 3-7.2mm and weighs 619 grams. The 8 inch model is 210 x 149 x 2.7-7mm and weighs 419 grams. The best thing about the Lenovo tablets is that they have LTE, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, although LTE is said to be limited to certain countries, the U.S. not included.
The iPad Air 2 will be just 7 mm thick, with nomute/vibration button, the speakers now taking up a single row grill and the microphones have been repositioned. The iPad Air 2 will feature an 8MP primary camera along with a 5MP secondary shooter that will support 720 FaceTime video calls. The device will come equipped with an Apple A8 chipset with 2 GB of RAM and 32/64/128 GB internal storage variations. Apple is also including TouchID fingerprint home button and NFC connectivity for Apple Pay in the iPad Air 2. A 9.7 inch Retina display with a new type of anti-reflective coating will probably be featured, too. The display might also feature the pressure-sensitive input seen on the Apple Watch last month when Apple launched the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
The iPad Air 2 will be powered by Apple’s A8 CPU coupled with the M8 motion coprocessor. A leaked case with a mysterious opening near the camera opening suggests that the iPad Air 2 might benefit from laser autofocus as seen on the LG G3 or a much needed LED flash. Naturally, the gold iPad Air 2 and its silver and grey brothers will run iOS 8. As for size, the iPad Air 2 will probably measure 240 x 169.5 x 7 mm, and weigh around 400 grams, becoming one of the most compact and maneuverable tablets on the market.
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The two new additions to the tablet market from Lenovo and Apple should compete with the Nexus 9, which is said to be released just a day before the iPad Air 2. These three compact tablets should become all the rage in the following weeks and so far the iPad Air 2 remains the most compact out of all of them, thanks to its light and thin footprint. The iPad Air 2 might be outdone by the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 because of its increasing functionality and different modes you can use thanks to its flexible stand. I would rather get my hands on the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 because of that kickstand than the pricey iPad Air 2, which will probably retail for around $500.