

A reinforced hinge was required to implement this design. Lenovo implemented this design in response to complaints about its earlier Yoga 13 and 11 models being awkward to use in tablet mode. This is accomplished with a platform surrounding the keys rises until level with the keyboard buttons, a locking mechanism that prevents key presses, and feet that pop out to prevent the keyboard from directly resting on flat surfaces. The ThinkPad Yoga has a "backlit" keyboard that flattens when flipped into tablet mode. Its smaller cousin, Yoga 11, which runs Windows RT (as opposed to the Yoga 13, running Windows 8), was released in December 2012. Lenovo's base model's i3 processor) and no Microsoft Office (whereas Lenovo's base model includes Microsoft Office). Best Buy released an alternative version of the Yoga 13 with an Intel Core i5 processor (vs. The 13-inch Yoga was released by Lenovo on 26 October 2012. It has one USB 3.0 port and one USB 2.0 port, an HDMI output, a memory card reader, and a combo jack for audio input and output. The Yoga 13 has 720p front-facing webcam.

The display uses an IPS panel in order to provide wide viewing angles and maintain the thin profile of the Yoga 13. The Yoga 13 makes use of a 13.3-inch display with a resolution of 1600 × 900. This said, in normal day-to-day usage, we experienced closer to six to eight hours of life, depending on the screen brightness and CPU saturation." In our Battery Eater test, which maxes out the system until the battery dies, we only clocked 177 minutes, which is short of the 200-minute gold standard. After testing the Yoga 13's battery life, TechRadar said, "Our only real concern is that the battery life is squarely average.

The battery life of the Yoga 13 is estimated to be around eight hours. The Yoga 13 is powered by an Intel Chief River platform, using an Ivy Bridge processor, has 4 GB or 8 GB of RAM, and SSD with 128 GB or 256 GB. The Yoga 13's capacitive touch display allows for up to 10-point touch control.
