IFA 2014: New Vibes and a New ThinkPad

The other big name who made some waves last week at IFA was Lenovo. The Taiwanese tech giant unveiled a number of new devices at the event including two new smartphones, a plethora of tablets and a new business laptop.
The company’s biggest announcement would probably be its two new Vibe smartphone models. On one hand we have the new Vibe X2. The phone sports a 5-inch Full HD display and comes with a MediaTek MT6595 true octa-core chip with a 2GHz processor and 1GB of RAM.

Storage and battery capacities are at 32GB and 2300mAh respectively. There’s a 13MP camera at the back of the headset while the front is graced with a 5MP snapper. The Vibe X2 operates with Android 4.4 KitKat with Lenovo’s Vibe UI 2.0 on top.
On the other hand, there’s the Lenovo Vibe Z2, which is the company’s first 64-bit handset. The phone has a 5.5-inch HD display with 600nits of brightness and comes equipped with a Snapdragon chip with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 32GB of internal memory and a 4G LTE radio on-board.

The Vibe Z2 also comes with two SIM card slots and a 3000mAh battery. On the camera side, the phone is packing a 13MP Exmor BSI sensor from Sony at the back and an 8MP front-facing snapper with an anti-distortion lens.
Lenovo will be offering the Vibe Z2 and X2 initially in China this October with other markets where Lenovo phones are currently sold to follow shortly. The Vibe X2 will retail at $399 while the Vibe Z2 will sell for $429.
Apart from the new Vibe phones, Lenovo is also sprucing up its productivity offerings including two new Horizon tablet models, an Edge laptops and a new ThinkPad model.

For starters, there are the new Horizon 2s and 2e tablet/AIO models. The 2s features a 19.5-inch display while the 2e sports a slightly larger 21.5-inch panel. The 2s can be equipped with a slew of Intel processors all the way to a Core i7 variant. The tablet will also have Lenovo’s Aura interface and a 10-point multi-touch display. 
Users can configure the Horizon 2s with storage up to 500GB and an optional metal charging stand. Meanwhile, the larger Horizon 2e will offer almost the same configuration as the Horizon 2s but with a bigger storage capacity limit with a 1TB option. It will also be a bit heavier tipping the scales at 10.1 pounds compared to the Horizon 2s which weighs 5.6 pounds.

The Lenovo Horizon 2s will be available starting next month for $749 while the larger Horizon 2e will be offered for $949.
Finally there are the new Edge and ThinkPad laptops. The new Edge 15 is equipped with a 15-inch display with Full HD resolution, up to 16GB of RAM, a choice of SSDs and hybrid hard drives and a selection of processors up to a Core i7 CPU. 

The Edge 15 will have an 8-hour battery, stereo speakers with Dolby Home Theater, multiple USB ports, an Audio combo jack, an HDMI-out and a 4-in-1 SD card reader. Lenovo has even added a Backlit AccuType keyboard and an option to have an Nvidia GeForce GT840M graphics card with 4GB of memory.
The Lenovo Edge 15 will be available starting next month starting at $899.
For $100 more, you’ll be able to get the Lenovo ThinkPad Helix. The device is powered by Intel’s new Core M processors and runs on the latest version of Windows 8.1. The convertible is packed with an 11.6-inch Full HD display with 400 nits of brightness, a 10-point multi-touch display and Intel 4000 graphics.

Under the hood, there’s up to 8GB of LPDDR3 memory and a number of storage options that goes up to 512GB. There are also stereo speakers, a microHDMI port, a USB 3.0 port, and a 5MP+2MP camera combo.
The Lenovo ThinkPad Helix will be offered with two keyboard dock options. On one hand there will be a magnetic keyboard that connects to the tablet unit via pins at the bottom, while on the other hand, there’s going to be a “Pro” version, which will come with a rotating dock along with the range’s signature red TrackPoint.
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