14 DAY TRIAL // Among the avalanche of 2-in-1 convertibles showcased on the grounds at CES 2014 in Las Vegas a few months ago, we found the LG Tab Book2.
The device was a refresh of the original product that relied on the Ivy Bridge architecture. But the new LG Tab was teased with Intel Haswell CPU and IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Since the event we haven’t really heard anything else about the Tab Book 2, but now LG is pushing out a similar model that benefits from the same sliding system to achieve the transition from tablet to laptop.
The newcomer is called Tab Book 11 and naturally arrives with an 11.6-inch form factor. On today’s market there are plenty of Android devices taking advantage of the Intel architecture, but LG is offering something a bit above average, at least in the processor department.
For the time being, the LG Tab Book has been unveiled in Korea and we have no information on whether the tablet/laptop hybrid will be made available in other countries as well, but chances are it won’t.
Anyway, the LG Tab Book offers a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, which is better than what most laptops offer today.
Under the hood, LG has slipped in a Core i5-4200U processor fitted with Intel HD 4400 graphics, 4GB of RAM, and backed up by 128GB solid state drive.
The spec list is completed by 2 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI port, and microSD card slot. We should also note that, for some reason, LG is launching a device that runs the outdated Android 4.2 Jelly Bean out of the box. We can only hope that the company plans to roll out an update for the tab at some point.
With the LG G Pad 8.3, the company waited quite a lot before skipping the Android 4.3 stage and jumping straight to the latest Android 4.4 KitKat.
Maybe this is what’s going to happen here too. But if you’re not willing to wait a number of months to get KitKat in your life, you might as well look somewhere else for a 2-in-1.
The tablet weighs 2.3 lbs. / 1.04 kg, which might seem a lot for a tablet, but that’s because the keyboard part won’t detach and will just tuck underneath the screen when you feel like using the device as a slate.
As we mentioned above, the Tab Book 11 is quite reminiscent of the Tab Book2 that we saw displayed at CES 2014. The only difference is that the latter runs Windows 8 instead of Android.
For the time being, we don’t know for how much the slider will retail.