IFA 2016: Lenovo unleashes flurry of Yoga devices, phones

IFA 2016 has come and gone with many companies announcing and unveiling a plethora of new devices in every category and for every kind of consumer. One such company is Lenovo which showed off a huge number of devices at this year’s trade show including a slew of convertible laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

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Yoga Book

The most notable product Lenovo showed off at IFA this year is their new take on a 2-in-1 tablet which they simply call the Yoga Book. The new device is basically a 10.1-inch tablet with a blank slate attached to it via the company’s signature Yoga watchband hinge. The blank slate plays hosts to both Lenovo’s new Halo Keyboard, a full backlit virtual keyboard, and the Create Pad, for drawing and writing using the included Real Pen, much like using a Wacom tablet. The Real Pen can also turn into an actual pen and can be used in conjunction with the Create Pad to digitize sketches or notes written on paper with actual ink. The Yoga Book will be available in several Android and Windows 10 variants with prices starting at $500 and $550, respectively, and will be available sometime in October 2016.

Miix 510

Next in line is the Miix 510, the latest generation in Lenovo’s line of Microsoft Surface tablet competitors. It consists of a 12.2-inch tablet with a built-in dual-watchband hinge kickstand, the same type found on the company’s Yoga line, and a magnetic dock with a ten keyless keyboard and trackpad. Lenovo has upgrade the internals on the Miix 510 from its predecessors as it will come equipped with up to a 6th generation Intel Core i7 processor, up to a 1TB PCIe SSD, optional 4G LTE connectivity, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, and a battery life of up to 7.5 hours. Pricing for the Miix 510 will start at $600 and it will be available sometime in October 2016.

Yoga 910

Lenovo also unveiled another new product under their Yoga line, the Yoga 910, the latest in the company’s popular multiple mode laptop line. It features the same signature watchband hinge found on the company’s recent Yoga devices. It also features incredibly thin bezels for its 13.9-inch screen measuring only 5mm on three of its sides. The display on the Yoga 910 can come in either 4K or Full HD with a 100-percent sRGB color gamut and it can come equipped with Intel’s latest Core i7 processor. It also features a built-in fingerprint reader which works with Windows Hello, Dolby Audio Premium speakers, and a battery life of up to 15.5 hours. The Yoga 910 will be available sometime n October 2016 with prices starting at $1,300.

A Plus

Apart from laptops and convertibles, Lenovo also released a few smartphones during IFA 2016, the first of which is the A Plus, a new budget-centric smartphone with a modest 4.5-inch screen with a display resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. It also features a MediaTek MT6580 1.3GHz processor coupled with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, 4G connectivity with dual-SIM support, and a 2,000mAh battery. Lastly, it comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Lenovo will be releasing the A Plus later this month, initially in the European region, at the very affordable price of only around $77.

P2

Secondly, Lenovo also released the P2, the successor of last year’s battery-focused Vibe P1. Similar to its predecessor, the P2 features a large 5100mAh battery to give users maximum usage time. It also features a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor coupled with 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. A variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage will also be available in certain regions. Lenovo rounded off the P2 with a 13-megapixel rear camera that features a dual LED flash and a Sony sensor as well as a 5-megapixel selfie camera up front. The P2 will be priced at around $280 and will be available sometime in November 2016.

K6, K6 Power, K6 Note

Lastly, Lenovo also launched a trio of smartphones at IFA 2016 – the K6, K6 Power, and K6 Note. The three devices feature similar specifications such as a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 64-bit octa-core processor, an integrated fingerprint sensor, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi 802.11n connectivity, expandable storage support via microSD, and dual-SIM support. The first of the three models, the K6, features a 5-inch full HD display, 2GB of RAM, either 16GB or 32GB of internal storage, a 13-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel selfie camera, and a 3,000mAh battery. On the other hand, the K6 Power comes in two RAM/Storage variants, 2GB/16GB and 3GB/32GB, and packs a larger 4,000mAh battery. Lastly, the K6 Note, the flagship of the trio, comes with a larger display at 5.5-inches, either 3GB or 4GB of RAM coupled with 32GB or 64GB of storage, respectively, a 16-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, and the same battery as the K6 Power. Lenovo has not announced pricing for the three new devices but has mentioned that they will be released sometime this month.