Lenovo's IdeaTab S2 is a 10-inch Android 4.0 tablet with an optional keyboard dock that provides a notebook-style experience along with extended battery life.
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Announced at CES 2012, the Lenovo IdeaTab S2 is a 10-inch tablet running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The tablet further distinguishes itself with its optional snap-in keyboard dock, which gives it a laptop-like feel and 10 hours of extended battery life.
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Lenovo IdeaTab S2
The IdeaTab S2 is remarkably thin. Here, you can also see how the keyboard dock wraps around the edge of the tablet completely for a secure fit.
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Lenovo IdeaTab S2
The back of the IdeaTab S2 includes a camera with an LED flash.
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Lenovo IdeaTab S2
The back of the IdeaTab S2 is covered in a nice matte finish that resists fingerprints and feels good to hold.
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Lenovo IdeaTab S2
Here you can see the Lenovo IdeaTab S2's volume control.
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Lenovo IdeaTab S2
The Lenovo IdeaTab S2 comes complete with all of the ports you'd expect from a modern Android tablet, including microSD, HDMI, and headphone output. Married with the keyboard dock (see on the bottom half) you also get an additional HDMI output and two full-size USB ports.
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Lenovo IdeaTab S2
The Lenovo IdeaTab S2's optional keyboard dock offers a standard keyboard layout and a touch pad for navigating without using the touch screen.
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Lenovo IdeaTab S2
Taken out of its dock, the Lenovo IdeaTab S2 looks and feels like most modern Android tablets. It is substantially thinner and lighter than the Lenovo IdeaPad tablet we saw in 2011.
