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<p align="center"></p><p><p>Lenovo has introduced a new member to its Yoga Tab 3 product family this week at IFA. The new Yoga Tab 3 Plus tablet runs Google Android 6.0 and is aimed at demanding consumers. The novelty comes with a number of features previously only available on the Yoga Tab 3 Pro, including a higher-end octa-core SoC, a 2K 10&rdquo; display, a lot of RAM, plenty of storage as well as Wi-Fi 802.11 ac connectivity. Surprisingly, the Yoga Tab 3 Plus will not be too expensive and will be available starting from $299.</p>

<p>When Lenovo introduced its Yoga Tab 3 family of products last year, the company drew a clear line between its mainstream Yoga Tab and considerably more advanced Yoga Tab 3 Pro tablets. The former were based on entry-level SoCs and were equipped with relatively low-res screens and limited amount of DRAM/NAND, whereas the latter were powered by Intel&rsquo;s Atom SoC, were equipped with 2560&times;1600 displays and featured considerably better specs in general, but at a much higher price ($499/$599 for Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi+LTE model). Today, the Yoga Tab 3 closes the gap between the two product lines and attempts to wed the best of both: affordable price and high-end specs.</p>

<p>The Yoga Tab 3 Plus is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 SoC (4&times;A72 1.8 GHz, 4&times;A53 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Adreno 510 graphics) and comes equipped with 3 GB of LPDDR3 DRAM as well as 32 GB of NAND flash storage (it also has a microSD card slot). The tablet uses USB Type-C (operates in USB 2.0 mode) connector for charging and connectivity and also supports WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 and LTE (optional) wireless technologies.</p>

<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 680px;">
<tbody border="1">
<tr class="tgrey">
<td colspan="8">Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Family</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="tlblue">
<td>Model</td>
<td>Yoga Tab 3 8&rdquo;</td>
<td>Yoga Tab 3 10"</td>
<td>Yoga Tab 3 Pro 10&rdquo;</td>
<td>Yoga Tab 3 Plus 10&rdquo;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">SoC</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="1">Snapdragon 212

4&times;Cortex-A7 at 1.3GHz

Adreno 304 graphics</td>
<td align="center">Intel Atom x5-Z8500

Quad core, 2.24GHz</td>
<td align="center">Snapdragon 652

4&times;Cortex-A72 at 1.8GHz

4&times;Cortex-A53 at 1.4 GHz

Adreno 510 graphics</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">RAM, NAND</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="1">1GB, 16GB NAND + MicroSD</td>
<td align="center">2GB RAM, 16/32GB

NAND + MicroSD</td>
<td align="center">3GB RAM, 32GB

NAND + MicroSD</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">Display</td>
<td align="center">8" 1280x800 IPS LCD</td>
<td align="center">10.1" 1280x800 IPS LCD</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="1">10.1" 2560x1600 IPS LCD

299 ppi, 70% Color Gamut</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">Dimensions</td>
<td align="center">210 x 146 x 3 to 7mm</td>
<td align="center">253 x 185 x 3.5 to 9.5mm

655g</td>
<td align="center">179 x 247 x 4.6mm at thinnest point, 665g</td>
<td align="center">179 x 247 x 4.68mm at thinnest point, 637-644g</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">Camera</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="1">8MP Rotatable Camera</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="1">13MP Rear-facing

5MP Front-facing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">Battery</td>
<td align="center">6200mAh (23.56Wh)</td>
<td align="center">8700mAh (33.06Wh)</td>
<td align="center">10200mAh (38.76Wh)</td>
<td align="center">9300mAh</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">OS</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="1">Android 5.1 Lollipop</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="1">Android 5.0 Lollipop</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="1">Android 5.1 Lollipop</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="1">Android 6.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tlgrey">Connectivity</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="1">802.11b/g/n + BT 4.0, microUSB 2.0, Optional LTE SKU</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="1">2x2 802.11a/b/g/n/ac + BT 4.0,

microUSB 2.0, Optional LTE</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="1">2x2 802.11a/b/g/n/ac + BT 4.0,

USB-C, Optional LTE</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<p>Lenovo positions its Yoga Tab 3 Plus tablet for those, who want to have enhanced multimedia experience on-the-go, which is why its 10-point multitouch 10.1&rdquo; WQXGA (2560&times;1600) IPS display comes with Technicolor&rsquo;s color enhance software technology. In addition, the device is equipped with four front-facing speakers (made by JBL) and supports Dolby's Atmos 3D surround sound processing. Now, unlike the Yoga Tab 3 Pro, the Tab 3 Plus does not feature a pico projector, but just like the aforementioned model, it has two cameras.</p>

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<p>Battery capacity of the novelty is 9300 mAh and Lenovo claims that the Yoga Tab 3 Plus will last up to 18 hours on its battery. As it turns out, slightly lower battery capacity of the Yoga Tab 3 Plus compared to the Yoga Tab 3 Pro is offset by better energy efficiency of its SoC, which is why it promises to deliver similar battery life. Besides long battery life, the Yoga Tab 3 Plus also inherited premium chassis featuring metal, plastic and leather from the Pro model.</p>

<p>Lenovo will start shipments of its Yoga Tab 3 Plus this October. The MSRP for the Wi-Fi-only model will be $299, but the recommended price of the LTE SKU is currently unknown.</p>

<p><div>Gallery: Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Plus: Snapdragon 652, 10-Inch 2K Display, JBL Speakers and USB-C<div></div></div></p>
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