Yesterday we left you a comparative between Lenovo's latest Windows mid-range and Teclast's and now it's time to do the same with Cube's, more expensive but also with higher-level technical specifications. Is it worth resorting to importing chinese tablets and invest a little more? We look forward to helping you decide: Miix 320 vs. Cube iWork 3X.
Designer
As usually happens with the 2 in 1, in both cases we have quite classic lines and relatively thick frames, but it is true that in the la iWork 3X this trend is somewhat less marked and is more similar to a conventional tablet. Aesthetic preferences aside and going into more practical matters, the two can boast of a metal casing, but only the tablet of Lenovo You can make it arrive with the included keyboard. That of Cube has in its favor, on the other hand, having a rear support, in the style of Surface.
Dimensions
Even more so than with the Teclast the advantage of the Miix 320 due to the difference in size of their respective screens, although in practice it is less pronounced almost with the iWork 3X which is relatively compact24,89 x 17,78 cm against 29,96 x 18,06 cm) and light (550 grams against 740 grams). In thickness, the Lenovo tablet clearly wins and there is not much room for excuses (9 mm against 1,2 mm).
Screen
We have already said that the screen of the tablet Cube is much bigger10.1 inches against 12.3 inches), but this is not even its main claim, since since its presentation all the emphasis was put on that it will arrive with the screen of the Surface Pro 4, which refers not only to size, but also to its resolution (2736 x 1824), much higher than that of the standard model of the Miix 320 (1280 x 800) but also that of the highest level (1920 x 1200). It should be noted that they also use different aspect ratios (16:10, optimized for video playback, compared to 3: 2, closer to that of the iPad).
Unlimited
Taking into account that its technical specifications in the performance section are identical to those of the Teclast, the tablet of Cubea Intel N3450 y 6 GB RAM memory, it is imposed on Lenovo also here (Intel Atom X5 y 4 GB RAM memory). And again it must be remembered that the higher settings of the Miix 320 do not improve any of this data.
Storage capacity
La iWork 3X another victory is scored in the storage capacity section, with no less than double the internal memory at our disposal (128 GB against 64 GB), and in the case of tablets with Windows 10 the truth is that this is an important piece of information. Here we can turn to higher models of the tablet from Lenovo if we want to get closer to the figures of the Cube, in addition to having a card slot micro-SD It helps to make up for the differences a bit.
Cameras
Cube has completely dispensed with the rear camera for this tablet and has limited itself to including a front camera 2 SM, which seems like a reasonable decision in order to reduce costs. With the tablet of Lenovo yes we also have a main camera of 5 SM, in addition to a front with the same 2 SM than that of his rival.
Autonomy
We do not have the capacity of the Lenovo tablet battery so we cannot compare it with that of the Cube, but it is true that if we think about the characteristics of their respective screens, it is difficult to imagine that the data could be significant, because the iWork 3X should consume much more than Miix 320. Nothing definitive can be said, if anything, until we have comparable real-use test data.
Miix 320 vs Cube iWork 3X: final balance of the comparison and price
Looking at the technical specifications of one and the other, it is clear that regardless of the origin of one and the other, the Miix 320 It is basically a good mid-range Windows tablet, while the iWork 3X it could be almost a high-end 2-in-1, if it weren't for an Intel Apollo Lake still falling a bit short for it. Its advantage in technical specifications is clear and it does not even resort to the most powerful configurations of the tablet Lenovo They will allow us to match it in nothing more than storage capacity.
On the other hand, it must be recognized that the Cube tablet is expected to be more expensive, because it was announced so that the change would be a price similar to the official one of the Miix 320, 300 Euros, but with imports involved, it is to be expected that the figure will rise (we will have to wait to see how much exactly), while, on the other hand, its rival in this comparison has already been seen in some moments with discounts that left it in little more than 250 Euros.