Lenovo
Yoga 3 Pro
Lenovo has
swapped the Intel Core M5Y70 on the original Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro for a newer
Intel Core M5Y71. The latter has a slightly higher base/boost clock speed
(1.1/2.6GHz vs 1.2/2.9GHz) so you get a bit more oomph. This hasn't trickled to
the UK UK
Sticking to higher resolutions
gives you more desktop real-estate to edit multimedia files and snap documents
side-by-side. In some scenarios it can be a real productivity boon, but overall
the resolution still feels like overkill at 13 inches.
One option is to lower the
resolution to 2048 x 1152 (16:9), a notch under the native resolution, which
keeps everything looking sharp while remaining readable with magnification set
to 100%.
The display's 300 nits is
sufficiently bright for indoor use, but slightly too dim for outside
conditions. It's an IPS panel with very good viewing angles - a crucial factor
for a device designed to be used in many positions. The Yoga 3 Pro is one of the most portable Ultrabooks around, coming in
17% slimmer and 14% lighter than the Yoga 2 Pro, by Lenovo's measurements.
It weighs just 2.62 pounds,
making it lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air's 2.69 pounds, and it's slightly
thicker along the middle of the left and right edges, as opposed to the tapered
design of Apple's machine.
It's roughly the same weight as Samsung's Series 9 900X3C, and
only the ageing Toshiba Portege Z930/Z935 and Sony Vaio Pro 13 come
in lighter in the 13-inch category, at 2.50 pounds and 2.34 pounds
respectively. THE
BOTTOM LINe The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro has a breakthrough design, but requires
careful consideration of the trade-offs required,particularly battery life VS iPad
Pro The iPad Pro is a much bigger
device than the average tablet – with a 12.9-inch display, it's always going to
be a bit hefty.The design language follows on strongly from the rest of the
iPad family, with the same ceramic-like metal on the back, the curved edges and
TouchID home button above the Lightning port.The new iPad Pro is the biggest
and fastest Apple tablet to date. The pressure-sensitive Pencil stylus offers
superior sketching and drawing, and the Pro's gorgeous giant screen and quad
speakers are ideal for split-screen apps, multitasking and watching
movies. PERFORMANCE: In terms of the engine Apple's stuck inside
the iPad Pro, the company has gone all out here. The Pro features an A9X chip
inside, coupled with 4GB of RAM (according to Geekbench, although Apple hasn't
confirmed this).
This makes the iPad Pro
easily the most powerful non-Mac device Apple's ever made by some distance.
What that means in real life is two fold: you can execute multiple apps at once
without a hint of slowdown, with heavy titles like Adobe Photoshop working in
an instant and the ability to do many things at once a really slick experience.
The Split Screen mode
of iOS
9, introduced in June at WWDC 2015, seemed like an odd thing - the
9.7-inch size of the iPad Air
sort of made sense with two apps running at the same time, but now we've got
this whopping screen to play with it makes a lot more sense.
If we're talking raw
numbers, and I know that's why some of you cheeky people are here, then you're
in for a treat. Using Geekbench 3 to test, the iPad Pro scores 5472, which is
well ahead of the 4506 from the iPad Air 2 and the 4974 of the next-most
powerful device, the Galaxy Note
5. That won't mean much in day to day use, but it gives the iPad Pro a massive
boost in terms of future proofing it. The apps to come are going to make more
and more of that impressive chipset running at the heart of the tablet, and
having the raw grunt to keep up will mean that you're going to keep getting a
decent performance for years to come.
The interface is nothing
special though - I don't mean that critically, as the simplicity of iOS is
something that's one of the selling points of Apple's devices. However, some
people looking at the iPad Pro as a dedicated professional device will be a
little disappointed as it still runs the same way as the iPad Air 2, albeit
with a lot of accessories to play around with. The same grid of
apps prevails, with the notifications shade above and the Control Center
The larger screen means
you need to move your hand further to achieve these, but it's not like you're
being asked to throw yourself over a waterfall in a barrel, just moving your
finger a little further up and down.
However, it's worth
noting as it is one of the drawbacks of having a larger device like this, and
you'll need to be aware of them before purchase.
But,At
launch, very few apps are currently optimized to take advantage of the iPad Pro's
full potential. Its large size makes it less portable than other iPads. Once
you've paid for the Pencil and keyboard peripherals, the iPad Pro costs as much
as a good laptop, but lacks its flexibility.
The Bottom Line The iPad Pro is a dream machine for
graphic designers and media mavens, but this elegant tablet needs more
optimized apps and accessories before it can fully achieve laptop-killer
status.
Key Features:
12.9-inch 2048 x 2732 screen; A9X 2.26GHz dual-core processor ; 4GB RAM; 8
megapixel rear camera; 1.2-megapixel FaceTime camera; 4 stereo speakers; iOS 9
Manufacturer: Apple
Price:$799
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