For the original German review, see here.

The Surface Pro has had quite a few rivals in the past — HP’s attempt with Spectre x2, for example. There was also the power-saving Elite x2 1012 G1. Acer’s Aspire Switch Alpha 12 delivered a fanless liquid cooling system. The Asus Transformer 3 Pro T303UA as well as the Lenovo Miix 510 Pro used fans to enable as much performance as possible within the narrow aspect ratio.

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Miix 720 is the latest answer to the Surface. The 12-inch model promises full subnotebook capacity in a tablet with active fan cooling. In order to maximize connectivity in terms of the ports, Lenovo has built in a Type-C port with Thunderbird 3 as well as Type-A ports.

The premier feature is the screen in 3: 2 resolution instead of the usual 16:9 display (2880x1920 pixels). The Miix 720 borrows these details from its smaller sibling, the Lenovo Miix 510 Pro (1920x1200; 16:10). Apart from the aforementioned similarities, the latter model had no Thunderbolt 3 or IR camera for Windows Hello, and only one FHD screen.

Competitors include all 12 or 13-inch convertibles equipped with 15-watt SOCs. We have also included models with Core m in this classification.