The trajectory of tablets in the mobile market is curious. Popularized from 2010, with the launch of the iPad, this type of device has already been considered as the replacement of PCs and, as soon as it gained the possibility of making calls, such as the device that would extinguish smartphones. The problem is that he frustrated both predictions.
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In fact, the opposite of that happened. Smartphones gained larger screens and, with models ranging from 5 to 5.7 inches, users noticed that a phone with these dimensions did almost the same thing as a tablet – and still fit in the pocket. So why have both? And the tablets missed the stake.
The same thing happened in the dispute and tablets and PCs. Many said that the first would kill the second for good, since, in a short time, it would have the same processing capacity, with the advantage of being much more portable. In the end, tablets that could have more silly settings were much more expensive than notebooks or desktops, and were very uncomfortable to work for a long period. And once again they stayed behind.
Tablets definitely have not replaced smartphones / © ANDROIDPIT
With that, it was no surprise when tablet sales began to go downhill. A February 2016 IDC report indicates that the marketing of this type of device fell 10.1% in 2015 compared to 2014.  In the last quarter of last year, when we had the Christmas holidays, the performance was even worse: the drop was 13.7% compared to the same period a year earlier. That is, the public would have lost interest in tablets. But…
IFA 2016 shows that tablets still have breath
In addition to smartphones such as Moto Z Play and zenfone 3, as well as other connected devices, Lenovo and Huawei have shown that tablets still have folego in the mobile market, as long as they align design, good configuration and fair prices.
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Huawei caught the eye with the M3, the new member of the MediaPad family. The tablet features a sober design with a metal finish and a physical button on the front that serves as home and fingerprint reader. Its specifications have a Kirin 950 processor, 4GB of RAM, storage capacity ranging between 32 GB and 64 GB depending on the version (expandable via microSD card) and 8 MP cameras on both sides.
The MediaPad M3 is a powerful device with great multimedia features / ©
In addition to being quite thin – it’s only 7.3mm thick, the MediaPad M3 has an 8.4-inch screen with Quad-HD resolution (2560 X 1600), runs Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 and its rugged battery has a capacity of 5,100mAh. And also with two great stereo speakers, developed in partnership with harman kardon, specializing in high quality audio.
The 8 megapixel camera seems to be quite competent for video calls/ ©
Toy prices: between 349, 399 and 449 euros (R$ 1,260, R$ 1,441 and R$ 1,621 respectively, plus taxes and fees), depending on the version, the most expensive of which brings LTE connection.
The Lenovo hybrid that stole the attentions of IFA 2016
The Yoga Book series is not exactly a novelty, but for this year, Lenovo gave a beautiful repaginated in the look of its tablet and notebook hybrid and even inserted very interesting news in the device.
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Now the new Yoga Books will come in two versions: one with Windows 10 and the other with Android Marshmallow. And its configuration does not disappoint: processor is the Intel Atom x5, 4GB of RAM, storage capacity of 64 GB and a robust battery of 8,500 mAh with autonomy of up to 15 hours. Its screen has 10.1 inches, IPS technology and Full HD resolution.
The Yoga Book has won a beautiful repaginated in this new version/ ©
But the coolest of the new Yoga Book the possibility to draw and write in the same area where the keyboard is. That’s because Yoga Book brings a totally smooth keyboard that, at the touch of a button, turns into a surface where the user can create notes, texts and drawings from a tablet pen that supports up to 2048 pressure levels.
What you write on paper can be scanned to the Yoga Book screen ©
By the way, the device keyboard features the so-called Halo Effect. It is a backlit keyboard, totally smooth and with tactile effect. The touch screen is rough, made with frosted glass, with white outlines that delimit the virtual buttons. The keyboard with the “Halo pattern” can also assimilate and adapt to the user’s typing habits thanks to a learning software.
The Yoga Book keyboard features a learning software that adapts to the user’s habits / ©
And all this in a device with a neat design: its housing brings only 9.6 mm thick in the thickest part and 4.6 mm in the thinst part. Thanks to materials such as magnesium and aluminum, yoga book can still be robust. Its halves are connected by means of a metal hinge, which allows ample movements back and forth. To top it off, it weighs only 690 grams.
What about the price? Fair 499 euros (R$ 1,812, plus taxes and taxes) in the Android version; and 599 euros (R$ 2,175, plus taxes and fees) in the Windows edition.
Yes, tablets still have a good firewood to burn in the mobile market …
And do you still consider buying a tablet in the near future?
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