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Lenovo ThinkPad 8
32 GBApple iPad 2
32 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 60.7 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2011-03-02 |
| 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 21.41 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 349.00 | $ 360.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 273 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3770 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Bay Trail (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.20 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 5.8 | 2.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has an overall score of 60.7, which is slightly better than the iPad 2's global score of 58.6. Lenovo ThinkPad 8's construction is just a little bit thicker but notably lighter than iPad 2. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 counts with Windows 8.1 OS, while iPad 2 has iOS 7.x OS. The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features a much sharper screen than Apple iPad 2, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater amount of pixels per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1200.
Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has a quite superior processing power than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. IPad 2 and Lenovo ThinkPad 8 feature incredibly similar storage capacity to install games and applications, and although the iPad 2 has no slot for an SD memory card, they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad 2 features a much longer battery life than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 shoots way better photographs and videos than iPad 2, because it has a way more megapixels back facing camera and a way better (Full HD) video quality.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also cheaper than the iPad 2, making it a very good choice.
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