The Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro: A Tablet with Exceptional Battery Life and Display Quality

The Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro is an Android tablet that offers several unique features, including an integrated projector adjustable with the friction kickstand. This feature allows the projector to output an image of up to 70 inches at 50 lumens and 480p resolution. While it may not rival traditional projectors in terms of quality or resolution, this feature is more of a novelty than anything else. It's perfect for sharing content like when I used it the other day to watch Netflix after class.

One of the most impressive features of the Yoga Tab 3 Pro is its battery life. With a 10,200 Mah internal battery, the tablet offers great battery life during my battery life tests. I was able to average a little over 7 hours of screen on time with 36 hours of usage that was with pretty heavy usage too. This includes hours of YouTube and about a half hour of projecting Netflix during each test. If you scale back your usage to web browsing and reading for example, it becomes much easier to extend the battery life further.

Another notable aspect regarding the battery life is the Yoga Tab 3 Pro's standby efficiency. It doesn't quite match the seemingly unbeatable standby usage of the iPad, but it does very well in our tests. This is great for light to moderate users who use their tablet more passively but still want it to last as long as possible.

The Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro also features a 13 megapix rear camera, which would likely be best to stick to using your phone with. It does seem to be an improvement over the Tab 2 Pro Camera, but it's still lacking a good amount of detail and does very poorly in even the slightest of low light conditions. The 5 megapixel front-facing camera also isn't that great suffering from similar issues.

The camera app offers a fair amount of control, but it seems to be unstable at least on my unit. I noticed that it frequently crashed to the point where it would sometimes refuse to take pictures and required a device restart. Hopefully, Lenovo can resolve these issues with a future software update.

Speaking of software, the Yoga Tab 3 Pro is running part of Lenovo's Vibe UI over Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. Interestingly, Lenovo chose to keep certain stock Android aspects but ditch others like the notification shade and app icons. We're happy to see The Return to a traditional Android Launcher as well as a return to the stock multitasking menu.

Thankfully, Lenovo has kept the bloatware to a minimum shipping the tablet with only a few third-party apps like Evernote and McAfee Security, the latter of which is likely due to a deal with Intel. But it can be easily uninstalled without resistance. Lenovo's own apps are also kept to a minimum, the most interesting being Lenovo's Sketchpad app. It's pretty sweet for quickly jotting down notes especially considering that you can use any stylus thanks to Lenovo's Any Pen technology.

However, there is something that seems a bit odd to exclude, and that is multitouch support. There are still a few areas where the software feels unpolished but it's much better than last year's attempt. Hopefully, Lenovo will fix the buggy aspects and improve the general user experience with future OTA updates.

The Yoga Tab 3 Pro offers an excellent option for content consumption, with its built-in projector being one of the best features on this tablet. But if you want to use your tablet for other things however, the Yoga Tab 3 Pro may not be the best option. It has a lot of minor issues with performance that can be inconsistent and the software while improved from last year is still lacking in terms of stability.

Given the Yoga 3 Pro's premium price tag, we were disappointed to see a lack of attention in areas other than content consumption. If you're looking for an Android tablet with exceptional video playback capability or a tablet with a built-in projector for that matter, the T 3 Pro is the best option available today. You'll love it, but if you're looking for something a bit more well-rounded you may be better off looking elsewhere.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what's up guys this is Bailey Stein with Android authority and here I have lenovo's latest tablet the Tab 3 Pro it's a 10-in tablet with an integrated projector and a friction kickstand let's take a look with our full review of the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro when picking up the yoga tab the first thing you'll notice are the material choices with the Pro 3 Lenovo brings a leather rear and metal kickstand held together by a plastic frame despite some initial well awkward handling the Yoga Tablet feels quite nice to hold it is on the heavier side at 667 g however especially when compared to the Galaxy S to 392 G but that's likely due to the yoga tab's significantly larger 10,200 Milah battery a trade-off which we think many users will actually appreciate in addition to the Tab 3 Pro's strong build quality it also has a splash proof ip21 certification meaning that it is protected from small amounts of water of course we can't talk about a Yoga Tablet without talking about the versatility offered by its kickstand in terms of functionality the Tab 3 Pro brings the same friction kickstand found in last year's model in addition to the ability to hang the tablet from a nail or coat rack the lad is admittedly very gimmicky but the kickstand is of definite utility whether you choose to place the tablet in tilt mode where the tablet sits with subtle elevation near the rear or stand mode where the tablet is quite literally standing the kickstand is a feature that you'll absolutely love it makes content consumption much more convenient when you don't necessarily have a free hand and it's also nearly essential for getting the perfect angle when projecting Lenovo has really seemed to focus on content consumption here especially when you consider the Tab 3 PR four front-facing speakers those speakers are being marketed as JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos and they sound pretty good with a good amount of volume the T 3 Pros power button is located on the top and is surrounded by a notification LED ring the volume rocker is located just to the right and the headphone jack can be found on the very bottom with a 10.1 in Quad HD IPS display the yoga Tab 3 Pro offers a respectable PPI of 299 the display looks great with accurate color production and great viewing angles it's also bright enough to read in direct sunlight although the Adaptive brightness is very buggy and the display itself scratches pretty easily there also appears to be a slower response time when scrolling which causes is a noticeable ghosting effect we were very disappointed to see this especially considering the tablet's $500 price tag finally although the super sensitive touchcreen is very nice while wearing gloves we really wish Lenovo would have included a setting to temporarily disable it the display is often times too sensitive where will start taking input from things like sweatshirt sleeves to headphone cables it's not a major drawback but it is quite annoying at times and could be easily resolved by adding an option to disable it through a software update unlike many Android tablets the T 3 Pro uses a quad core Intel adom processor performance was very good for the majority of our testing save for a few minor hiccups here and there apps launch fairly quickly and the tablet feels fast but there's still some occasional lag interestingly Lenovo has included just 2 GB of RAM which well enough for basic use cases can be a bottleneck gaming on the Tab 3 Pro was excellent with smooth performance in Asphalt 8 on high settings it's not just the graphics performance that makes gaming on the Tab 3 Pro a joy however the speakers also make the experience much more immersive the Tab 3 Pro includes support for 80211 AC mimo Wi-Fi GPS and Bluetooth 4.0 the Wi-Fi antenna is notably strong something which is sometimes overlooked in Android tablets out of the box the T 3 Pro includes 32 GB of internal storage with the opportunity to expand it via micro SD card up to 128 GB as noted just a moment ago the T 3 Pro offers an integrated projector adjustable with the friction kickstand that projector can output an image of up to 70 in at 50 lumens and 480p resolution it's not going to rival traditional projectors in terms of quality or resolution but that's really not the point it's more of a novelty than anything and we can think of more than a few interesting use cases for example example it was great to have during a recent power outage where I used it to produce just enough light to continue working without being stuck in the darkness it's also excellent for sharing content like when I used it the other day to watch Netflix after class regardless of how you use it the integrated projector is a great feature to have even with its limited brightness and resolution with a 10,200 Mah internal battery the Tab 3 Pro offers great battery life during my battery life tests I was able to average a little over 7 hours of screen on time with 36 hours of usage that was with pretty heavy usage too with hours of YouTube and about a half hour of projecting Netflix during each test if you scale back your usage to web browsing and reading for example it becomes much easier to extend the battery life further one notable aspect regarding the battery life is the T 3 Pro's standby efficiency well it doesn't quite match the seemingly unbeatable standby usage of the iPad it did very well in our tests this is great for light to moderate users who use their tablet more passively but still want it to last as long as possible although the Tab 3 Pro does include a 13 megapix rear camera it would likely be best to stick to using your phone it does seem to be an improvement over the Tab 2 Pro Camera but it's still lacking a good amount of detail and does very poorly in even the slightest of low light conditions the 5 megapixel front-facing camera also isn't that great suffering from similar issues the camera app offers a fair amount of control but still focuses on ease of use the app itself is very nice but it seems to be unstable at least on my unit I noticed that it frequently crashed to the point where it would sometimes refuse to take pictures Al together requiring a device restart hopefully Lenovo can resolve these issues with a future software update speaking of software the yoga Tab 3 Pro is Running part of lenovo's vibe UI over Android 5.1 lollipop out of the box interestingly Lenovo chose to keep certain stock Android aspects but ditch others like the notification shade and app icons we're happy to see The Return to a traditional Android Launcher as well as a return to the stock multitasking menu thankfully Lenovo has kept the bloatware to a minimum shipping the tablet with only a few thirdparty apps like Evernote and mcy security the lad is likely due to a deal with Intel but it can be easily uninstalled without resistance lenovo's own apps are also kept to a minimum the most interesting being lenovo's sketchpad app it's pretty sweet for quickly jotting down notes especially considering that you can use any stylus thanks to lenovo's any pen technology we do wish it had multitouch support however something that seems a bit odd to exclude there are still a few areas where the software feels unpolished but it's much better than last year's attempt hopefully Lenovo will fix the buggy aspects and improve the general user exper experience with future OTA updates a Wi-Fi only model of the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro is now available for $4.99 within the US and an LTE model is expected to be released soon the yoga Tab 3 Pro offers excellent battery life very good audio and a great display there's also bonuses like the kickstand and projector which make this tablet one of the best for Content consumption if you want to use your tablet for other things however the yoga Tab 3 Pro may not be the best option it has a lot of minor issues the performance can be inconsistent and the software while improved from last year is still lacking in terms of stability we wouldn't consider these issues to be as big of flaws in a tablet costing $300 or even $200 less but given the Yoga 3 Pros premium price tag we were disappointed to see a lack of attention in areas other than content consumption if you're looking for an Android Tablet with exceptional video playback capability or a tablet with a built-in projector for that matter the T 3 Pro is the best option available to dat you'll love it but if you're looking for something a bit more well-rounded you may be better off looking elsewhere thank you for watching this video and please make sure to give it a thumbs up below if you enjoyed it also please make sure to subscribe to the channel if you'd like to see more content finally be sure to visit the Android Authority website for additional coverage is we are your source for all things Androidhey what's up guys this is Bailey Stein with Android authority and here I have lenovo's latest tablet the Tab 3 Pro it's a 10-in tablet with an integrated projector and a friction kickstand let's take a look with our full review of the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro when picking up the yoga tab the first thing you'll notice are the material choices with the Pro 3 Lenovo brings a leather rear and metal kickstand held together by a plastic frame despite some initial well awkward handling the Yoga Tablet feels quite nice to hold it is on the heavier side at 667 g however especially when compared to the Galaxy S to 392 G but that's likely due to the yoga tab's significantly larger 10,200 Milah battery a trade-off which we think many users will actually appreciate in addition to the Tab 3 Pro's strong build quality it also has a splash proof ip21 certification meaning that it is protected from small amounts of water of course we can't talk about a Yoga Tablet without talking about the versatility offered by its kickstand in terms of functionality the Tab 3 Pro brings the same friction kickstand found in last year's model in addition to the ability to hang the tablet from a nail or coat rack the lad is admittedly very gimmicky but the kickstand is of definite utility whether you choose to place the tablet in tilt mode where the tablet sits with subtle elevation near the rear or stand mode where the tablet is quite literally standing the kickstand is a feature that you'll absolutely love it makes content consumption much more convenient when you don't necessarily have a free hand and it's also nearly essential for getting the perfect angle when projecting Lenovo has really seemed to focus on content consumption here especially when you consider the Tab 3 PR four front-facing speakers those speakers are being marketed as JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos and they sound pretty good with a good amount of volume the T 3 Pros power button is located on the top and is surrounded by a notification LED ring the volume rocker is located just to the right and the headphone jack can be found on the very bottom with a 10.1 in Quad HD IPS display the yoga Tab 3 Pro offers a respectable PPI of 299 the display looks great with accurate color production and great viewing angles it's also bright enough to read in direct sunlight although the Adaptive brightness is very buggy and the display itself scratches pretty easily there also appears to be a slower response time when scrolling which causes is a noticeable ghosting effect we were very disappointed to see this especially considering the tablet's $500 price tag finally although the super sensitive touchcreen is very nice while wearing gloves we really wish Lenovo would have included a setting to temporarily disable it the display is often times too sensitive where will start taking input from things like sweatshirt sleeves to headphone cables it's not a major drawback but it is quite annoying at times and could be easily resolved by adding an option to disable it through a software update unlike many Android tablets the T 3 Pro uses a quad core Intel adom processor performance was very good for the majority of our testing save for a few minor hiccups here and there apps launch fairly quickly and the tablet feels fast but there's still some occasional lag interestingly Lenovo has included just 2 GB of RAM which well enough for basic use cases can be a bottleneck gaming on the Tab 3 Pro was excellent with smooth performance in Asphalt 8 on high settings it's not just the graphics performance that makes gaming on the Tab 3 Pro a joy however the speakers also make the experience much more immersive the Tab 3 Pro includes support for 80211 AC mimo Wi-Fi GPS and Bluetooth 4.0 the Wi-Fi antenna is notably strong something which is sometimes overlooked in Android tablets out of the box the T 3 Pro includes 32 GB of internal storage with the opportunity to expand it via micro SD card up to 128 GB as noted just a moment ago the T 3 Pro offers an integrated projector adjustable with the friction kickstand that projector can output an image of up to 70 in at 50 lumens and 480p resolution it's not going to rival traditional projectors in terms of quality or resolution but that's really not the point it's more of a novelty than anything and we can think of more than a few interesting use cases for example example it was great to have during a recent power outage where I used it to produce just enough light to continue working without being stuck in the darkness it's also excellent for sharing content like when I used it the other day to watch Netflix after class regardless of how you use it the integrated projector is a great feature to have even with its limited brightness and resolution with a 10,200 Mah internal battery the Tab 3 Pro offers great battery life during my battery life tests I was able to average a little over 7 hours of screen on time with 36 hours of usage that was with pretty heavy usage too with hours of YouTube and about a half hour of projecting Netflix during each test if you scale back your usage to web browsing and reading for example it becomes much easier to extend the battery life further one notable aspect regarding the battery life is the T 3 Pro's standby efficiency well it doesn't quite match the seemingly unbeatable standby usage of the iPad it did very well in our tests this is great for light to moderate users who use their tablet more passively but still want it to last as long as possible although the Tab 3 Pro does include a 13 megapix rear camera it would likely be best to stick to using your phone it does seem to be an improvement over the Tab 2 Pro Camera but it's still lacking a good amount of detail and does very poorly in even the slightest of low light conditions the 5 megapixel front-facing camera also isn't that great suffering from similar issues the camera app offers a fair amount of control but still focuses on ease of use the app itself is very nice but it seems to be unstable at least on my unit I noticed that it frequently crashed to the point where it would sometimes refuse to take pictures Al together requiring a device restart hopefully Lenovo can resolve these issues with a future software update speaking of software the yoga Tab 3 Pro is Running part of lenovo's vibe UI over Android 5.1 lollipop out of the box interestingly Lenovo chose to keep certain stock Android aspects but ditch others like the notification shade and app icons we're happy to see The Return to a traditional Android Launcher as well as a return to the stock multitasking menu thankfully Lenovo has kept the bloatware to a minimum shipping the tablet with only a few thirdparty apps like Evernote and mcy security the lad is likely due to a deal with Intel but it can be easily uninstalled without resistance lenovo's own apps are also kept to a minimum the most interesting being lenovo's sketchpad app it's pretty sweet for quickly jotting down notes especially considering that you can use any stylus thanks to lenovo's any pen technology we do wish it had multitouch support however something that seems a bit odd to exclude there are still a few areas where the software feels unpolished but it's much better than last year's attempt hopefully Lenovo will fix the buggy aspects and improve the general user exper experience with future OTA updates a Wi-Fi only model of the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro is now available for $4.99 within the US and an LTE model is expected to be released soon the yoga Tab 3 Pro offers excellent battery life very good audio and a great display there's also bonuses like the kickstand and projector which make this tablet one of the best for Content consumption if you want to use your tablet for other things however the yoga Tab 3 Pro may not be the best option it has a lot of minor issues the performance can be inconsistent and the software while improved from last year is still lacking in terms of stability we wouldn't consider these issues to be as big of flaws in a tablet costing $300 or even $200 less but given the Yoga 3 Pros premium price tag we were disappointed to see a lack of attention in areas other than content consumption if you're looking for an Android Tablet with exceptional video playback capability or a tablet with a built-in projector for that matter the T 3 Pro is the best option available to dat you'll love it but if you're looking for something a bit more well-rounded you may be better off looking elsewhere thank you for watching this video and please make sure to give it a thumbs up below if you enjoyed it also please make sure to subscribe to the channel if you'd like to see more content finally be sure to visit the Android Authority website for additional coverage is we are your source for all things Android\n"