Product Feature
- 8" 10-point multitouch display with 1280 x 800 resolution
- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- 16GB available storage capacity
- MTK MT8125 quad-core processor
- microSD card slot
Product Description
Product Detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1111 in Personal Computers
- Color: Brushed Nickel/Chrome
- Brand: Lenovo
- Model: 59387747
- Dimensions: .30" h x8.40" w x5.70" l,.88 pounds
- Hard Disk: 16GB
- Display size: 8
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Product Reviews
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
Not a true yoga (updated 1/30/2014)By E. Swope
I bought this tablet for a few reasons:
1: Size I was having difficulty reading text on my 7" kindle HD (on home screen where it can not be adjusted).
I have several tablets (an Archos 5, Archos 70b Internet 7-Inch Tablet (8GB) and Archos 101 G9 16GB - Turbo. The batteries on the 5 & 70 died the same week :( and need to be shipped to France to fix. The 101 is working, and I LOVE it, but it is huge and weighty, not good for carrying (in my purse) for day to day use. I use that one at home, and when we travel (great for watching videos on a plane).
2: Form factor
Long story short, I decided my next tablet would be an 8 inch.. but there are currently not a lot to choose from.. When Amazon sold out of the Archos 80 Titanium HD 8" Capacitive Multitouch Android Tablet I looked at the other (few) 8" tablets available: The Archos, this, the Samsung Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8-Inch, White) one or 2 others... (more are being introduced or are out now).
I did not like the form factor on the Samsung and thought it a little expensive for what it gave you. I had seen the yoga 10 (or 11?) at best buy, and really did like the form factor, thought the aluminum screen cover was a great solution, protecting it enough that I could put it in a purse or briefcase and not worry about damage.
*The Yoga 8 does not have this. It does not look like any of the other Yogas, and I did not know that when I purchased it. The pictures and animated promotional videos are somewhat deceptive. It has a small fold out kick stand, but no cover.
3: technical specs. I wanted a better screen and faster processor (why buy a tablet when I have 4 if I am not upgrading?)
The yoga gets middling reviews for both (in the multitude of reviews I read off site).
My experience with the tablet is that it was faster than I was led to believe from the reviews I saw, definitely an upgrade. (not as fast as the Kindle Fire HDX 7", HDX Display, Wi-Fi, 16 GB - Includes Special Offers which I returned (in part) because of screen size- and sadly the 8.9 is out of my budget.
The Yoga is a responsive tablet, good and fast.. not the best of the current crop, but more than sufficient. (I did not notice any lag or flicker..it just is not instant like the hdx). It does have a quad core processor and so is faster than much of what you will find in this price range (the Kindle fire hdx and Lexus 7 being notable exceptions, but those are both 7" tablets and I am looking for a larger display).
Display is where it falls down a bit more. It is not a high res, screen. Pictures... were not as crisp or colors as true as on any of my other tablets (to include the one 4 generations back from Archos! (1240 x 800 is about the lowest resolution you will find on current tablets in this price range. It is fine for text, less desirable for media.)
I actually thought I could live with the compromise, sacrifice some power and resolution for expandability (sd card slot) and the unique form factor which made it easier to carry, *BUT* this "yoga" does not have that.
The screen is very thin, backed with aluminum, nice build quality.
The weird looking bulge does make it easier to hold, and stores a bank of long life batteries (the reason most people buy this tablet... the 18 hour battery life). That *is* nice, and singular to this tablet, but is not one of my priorities.
*It also does something really strange, which I have not seen anyone comment on yet in reviews: It vibrates like a joy buzzer when you turn it in it off. I did not like that, at all. (It is like the vibration ring or alarm on a cell phone).
5: Access. You can buy/ download apps from any of a number of sites, including Amazon and the Google play store.
For myself, given that I did not get what I was expecting to from the tablet (the Yoga form factor) there was no reason to accept a trade off in processor speed or screen resolution. I was happy enough with the speed, but would like a better display.
I am still on the hunt as it were, have tried/ tested several tablets and am now looking at some of the larger (9-10") to see if there is one light and thin enough that I am wiling to carry it on a day to day basis.
I think I need to look at the ASUS MeMO Pad 8 16GB Tablet (ME180A-A1-WH) White and Toshiba Encore WT8-A32 8-Inch 32 GB Tablet as well.
Summary
This one is packed up to be returned because
1: The form factor is not what I thought, no screen cover, just a kick stand.
2: The display is not as nice as many current tablets in this price range.
3: The processor is not as fast as some of the newer tablets.
While I was happy enough with the speed. In the $200-250 range there are faster tablets with better displays.
battery life: It is unique among all the tablets I have looked at (more or less everything on the market) in that it has an 18 hour battery life.
If that is high on your priority list this is the one to get. No one else comes anywhere near that. But, you are trading off weight, a slim form factor, both speed and display resolution to get it.
Sound: This is an area where it gets good reviews, but my personal experience is that it is pretty average (note; I put a premium on sound so my other tablets have been selected with that as a priority.) The sound actually is not as good as my Kindle, or any of the Archos tablets (but then, Archos started life as a media player, and Amazon has optimized the Kindle for same). It also does not offer as many codecs as Archos. This will not be limiting for many people, but will for some . (I am married to a recording artist who likes uncompressed files and I have come to appreciate the improved sound quality vs. mp3).
Software/ android skin: This is not something a lot of people think about when purchasing hardware but is a critical issue for me, and why I returned several tablets. As a medical provider I can not carry a tablet which pulls my calendar and contact information or which does not allow the installation of secure programs. This tablet is better than many in that regard, but again, not the best. (Note, this a big issue I have with Google branded tabets. They are so bad with respect to privacy that it is absolutely out of the question for me to look at a Nexus, and why I returned the Nook HD+.)
There is not a lot of bloatware and you can edit to remove programs you don't want but it does not add a lot of functionality. It does not impose restrictions on the android environment or limit what you can install. It is not as open as Archo's environment (which allows you to install virtually any OS or partition and multi-boot on their larger tablets, like the 5/ 500G).
In sum, it is a well built tablet with a fast processor. The display is middling and the sound better than average (but not as good as some).
You can expand via sd card slot, and it offers the option to encrypt your tablet as a security feature (and I nice one, which I will look for on other tablets as I continue my search).
I'd rate it
5 stars for build
3 for display
4 for processor speed
5+ for battery life
4 for sound
4 for software/ android skin.
2-3 for form factor (not what I thought it was, *or* like any of the other yoga or flex tablets.
Bonuses include expandability, control, open access.
Apologies for all the parenthetical remarks and perhaps a somewhat longer than ideal review. I edited to include information that I consider when I shop, realizing that everyone has different priorities. Some people might be OK with things I nixed a tablet for or conversely not be able to live with compromises I am willing to make.
Hopefully the added information is more of a benefit than hindrance.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Good value for money with few trade offsBy space case
I had to exchange the first one I got because it seemed the firmware got corrupted for some reason and wouldn’t boot up after using a few days. I give this 5 stars because of value. I own mini ipad retina and Nexus 7. The display is sharp enough for anything and not sure what all the complaints are about and yes, Nexus and Apple retina might be sharper but that is where it ends for them. The Apple does not have the apps that Android has due to the restricted nature and Apple control over everything you can install on its devices, basically it censors everything except what it wants to be on the device. Battery life ok on mini ipad and it is thin. The Nexus 7 display may be sharper but every time I pick it up the battery is dead and the battery runs down fast if looking at videos or doing anything on it that uses blu tooth and wifi. So a sharper screen is worthless if the device is always dead. I run wifi blu tooth and watch videos a lot and the Yoga 8 beats all of them and I can stream audio and video for hours and battery life still good. After owning several devices I conclude that power is the most important to me because without power nothing else matters. Its been days since I plugged it in and whenever I pick it up it still has most of the charge left. If not using it then it might lose 1-2% a day which is substantially better than Nexus or Apple. It runs all the Android applications without problem. It supports lots of video and audio formats. Of course the built in stand is a valuable addition as I can stand it up in bed or desk and watch movies or listen to music and is the only tablet I know of with speakers in front, at least for 7-8” devices. I also like the fact that is super thin and light and the bulge for the battery and stand doesn’t bother me and a Brookstone case for $10 fits the Yoga 8 perfectly. I can also read the fine print on web pages which I couldn’t do on the first gen Apple ipad mini. The device accepts micro sim cards up to 32 gig which I already had so I essentially got a 48 gig tablet for $200. For Nexus there is no memory card slot, same with Apple of course. Adding pictures and video is easy and I can do wireless transfer or wired to computer and you can just copy the video and photos over, unlike Apple in which you have to use itunes and then it converts it to their format then backs up the photos to your hard drive in a format you can’t look at. To conclude there is no one tablet that is perfect in everything so the best one is whatever the user finds to have priority over and there could be lots would rather have a little sharper display or slightly faster processor with the sacrifice of battery life, not me though.
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