Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10
The
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10’s superslim, unique design makes it easy to hold.The
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10 hardware is actually not bad for its price, and the
faux-metal finish makes it feel even nicer. The glass display and body give it
a halfway decent feel.The Yoga Tablet is running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with a
few modifications.The general style of Android has been changed including
fonts, buttons etc and while the default looks a bit on the childish side,
there are a couple of better themes to choose from.The opposite side of the
power button is the 3.5mm headset jack, and above that is the volume button and
a small microphone.When the device is facing you in landscape orientation,
you'll also notice there are two front-facing speakers. If you purchase the
tablet, you will have already noticed the Dolby logo on the box.In Lenovo's own
words, the Yoga Tablet 10 has "epic battery life" and at a quoted 18
hours, it sounds like this may be the case. This figure is gained with a pretty
varied usage though, rather than a more traditional video playback test – 12
hours are spent reading an eBook.It’s also only $300.
But, The tablet’s low-resolution screen
looks fuzzy and oversaturated, and the heavily modified operating system is
downright ugly.
The bottom line: Though it feels
well-built and has a handy kickstand, the Lenovo Yoga Tablet’s poor performance
makes it hard to justify even the low cost.
Specifications
Release date10/30/13
Display type10.1 in
OSAndroid 4.2 Jelly Bean
RAM1 GB
Processor1.2 GHz
Wireless connectivityWi-Fi 802.11
b/g/nBluetooth 4.0
Dimensions (WxDxH)10.3 in x 0.3 in x
7.1 in
Weight1.33 lbs VS
Apple iPad Air
The
Air is a tangible upgrade over the previous, fourth-generation iPad, no longer
in production and so banished to the annals of history. The new iPad slots
right in where its predecessor left off, priced at $499 for a lowly 16GB, $599
for 32GB, $699 for 64GB, and $799 for the maximum 128GB configuration. The iPad
Air delivers more performance and comparable battery life in an attractive and
impossibly thin-and-light package. An improved front-facing camera makes
FaceTiming look better, and the Retina Display still looks great.
But, The Touch ID fingerprint
scanner, introduced on the iPhone 5S, is sadly absent here, meaning you’ll
still have to type in a passcode with every unlock and a password with every
purchase. Starting at $499 for 16GB, it’s still expensive compared with the
competition.
Performance: The
iPad Air shares the same processor with Apple’s flagship phone, albeit with a
slight bump in clock speed. While the 5S runs at 1.3GHz the Air runs at
1.39GHz. It can achieve this because of the increased space and improved heat
dissipation of the Air compared to the much smaller iPhone 5S.
Indeed, before we go into the detail
about performance it’s worth noting that the iPad Air manages to keep its cool
with consummate ease. Even when running intensive 3D games and apps for hours
it barely breaks a sweat and, therefore, neither do your hands.
In practice, the iPad Air is
blisteringly fast. Apps open instantly and games like Infinity Blade 3 look
sumptuous and run smoothly. The benefits of having a SoC means that the GPU can
be used to tackle compute tasks, which makes video editing and compute
intensive apps, like AutoCAD, show no hint of slowdown.
The iPad Air performs 59% faster
than the iPad 4 in the 3D Mark Ice Storm Unlimited CPU and GPU test and 91%
faster in Geekbench 3 tests. The Peacekeeper browser test, which assesses web
browsing performance, shows that the Air trounces its predecessor by being more
than twice as fast. It's also faster than the stonking Snapdragon 800 processor
on the likes of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra and Google Nexus 5. We're talking
matter of degrees here, but the difference is there all the same.
Battery life:
Battery life on the iPad Air is quoted at "Up to 10
hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music".
We would say that's actually not a bad estimate, although the drain was closer
to 2% every 10 minutes in general use, which equates to around nine hours' use.
Standby time is much, much better
though. We found that we could stick the iPad Air in a bag, taking it out for
the commute and messing about with on the sofa at home, for at least three days
before it began to get low on battery.
In fact, the only real task that
killed it was connecting to our amplifier via Wi-Fi while simultaneously
streaming music to the same device through Bluetooth. It's doing things like
this that make you realise that this is the kind of thing that we envisaged at
the turn of the century, a tablet that has the brains and connectivity to do
all the tasks we could want.In terms of connectivity, we've already mentioned
the excellent Wi-Fi performance (in terms of distance from router, rather than
improved speed) through the Multiple In, Multiple Out (MIMO) technology.
4G bands are now covered throughout
the globe, and low power Bluetooth is also on board as well, making it an
incredibly well-connected device.
The bottom line: Functionally, the
iPad Air is nearly identical to last year’s model, offering only faster
performance and better video chatting. But factor in design and aesthetics, and
the iPad Air is on another planet. It’s the best full-size consumer tablet on
the market. Specifications
Release date11/1/13
Display type9.7 in
OSApple iOS
ProcessorApple
Wireless connectivityWi-Fi
Dimensions (WxDxH)6.6 in x 0.29 in x
9.4 in
Weight1 lbs Price:$479.00 VS
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
The
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 2014 is a seriously well-specced Android tablet, with a
class leading quad-core processor and a superbly sharp 10-inch display.
Samsung's S Pen stylus feels
perfectly at home with this stunning screen, turning the tablet into a
sketchpad, a notebook, a virtual scrapbook, and much more beside.The Samsung
Galaxy Note 10.1 sports a proven, sensible design, a bevy of useful features,
and fast performance. The S Pen Stylus is a unique addition.The 2014 Note 10.1
has a non-removable 8,220mAh battery. That's significantly larger than the
7,000mAh battery of the last model, but it's needed because of the
higher-resolution screen.
To give the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
2014 more of a chance against its competitors, we turned off most of the
Samsung extras, such as the eye-monitoring Smart Stay before setting the tablet
to play a looped SD-quality video. It lasts for a fairly impressive 12 hours of
video playback.
But, Only a limited number of apps
make full use of the S Pen and some of the ones that do can be buggy and
confusing. Some S Pen features aren't enabled by default and others don't work
properly.
The bottom line: The Samsung Galaxy
Note 10.1 is the best Samsung tablet yet. If you can get over its somewhat high
price, it's a sound Android tablet investment.
Specifications
Display type10.1 inTFT active matrix
- Yes
OSAndroid 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
RAM2 GB
Processor1.4 GHz
Wireless connectivityWi-Fi
802.11a/b/g/n
Dimensions (WxDxH)10.11 in x 0.35 in
x 6.9 in
Weight1.29 lbs
Price;$409.00
to $536.66
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