Lenovo outs its new Surface Pro challenger, the MIIX 720

Lenovo debuted a new Windows-powered detachable tablet, the MIIX 720. The successor to the MIIX 700 offers sensible changes over last year's model and stands out as a worthy competitor to the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (and perhaps, the upcoming Surface Pro 5). For starters, Lenovo has upgraded to more power-efficient 15W processors on Intel's Kaby Lake architecture.

Moreover, the tablet is equipped with a very sharp screen – a 12-inch 2880x1920 3:2 panel with a pixel density of 288 pixels per inch which is more than what both the MIIX 700 and the Surface Pro 4 have to offer. The screen is ...