Lenovo is one among the remaining big names within the Android market that’s still making tablets. a bit like Samsung, its tablets cover a good range of sizes and tiers, including some rather odd or unconventional designs.
The new Lenovo YOGA Pad Pro definitely falls within the latter category, and that’s not simply because it’s an outsized screen or are often hung abreast of walls. It earns that distinction by being a tablet which will also function your Nintendo Switch’s screen. The largest tablets, both on Android and iOS, average at around 12 to 12.9 inches.
That’s almost the typical size of notebook screens and is already cutting it on the brink of becoming not so portable due to it. Larger screens do leave many room for content but it sometimes also seems like wasted space. Fortunately, Lenovo thought of how to place that 13-inch 2K screen to good use. While it does have a USB-C port which will be used for charging, data, and video output, it also features a micro HDMI port on the other side for video input. In other words, the device, which functions as a standalone Android tablet, also can be used as a second display for a laptop or a primary display for a Nintendo Switch. Presuming you’ve got how to power its TV dock, of course.
As an Android tablet, the Lenovo YOGA Pad Pro is really pretty impressive, with a Snapdragon 870 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage for starters. it’s definitely designed for entertainment with its large 2K screen that supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision also as its Quad JBL speakers. Its unique design blends older Yoga tablets and their tubular edge and a rotating handle that functions both as a stand and as a hook for hanging the tablet on walls.
The Lenovo YOGA Pad Pro carries a 3,299 RMB tag, roughly $515, but it isn’t yet certain if and when it’ll be available outside of China. The tablet also supports Lenovo’s Active Pen stylus, probably sold separately, that turns it into an outsized drawing canvas also. Whether that works while using the tablet as a monitor sort of a Wacom Cintiq isn’t yet clear.