Lenovo Yoga Tablet review: long battery life in an otherwise disappointing device

Lenovo Yoga Tablet review: long battery life in an otherwise disappointing device

Lenovo’s Yoga Ultrabook is often name-dropped as one of the best Windows 8 convertibles out there. It’s no surprise, then, that the company would want to get more mileage out of its Yoga brand. Curiously, Lenovo’s chosen to expand the lineup with an Android slate: the simply named Lenovo Yoga Tablet. Like the original Yoga and the new Yoga 2 Pro, the tablet works in several positions — in this case, thanks to a built-in kickstand. It’s rated for a staggering 18 hours of battery life, as well. Oh: and newly minted Lenovo spokesman Ashton Kutcher is shilling the device, so there’s that.

While Lenovo’s Yoga Ultrabooks are flagship products with the price tags to match, the Yoga Tablet is surprisingly affordable: $249 for the 8-inch model, and $299 for the 10-incher. So, curious how the Yoga’s acrobatic capabilities translate into a standalone slate? Read on for the full report.%Gallery-slideshow122537%

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Lenovo teases Yoga Tablet that can stand itself up, shift its center of gravity

Lenovo teases Yoga Tablet that can stand itself up, shift its center of gravity

Looks like Lenovo and its executives are taking a page out of Huawei’s book to start leaking its own products, with the victim this time being an oddly named Yoga Tablet. Our source told us that unlike the Yoga laptop series, this mysterious device isn’t a transformable device. Instead, the main selling points here are the product will have a “leg” that can somehow stand itself up (and our source specifically said this is not a kickstand), plus it has some sort of mechanism that can shift its center of gravity, in order to give you the illusion that it’s lighter in hand. As a bonus, the Yoga Tablet claims to be the world’s slimmest slate with the longest standby battery life, according to Lenovo’s own “spy shot” above. If all goes well, we can expect this intriguing device to launch a month from now, as confirmed by Lenovo SVP and head of China, Chen Xudong, on Sina Weibo.

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