Lenovo and its latest ultra-book flagship, the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, put on quite a show for the eyes. It moves around a 360-degree hinge that allows it to fold into tablet mode, while also giving its best with the 3,200 x 1,800 resolution touchscreen. The precious gem in this case, is the all new Intel Core M chip which makes the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro 17 % thinner and 15 % ligher than its predecesor, not to mention the expanded battery life given its lower power consumption.
In addition to having its size decreased with the implementation of the Intel Core M chip, the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro gets redesigned hinges, named the “Watchband” hinge, saving an extra 2 mm on the thickness. The new hinge is allegedly built to be stronger and brings an extra shine to the design. The ports are placed on the right and left side of the device, considering that the hinge system offers no room for ports on the back side. The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro comes equipped, on the left side, with a micro-HDMI output, an AC port that also acts as a USB 2.0 connection, an SD card reader and a USB 3.0 port. On the right side it has the power key, volume adjuster, a head-phone jack, auto-rotate button and a second 3.0 USB port.
The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro packs a 1.1 Ghz Intel M-5Y70 with an Intel HD 5300 GPU, with a battery life of 7:36 h. Given the fact that it is designed to save battery life and improved dimensions, it lacks in the performance area vs. other machines, i.e. the MacBook Air, the Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Performance wise, the imagery feels quite sharp and the SSD tops at 554 MB/s on reads and 261 MB/s on writing. Also the bootup takes roughly 9 seconds, while improved WiFi performance opposed to the previous models makes the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro look quite good. Considering what it has to offer, the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro balances out the specs with the size, and delivers exactly what it presents; nothing more, nothing less.