Lenovo Reveals New Details Of Its HDMI-In Equipped Yoga Pad Pro 13 Tablet

Lenovo first teased its new Yoga tablet last week, which was revealed to feature a HDMI-in function for allowing it to double as a supplementary or portable display. The company has recently released several more teasers featuring the device on Weibo, along with some tidbits of its specifications.

While its official name has yet to be revealed, it is suggested by website SeekDevice that the new tablet will be known as the Yoga Pad Pro 13. From the Weibo posts, Lenovo confirms that its new device will feature a 13-inch display with 1440p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and Dolby Vision support. The company also revealed that its display supports up to 4,096 levels of pressure, therefore making it ideal for sketching and jotting down notes – with a stylus, most likely.

The Yoga Pad Pro 13 will feature quad-speakers with Dolby Atmos support. These are apparently housed in the tubular kickstand located at the bottom of the tablet. Besides the aforementioned HDMI-in port, it will also come with two USB-C ports – likely for charging and connecting external peripherals.

Lenovo did not reveal what’s powering the tablet in terms of performance, but SeekDevice speculates that it may come with a Snapdragon 870 chipset. Should that information be accurate, then it’s likely that the device will ship with Android rather than the Windows operating system.

In any case, we’ll be finding out more regarding the Yoga Pad Pro 13 later this month. As noted by Lenovo in its recent post on Weibo, the tablet will see a launch in China on 24 May 2021.

Lenovo Teases New Yoga Tablet With HDMI Input Feature

Lenovo has recently released a teaser featuring a new tablet via its official account on Chinese social media platform Weibo. Unlike the brand‘s typical offerings from this category, this new device is shown to feature a HDMI input.

As demonstrated in the image provided, the tablet could also function as a portable display that can output or mirror visuals from certain sources via a HDMI cable. In the teaser’s case, the new Yoga device is shown connected to a docked Nintendo Switch console, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe displayed on the tablet’s screen.

Needless to say, this is pretty handy if you wish to play your games outside on a larger screen. That is, if you don’t mind lugging around the Switch’s dock along with you and at the same time finding an outdoor plug for it.

Of course, Nintendo’s console is just one of the many possible uses for the new Lenovo tablet’s HDMI-in support. With the feature, the device is definitely capable of being used as a secondary display for your PC and laptop as well. Although it may not be as generous as an actual 20+ inch monitor, users such as streamers could utilise it for displaying live chats or other data that does not require a larger screen size.

Lest we forget, the new Yoga is still a tablet which is surely capable of doing whatever a tablet can do. However, the company has yet to reveal what kind of specifications we’ll be expecting at this time. It’s not specified if it will be running Android or Windows either.

From our observation of the image, it doesn’t appear that the device does not feature any front-facing cameras on its slim bezels. It is also shown to sport a thin form factor – save for the bottom, which looks like the grip handle from the Lenovo Yoga Tab/Smart Tab series. Seeing how the tablet is positioned, we can safely assume that it also comes with a rear kickstand.

Interestingly, also featured on the teaser is the chemical element symbol for a rare metal material known as Tantalum (Ta). How this relates to the tablet is not known for now. Hopefully we’ll find out more regarding this new Lenovo Yoga device soon enough.

Lenovo Teases New Legion Gaming Smartphone Announcement In Spring

Lenovo surprised the smartphone scene last year with the launch of its very own gaming handset, the Legion Duel. Despite being the company’s first jab in the niche, the device packed substantial hardware that easily rivaled its competitors – featuring a Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset, large battery capacity, fast charging and so on. Hoping to keep up with this momentum, Lenovo is planning to introduce a follow up to the Duel in the coming months, according to its GM Chen Jin via a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo.

Along with the announcement, Chen Jin also included a teaser image that shows the Lenovo Legion logo within an ice cube – subtly hinting at the upcoming gaming phone’s potential selling point. A handset’s internal cooling system is one of several factors that brands often emphasise on, especially for those in the gaming category. Based on the hint, it is possible that the new device could feature an improved version of the Duel’s internal dual-liquid heat pipe cooling system, or maybe an all-new cooling technology altogether.

Besides that, nothing else regarding the phone’s design or specifications have been revealed at this time. It is uncertain if the company plans to carry over any features from its predecessor, such as the side-mounted pop-up camera or dual shoulder air triggers with haptic feedback. If anything, it is quite likely for the upcoming Lenovo gaming phone to feature a Snapdragon 888 chipset, along with an improved FHD+ AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate or higher, and high-end sensors for its rear and front-facing cameras.

Chen Jin added that the new Lenovo Legion smartphone is expected to be officially unveiled sometime in spring this year. However, with no specific date provided, we might not see any glimpses of the new gaming handset for another month or two.