Lenovo are capable of big things, they are involved in many different areas of modern day mobile technology. Be it phones, Android tablets, Windows tablets, hybrid laptops, Chromebooks and even just plain old laptops and desktop PCs. Each and every year they push out new and updated devices and their most recent new device is the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2.
You know the one with the rather funky kickstand on the back! Yes the one sort of endorsed by Ashton Kutcher.
I’ve been using the 10” Android yoga Tablet 2 for a few weeks now, so it’s prime time to bring you my review of it. Starting of course with my good and bad points.
Good Points
- Great design.
- Bright colourful screen with decent viewing angles.
- Really useful kickstand including hook hole.
- Intel chip gives a really fluid feel to the whole UI.
- Micro SD slot.
- Front facing stereo speakers provide a nice clear sound.
- Huge great battery seems to last ages.
- The battery bulge can be used as a handy grip in portrait mode.
Bad Points
- Cylindrical battery whilst unique looking gives the device and odd weighting.
- Plastic backplate is quite flexible.
- Angles for the kickstand are limited.
- Built in Lenovo launcher is a bit basic.
- Rear camera awkward to use.
- Bloatware is a little annoying.
- Auto brightness and graphic equaliser apps are rather annoying.
Design
Design wise the Yoga Tablet 2 is great looking piece of kit, it’s made almost entirely in a silvery plastic with a few real metal accents here and there. When you see the Yoga Tablet 2 for the first time your eyes are drawn to the cylindrical edge/end which really does dominate the entire design.
The bulge is many things, it houses the power button, the headphone socket, two front facing speakers, a wall bracket mount and of course a great big old battery. It does however also add weight, along one edge which makes it a little fiddly in use and sort of forces you to use the tablet in landscape format to avoid having to hold the non symmetrical device aloft.
