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Testing New Technologies – March 2013 (Part 1)

3/27/2013 9:05:56 AM

Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 11

Webste: lenovo.com

The original convertible arrives. Lenovo announced the Yoga way back at CES2012, and the ultra-flexible laptop-tablet finally launches. Question is, is this Windows RT-NvidiaTegra-powered device any good?

The Yoga can do a full 360-degree fold, from laptop to tablet. You can use it as a laptop and shut it to protect the touchscreen and keyboard, or you can use it as a tablet in ‘flat’ or tent’ mode. The design does offer more flexibility (no pun intended) to use it the way you’d like to. The keyboard is inactive once the screen folds back, so there’s no need to worry about accidental key hits.

The Yoga can do a full 360-degree fold, from laptop to tablet.

The Yoga can do a full 360-degree fold, from laptop to tablet.

The Yoga 11 is fitted with an ARM-powered Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, common in smartphones and tablets. This ensures enough power for mobile and basic apps and internet usage, and operates efficiently enough to give you 10-12 hours of battery life, which is superb for a work/mobile device.

Build quality is super on the whole, and the finishing on the exterior and keypad surface are excellent. The keyboard, though, feels tacky and poorly laid out. The 1366x768 screen isn’t the best, but is good enough for videos and the internet. The touch is responsive, but not quite as satisfying as the iPad, though.

Windows RT may look exactly like Windows 8, but it isn’t. One major disadvantage is that only apps from the Windows Store will work. You can’t bring third party software like you would on Win8. This reminds you that the Yoga is strictly a tablet with a keyboard, and not the full-functionality Windows laptop that it looks like.

HTC Butterfly

Website: htc.com

HTC’s latest creation has emerged from its chrysalis, sporting a stunning 440ppi, 5in screen. Quad-core processing, 2GB RAM, Beats Audio innards, it’s the kind of stuff that can set hearts aflutter...

HTC’s latest creation has emerged from its chrysalis, sporting a stunning 440ppi, 5in screen.

HTC’s latest creation has emerged from its chrysalis, sporting a stunning 440ppi, 5in screen.

It may not be as curvy as the One X+, but the Butterfly packs a curved back nonetheless. HTC’s wrapped it in a matte black, soft rubber-like finish which makes it effortless to grip. A discreet, cleverly placed rear notification light is also thrown in for when your phone’s sunny side down.

Qualcomm’s S4 Quad-Core goodness makes its presence felt clocking in at 1.5GHz. Android’s buttery smoothness makes swiping the screen a fun activity with nippy gameplay, fluid motion and animations. We’re also treated to snappy web page loads and swift ‘recent app’ transitions.

When we saw the One X’s 720p screen, it was love at first sight. We even called it one of the best smartphone screens ever. That title’s been snatched from its clutches by the Butterfly’s epic 440ppi screen. Movies, photos and everything else looks bright, punchy and balanced. VideoPic allows 6MP stills while shooting HD video simultaneously.

The HTC’s brilliant camera has been retained - a super-fast 8MP affair backed by an f/2.0 lens. Burst mode, 1080p video and picture-in-video all perform brilliantly and the 2.1MP front facer is great for video calls. For now though, the S III still retains the crown of the best snapper around.

Pull the Butterfly out of the box and it proudly rocks Jelly Bean 4.1. It even pulls live updates via Google Now and Sense UI 4+ packs a self-portrait camera mode. Only 16GB of storage comes built-in, so you may want to boost it by up to 32GB via the microSD slot. Hello, sweet space!

Acer Aspire S7

Website: acer.com

It’s so thin, we almost carved a turkey with the S7 Ultrabook. But that would be expensive and unhygienic. So we put the gorgeous Windows 8 device through a Stufftest instead...

Speakers on the S7 feel a bit oddly placed. They’re nice and punchy for the minimalist size of the device, but being on the underside of the laptop, they feel muffled. Place the S7 on your lap and the sound takes a solid beating.

It’s so thin, we almost carved a turkey with the S7 Ultrabook.

It’s so thin, we almost carved a turkey with the S7 Ultrabook.

In its 13.3in avatar, the S7 offers the ability to fold the Ultrabook flat on a table. This gives you a very satisfying, croupier-like dominion over the touchscreen interface and brings certain apps to life – especially with multi-user or arty apps such as Fresh Paint.

The Aspire will pump out glorious Full HD video with ease. On the 11.6in display, the 1080p visual is simply stunning. Windows 8’s touchscreen interface suits the size and resolution so well you’ll be spoilt for good once you get your eyes on these.

Pry it open, and the S7 presents a pleasingly minimalist frontage, dressed up posh in its aluminum uni-body. It’s quite slim too, at just 12.2mm, but the keyboard lacks that solid tactile feedback. However, it glows in a stunning cool blue adjusting its bright ness to the ambient light.

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