With the introduction of Lenovo's new IdeaTab S2110, we feel like we've just raised our tablet game. This is a super-slim, high-end tablet with some amazing features. At about 1/3 inch thin (8.69mm) and weighing just 1.28 pounds (580g), it feels shockingly light for a 10-inch tablet. (When I first picked a testing sample, I thought it was just a shell and not the unit itself.) The S2110 feels great when you hold it--the soft textured pattern on the back offers a little grip and stops it from slipping. From a distance, I find it looks softer on the eye as well. The large 10.1” IPS display is remarkably clear at wide viewing angles making it excellent for sharing videos or apps with friends. The tech specs for the S2110 are top-notch. The Qualcomm Dual Core 1.5GHz processor with 1GB LPDDR2 memory gives it a powerful push; we’ve found in tests that the battery life can reach nearly 10 hours of WiFi web browsing. Android 4.0 is awesome. The 5MP back camera has auto-focus and LED flash, and the 1.3MP HD front camera does video chat really well. Some models support 3G too. You may have noticed that there’s a new user interface in the pictures with some cool-looking icons. These are a selection of commonly used apps that expand when touched. This is great for choosing music or opening a folder of apps when I want more space to choose content but don’t want to cover the whole screen. So there you go--a top-end...
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When I first saw the design concept of Lenovo’s IdeaTab S2109 tablet that just hit the market, I thought, “Wow, this is something new.” Sporting a sleek Unibody design, it looks really striking. And it somehow manages to squeeze a nice, big and bright 9.7” IPS display into a slim frame that measures only 1/3 inch thick. The tablet weighs in at just 1.27 pounds. Of course, the headline here is that the S2109 runs Ice Cream Sandwich, the new Android 4.0 operating system—and I can report that it runs it smoothly. The Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 dual-core 1GHz processor and 1GB LPDDR2 memory powers it admirably. The ports—micro-SD, micro-USB and micro-HDMI—are nice to have as is the 1.3M front camera. A nice bonus on the S2109 is the A/C power jack & port that can recharge it extra-fast. The battery life is strong too—in our tests, we’ve found we can get more than 10 hours while web browsing. You can get a nifty case with the S2109, too, but the feature that may stand out the most? It has our speakers, two of which bring extra-deep bass. It also offers SRS sound enhancement, making audio output really powerful for a tablet, let alone a slim one like this. I’ve found that the sound is really good when I’m listening to music or watching movies, and it’s definitely loud enough to follow podcasts or...
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