Lenovo reveals a bunch of Qualcomm and MediaTek powered slates Lenovo has revealed no fewer than five tablets today. Let s dive right into the announcements.
Yoga Tab 13
It will be sold as the Yoga Pad Pro in China and has been designed for media consumption and productivity. The slate sports a 13-inch 2K display that Lenovo claims is more efficient and less reflective than other LCDs. It features 400 nits of brightness,100 percent sRGB color gamut, and Dolby Vision HDR.
Yoga Tab 13
Under the hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chip which is mated with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM. You can also connect the device to your laptop via a micro-HDMI to USB cable to use it as a secondary display.
Lenovo announces $679 13-inch Android tablet that works as a portable monitor
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Lenovo has announced the new $679 Yoga Tab 13, a global version of the Yoga Pad Pro that launched in China earlier this year. The tablet can function as an external display for a laptop (or a Nintendo Switch or any other HDMI device), thanks to its built-in Micro HDMI port. And with an attached stainless steel kickstand that can rotate 180 degrees from the back of the device, you can stand it up or hang it from a wall.
The Tab 13 was announced alongside a slew of other Android tablets that Lenovo expects to launch later this summer, including a smaller Yoga Tab 11, a Tab P11 Plus with a 2000 x 1200 display, and the budget-oriented Tab M7 and Tab M8. (This last will not be sold in the US.)
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For anyone asking themselves about who is still making Android tablets look no further than Lenovo. The company introduced various new Android tablets, one of which features the famed HDMI port that was rumored a while back. The tablet lineup includes the Lenovo Yoga Tab 13, Yoga Tab 11, and Tab P11 Plus. Lenovo also revealed that it updated its affordable tablet lineup, plus there’s a new Lenovo Smart Clock 2 with a wireless charging station.
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The Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 is an Android tablet with a micro HDMI port built into the right side of the device. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. There’s a 10,000 mAh battery in there, which should be sizeable enough to use the Yoga Tab 13 as intended as an external display. The 13-inch display features a 2160 x 1350 resolution and a maximum brightness of 400 nits. There’s a USB-C port for charging and plugging in adapters, but the
Lenovo s brawny Yoga Tab 13 debuts in the US
You ll also find four smaller tablets, including an affordable 11-inch model.
TL;DR
Lenovo is introducing the Yoga Tab 13 in the US and yes, it can double as a monitor.
There are also four lower-cost models, including the hangable Yoga Tab 11.
All but the Yoga Tab M8 come to the US this summer, starting at a $109.99 price for the M7.
Lenovo is determined to make its presence felt in the US tablet market, and it’s doing so by launching one of its largest models to date. The tech firm has introduced five new Yoga Tab devices, four of which are headed to the US including a rebadged version of the hefty Yoga Pad Pro.