BARCENA—Our first experience with an Android-powered novo tablet was unfortunate. wered by a weak Tek processor a low-resolution display, the novo Yoga Tablet 8 was, as we originally wrote, “a shining example of mediocrity.”
But on Sunday novo announced what appears to be a worthy Android do-over. The new 10.1-inch novo Yoga Tablet HD+ boasts a much more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon processor along with a 1920×1080 screen—the kind of specs that could help novo battle Android tablet mainstays, mostly notably the second-generation Nexus 7 Kindle Fire HDX.
st like past novo tablets, the Yoga Tablet HD+ employs a nifty kickst. You can tuck it away to hold the tablet for reading, or flip it out to st up the device for watching a video.
The Yoga Tablet HD+ is fueled by a quad-core 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, a 9,000 mAh battery pack, which novo claims lasts for up to 18 hours on a single charge. It also features Android 4.3 lly Bean, though novo mentions it will eventually update to KitKat. The device comes with up to 32GB of storage, a microSD expansion slot for more, as well as 8M 1.6Mrear- front-facing cameras.
novo is also launching a new suite of Android applications it calls DOit, which are intended to help “enhance the user experience of every novo phone tablet.” SHAREit lets users share a variety of file types, while SECUREit helps protect any compatible Android device against viruses, spam, malware. There’s also an app called SYNCit, which helps back up restore precious phone data, including SMS, messages, call logs. Finally, an app called SEEit is essentially novo’s version of a third-party photo gallery app.
Hopefully, Motorola’s Mobility team will have some influence on novo’s apps. Motorola’s Assist Migrate are both practical well designed, but the screenshots made available in the novo press release show a somewhat gaudy, outdated interface.
The apps will soon be available on the ay store. Apps for iOS, ndows one, the ndows desktop platforms are also in development.
