We keep facing the new iPad Pro 9.7 with its main alternatives, a good part of which, logically, are among the tablets Android high-end, and today it is the turn of one of the most special tablets that we can find in this field, especially with regard to its design, which is quite far from the usual. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of them? Which of the two is the one that best suits your needs, that of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), or of Lenovo? As always, we try to answer these questions with a comparative in which we review the Technical specifications of these two tablets.
Integrated
We have just said that design is one of the sections to which more attention must be paid whenever we deal with the Yoga Tab 3 Pro, but the truth is that the iPad Pro 9.7 is a tablet that stands out in this sense, although for different reasons: the tablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), It is an elegant tablet, with a metal case, a fingerprint reader and four speakers; the tablet of Lenovo It has very good finishes too, with a combination of leather and metal, but what is most striking is its cylindrical support, which helps us to hold it (although it also has a support on the back to hold it on a flat surface) and that houses a projector.
Dimensions
The peculiar design of the Yoga Tab 3 Pro, makes it necessary to take some precautions when comparing its dimensions, since, for example, it is much thinner than usual (even more than the iPad Pro 9.7, with 4,81 mm against 6,1 mm) but it must be taken into account that always without counting the thickness of the cylindrical support, which is much thicker, and that makes it somewhat heavier than normal (437 grams against 667 grams). It is also a bit larger overall, but keep in mind that this is more because its screen is too (24x16,95 inch against 24,7x17,9 inch).
Screen
As we just said, the screen of the tablet Lenovo is a little bigger than that of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), (9.7 inches against 10.1 inches), as well as having a different aspect ratio (4: 3, optimized for reading, versus 16:10, optimized for video playback) and a higher resolution (2048 x 1536 against 2560 x 1600), enough so that its pixel density is also higher (PPI 264 against PPI 299).
Performance
Limiting ourselves for the moment to the technical specifications, it must be said that we find processors with quite similar characteristics (A9X dual core and 2,16 GHz frequency versus a Intel quad-core and 2,2 GHz) and are completely tied for RAM (2 GB). The fact that they run different operating systems, however, can introduce significant differences in their performance, so it will be interesting to see how both perform in real-life tests.
Storage capacity
If we limit ourselves to the basic models of each of them, the advantage would be for the Yoga Tab 3 Pro, which not only has the same internal memory (32 GB), but has in its favor having a card slot micro-SD. If we are considering higher versions, the iPad Pro 9.7 achievable with up to 256GB.
Cameras
El iPad Pro 9.7 usually wins in these comparisons in the cameras section, but the Yoga Tab 3 Pro He is an equally tough opponent, capable of surpassing her even in the main chamber (12 MP against 13 MP), but with a lot of comfort in what and to match it in the front camera (5 MP). When it comes to tablets, in any case, either one should be more than enough to cover our needs at this point.
Autonomy
Autonomy is one of the strengths of the Yoga Tab 3 Pro, since the cylindrical support, in addition to a projector, houses a battery with a capacity of no less than 10200 mAh. We would be quite surprised if the iPad Pro 9.7 reach these figures (that of the iPad Air 2 did not reach 8000 mAh) but we do not have the official data yet, so we cannot yet draw definitive conclusions.
Price
Another point in favor of Yoga Tab 3 Pro is that its price is significantly lower than that of the iPad Pro 9.7: the tablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), will be sold from $670while that of Lenovo can be purchased for $500.