Lenovo Smart Tab P10 10.1” Android Tablet, Alexa-Enabled Smart Device with Fingerprint Sensor and Smart Dock Featuring 4 Dolby Atmos Speakers - 64GB Storage with Alexa Enabled Charging Dock Included
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Features
- CES WINNER: Smart Tab is the winner of the 2019 Best of Innovation Award
- POWERFUL TABLET: Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 4 GB RAM, and up to 256 GB micro SD card support
- FULL HD DISPLAY: A great Android tablet with a stunning and a captivating display with 4 front speakers with Dolby Atmos
- ANDROID OPERATED WITH A FINGERPRINT SENSOR: Runs on the latest Android O operating system. Smart Tab P10 includes a fingerprint login for multiple profiles
- SURROUND SOUND: This tablet bundle includes a Smart Speaker offering booming audio with sound from 4 full range Dolby Atmos speakers
Description
The Lenovo Smart Tab is a great FHD 10.1" Android tablet for Multiuse or family use, with smart screen and Amazon Lexa functionality. Dock it to the detachable Smart dock and ask Lexa questions, play videos, and enjoy music with loud, crisp sound. Control your smart home automation devices from across the room with far-field voice pickup features. When you're ready to go, Simply undock your Lenovo Smart Tab, and this premium, kid-friendly tablet is ready to take anywhere.
Brand: Lenovo
Model Name: Smart Tab P10
Memory Storage Capacity: 64 GB
Screen Size: 10.1 inches
Display Resolution Maximum: 1920x1200 pixels
Brand: Lenovo
Model Name: Smart Tab P10
Generation: Android 11
Model Year: 2019
Age Range Description: Kid
Included Components: Lenovo Smart Tab P10, Quick-Start Guide, Safety-Guide, USB Type-C Cable, Warranty
Warranty Description: 1 Year Limited Warranty
Model Number: ZA440169US
Specific Uses For Product: personal
UPC: 193268257771
Number of Items: 1
Style Name: P10
Manufacturer: Lenovo (United States), Inc.
Set Name: Smart Tab P10
Configuration: 64 GB
Size: 4GB/64GB
Model Series: Smart Tab P10
Global Trade Identification Number: 71
Item Type Name: Lenovo Smart Tab P10 10.1” Android Tablet, Alexa-Enabled Smart Device with Fingerprint Sensor and Smart Dock Featuring 4 Dolby Atmos Speakers - 32GB Storage
Mfr Part Number: ZA440169US
Battery Average Life: 5 hours
Battery Capacity: 7000 milliamp_hours
Battery Cell Type: Lithium Ion
Battery Power: 7E+3 milliamp_hours
Lithium-Battery Energy Content: 7000 milliampere_hour
Processor Speed: 1.8 GHz
Processor Description: Snapdragon 400 Series
Processor Brand: Qualcomm
CPU Model Speed Maximum: 1.8 GHz
Other Special Features of the Product: Fast Charging, Stereo Speakers
Sensor Type: Accelerometer
GPS Geotagging Functionality: GPS + GLONASS
Biometric Security Feature: Fingerprint Sensor
Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo
Color: Aurora Black
Video Processor: Qualcomm
Item Weight: 15.52 ounces
Item Dimensions L x W x Thickness: 9.53"L x 9.53"W x 0.28"Th
Graphics Coprocessor: Integrated Graphics
Human-Interface Input: Touchscreen
Graphics Description: Integrated
Warranty Type: Limited
Operating System Family: Android
Screen Size: 10.1 inches
Display Resolution Maximum: 1920x1200 pixels
Display Type: LCD
Native Resolution: 1920 x 1200 pixels
Aspect Ratio: 1610
Maximum Display Brightness: 400 nit
Memory Storage Capacity: 64 GB
RAM Memory Installed: 4 GB
Memory Slots Available: 1
Flash Memory Supported Size Maximum: 64 GB
Compatible Flash Memory Type: microSD
RAM Size: 4 GB
Hard-Drive Size: 64 GB
Hardware Interface: USB 2.0
Wireless Technology: Wifi, Bluetooth, & GPS
Cellular Technology: 4G
Total Usb Ports: 1
Connectivity Technology: Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-fi, USB
Wireless Compability: 802.11abg
Video Capture Resolution: 1200
Camera Description: Front
Rear Facing Camera Photo Sensor Resolution: 8 mp
Front Photo Sensor Resolution: 5 mp
Photo Sensor Resolution: 8 mp
Speaker Description: 4 x front-facing speakers Dolby Atmos
Supported Audio Format: MP3, AAC, FLAC, OGG, and others compatible with Dolby Atmos and Android
Headphones Jack: 3.5mm jack
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Size: 4GB/64GB
Style: P10
Pattern Name: Tablet
I have been using this tablet for about 3 weeks now and so far, it has been great as an Android tablet. The speed and response has been great for me since I use it for the basics. For example, I don't use it for video editing. At this price, it is great. Regarding the docking station and Alexa, it works 90% of the time, but the disconnecting for no reason makes no sense. It would have been better if the device physically connected to the docking station versus connecting via Bluetooth. On the plus side, you do not need the docking station to use the tablet as an Amazon Show device. Amazon Show works just fine outside the dock. The tablet can be charged on its own and does not require the docking station for charging.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2020 by C. McKenzie
Size: 4GB/64GB
Style: P10
Pattern Name: Tablet
A lot of reviews said the tablet was buggy and the whole package was difficult to setup. But for the price I saw it at, I thought I'd give it a try. I wasn't that interested in the dock and Alexa functionality. I just wanted the tablet. I will setup the dock and see how convoluted the process is. Got it today and asked the kid to charge it while I was at work so I could set it up when I got home. There was an update right away so I grabbed that. I also set this up from a backed up setup on Google to one of my other tablets. Easy. I was a little surprised to see a glass backside to this. It looks good but I'm sure it's a fingerprint magnet. The screen looks good. Bright and it looks sharp. It would be nicer to have thinner bezels but if that's for better speakers, I'll live with it. About those speakers. There are 4 of them and I streamed a couple of movies to test them out. They're still small tablet speakers but I thought the sound was pretty good for a tablet. They face a little forward as the edge has a curve to it which allows the speakers to face a little forward. I'm messing with facial recognition unlock. I've never been overly impressed with this on any device yet. We'll see how that works. Other than that, there is the standard pin, pattern or fingerprint unlock options. I'm a fingerprint and pin guy. It charges via USB c and it seems to charge fairly quickly. Next to the USB c port is a headphone jack... Yay.. In landscape mode, they would be on the right side and the volume control and power button would be on the left side. I'll continue testing and update this in a few days or so. Early feel tells me that this is a pretty good tablet. We'll see how right I am. In terms of android tablets, I think this is number 8 that I own and probably number 16 in the family. I've seen good and bad. Just bought my son a Samsung galaxy tab a and he's loving it. This one feels similar and in some ways, it feels a bit smoother but this is early yet. Back in a bit. Update: I've had the tablet for about 2 weeks now. I can definitely agree with some statements about the lagginess of this tablet. It's smooth enough but there are times when you don't think it should get buggy and laggy but it does. It doesn't happen a lot but enough to notice. I just connected a Bluetooth keyboard to this to try and type this addition to my review. The connection happened without a problem but wow...when I tried to type, there was probably a 2 second delay in the keys being registered on screen. I switched to my other tablet and there is barely a delay. So I'd say based on that, bluetooth isn't really up to snuff on this tablet. Which probably adds merit to those who say there are connectivity issues with the Alexa base. If I could give this 3.5 stars I think I would...maybe 3.7 or so...I'll leave it at 4 stars. As a tablet, it's pretty good. But I have a 4 year old Pixel C and a Huawei Mediapad M5 along with Samsung Galaxy Tab A to compare this to. The Huawei is the smoothest running of the bunch but that's a smaller 8.4 inch screen. The Pixel C, even though it's 4 years old and running on 3 GB of ram, still runs about as smooth as this tablet. But that's a heavier 4:3 ratio screen and I wanted a 10 inch widescreen. I finally got a case for this tablet and holding it is so much better now. I did not like that glass back finish. It looked nice but it's not that functional when it comes to holding the tablet. It feels so much better with the case. It doesn't feel like it's going to slip right out of my hands. But because of this case I probably won't be touching that Alexa base for a while. I snapped the case in place and then realized I didn't try to connect to the base. But I don't feel like snapping it off just to use the base that I probably won't use. My house is already equipped with all sorts of Echo devices. I have been somewhat disappointed in Lenovo products in the past few years. I had a gaming laptop that I didnt' think ran as it should have for the specs it had. That was about 5 years ago that I got that. Then I have a Lenovo Miix laptop. I've been using that for about 2 years now and it runs OK but before I reset it to factory, it was super sluggish and always hanging up in the middle of something. I had a Lenovo android tablet about 5 years ago. Again, just not impressed with the overall function. The build quality of all these items seem to be there but the software didn't seem to run the way you thought it might with the internal specs the way they were. This is a general Lenovo statement across the devices I've owned. Update: facial recognition sucks and so does the fingerprint unlock. Very mixed results and a lot of failed attempts to unlock via those methods. But I will say that the tablet seems to have settled and smoothed out. I'm still not impressed with the color on some screens but it's good enough.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019 by stickman
Size: 4GB/64GB
Style: P10
Pattern Name: Tablet
I don't own a smartphone; didn't want a smartphone, but did want app accessibility. I loved the idea of the Alexa dock rather than it just randomly lying around and the idea of the dual functionality. At first, I considered returning it because of it's frequent loss of connectivity and it's issue with the bluetooth pairing with the dock and tablet. Evidently a new update has been pushed out and it's fixed the issue so far. I really can't compare the tablet with others as I haven't had any others, but the display seems very good and while a tad slow, I am maintaining internet connectivity. Sometimes the touch screen isn't as responsive as I'd like, but not very often and not really an issue for me. It does everything I need it to. Someone needing it in a professional capacity may want to move on, but I feel that it's great value considering it's functionality. As a side note, I tried the M 10 and found the P 10 a superior product.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2020 by Bamabelle
Size: 4GB/64GB
Style: P10
Pattern Name: Tablet
I bought this tablet for 149 on sale and at that price point I WAS happy with the overall tablet/dock setup. Pros: Tablet is quick and smooth when moving through apps(I haven't pushed it with any large games Screen is bright and I have no issues with it being 1080 The speakers are good and clear(but not very loud), When plugging in headphones, there is a dolby atmos where you can customize equalizer and the sound is great The tablet feel is very nice with the front/backside glass Cons: The tablet/dock is at 60-70% Too often it won't connect through the bluetooth and a white screen pops up saying retry the bluetooth. Sometimes this is cleared by taking the tablet off, turning off the bluetooth, turning on bluetooth and redocking Other times you will have to power cycle the tablet and dock Many times the tablet will be docked and connected by bluetooth and it will lose the connection So it will emit a decent beep, reconnect, and beep again Glad I have the setup in the kitchen, would not work in a bedroom especially with the bright white screen that turns on while it's reconnecting. Overall I am very happy with the tablet because of the price I bought it at, but there is no way the setup is worth the retail price with how buggy the tablet/dock bluetooth connection is. No idea why they didn't have the interface done through the docking process instead of the bluetooth. 1 month update ... Dropping the score to 3 stars. The tablet and the dock will not stay connected over Bluetooth for more than 30 seconds. If I had paid anything over the 149 that I did for the setup I would be trying to return it. I will update the score if Lenovo pushes an update that helps stabilize the Bluetooth connection. 6 month update ... Dropping the score to 1 star. Bluetooth with the base works about 50% of the time. The screen will randomly turn on so you need to keep it dim or it will light up the whole room in the middle of the night. And speaking of night, the unit will randomly start playing music from Pandora in the middle of the night even when Pandora has been shut down. So now Pandora has been removed from the apps. When the unit is in the dock, at times the Amazon Alexa will start a video on something(like a recipe) and the only way to get it to stop is to unplug the unit as any other combination of screen touches, power button, thumbprint button will not work. If I would I would return this unit. I currently have it up for sale. 8 month update: Wifi will cut out once every 5-10 minutes for a few seconds which will break some apps as they will reload. No other devices in my home have this issue and it happens regardless of how far from the router I am. This is occurring even after multiple reboots and checks for updates. Unit is going onto Craigslist as it is no longer worth the hassle. Last Lenovo/Motorola product I will ever own. 9 month update: Unit sold. Have a Samsung Tab S6 Lite..much happier.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019 by rockstar
Size: 4GB/64GB
Style: P10
Pattern Name: Tablet
I'm an Android enthusiast. I own several tablets from different manufacturers as well as several phones. I have different needs for these devices so I actually use them all on a regular basis. I become so used to using tablets that I no longer use a Windows 10 laptop. My 10-inch tablet basically became my main computer. Up until this purchase, I've been using an Asus 3S 10 (z500m) and it has been a fine device. I chose it because it had just as many features as an equivalent Samsung at half the price. However, an issue has come up with the screen and I've got to send it back for a warranty repair. So I got that Lenovo Smart Tab P10 (TB-X507F) as I had been doing research define a nice 10 inch tablet at a reasonable price with lots of features. All of my research led me to this device. My friend is quite the shopper and he found it on sale for $177. That price is outstanding so I was compelled to buy one for myself. I am very, very impressed with this device. It has replaced my Asus 3S 10 as my main computer. The first thing I noticed taking it out of the box was that it was beautiful. It has black glass on the top and the bottom so at first glance it's not obvious which side has the screen. It's like a slab of shiny obsidian. It just is impressive even though aesthetics don't really mean anything and long-run. so I mention it because it said it's don't usually impress me like this. What else is important in a tablet? Battery life. 7000 milliamp. That's quite an adequate gas tank. I have yet to run on a battery before I'm done using this thing for the day. Next, the screen. The resolution is true HD and the pixel density is fantastic. In my opinion, the graphics are awesome. Next, speakers. I'm not really an audiophile, but I can definitely tell the difference between this and my other devices. This is meant to give you a nice experience. Listening to music or watching movies on it it's a pleasurable experience. I'm very happy that has a thumbprint sensor although it's in a strange spot compared to my other devices. At first this annoyed me but then I realized that it is just fine where it is and it's just something to get used to. Not only can you use the thumbprint sensor for security but also for gestures like going back and home and things like that. This is basically a 16 by 9 tablet and I like to use it in portrait mode. As such the power button and volume button being at the top is sort of strange to me. Once again, not a big problem, just something to get used to. I have a feeling that Lenovo thanks most people will use it in landscape mode rather than portrait. I use a standard capacitive stylus because I use my tablet to be paperless. I sign documents, I'd design plans, I help my kids with their homework, and I even doodle and draw stupid pictures. One thing that I have noticed is that this screen, also known as a digitizer, responds extremely well to the stylist. Much better than the Asus are Samsung tablets that I use. I can sign my name with ease and I can move the stylus very quickly when I make drawings or wright. My Asus tablet did not have the equivalent sensitivity so I had to move the stylist much slower which was very annoying. And by the way, any capacitive stylus works fine. Don't worry about scratches or anything like that. This is Corning Gorilla Glass. Don't buy a $60 stylus when a $25 stylus will work just fine. I've got to also mention the memory. 4 gigs internal is very nice. But 64 gig internal user memory is fantastic. You can install apps galore without running out of room. Space-wise, it feels very comfortable so to speak. However there is a problem with memory which I will mentioned below with the cons of this tablet. I've used tablets for a while and it's cool to have both front and back facing cameras just like phones. but I've always been very frustrated that tablets don't have a flash like the phones do. Or at least I've never used a tablet with a flash until now. This tablet has a flash. Just like phones, you can take pictures in the dark. I didn't even realize it had this capability until my buddy pointed it out to me. perhaps I'm just easily amused but the fact that this device as a flash makes me very, very happy. It has always irritated me that my other tablets did not have flash. I might also mention that it has an LED light that blinks with different colors depending on what is trying to tell you. That's kind of neat. Also, the device is capable of hepatic feedback which is a feature my Asus ZenPad tablets lack. I really like the touch response so that I know I've actually hid the key on the keyboard. They've basically spared no expense to make sure this device is very nice. This is important so I'm giving in its own line. There will be an upgrade to Android Pie. I've researched this device extensively and one of the primary concerns folks have is that device had no plans for an upgrade past Android Oreo 8.1. That has officially changed. Lenovo's upgrade matrix has been modified to reflect the change. Whereas a month or two ago this device showed no planned upgrade. Now The matrix shows it will be upgraded to Android pie in June of 2019 which is right now as I'm writing this. I think that might be a little bit of an aggressive timetable oh, but the fact that the upgrade it will happen should make people very happy. In many of the reviews, the reviewer can't find many problems with this device. The main issue they have is that there won't be any upgrades. That 'con' can now be taken off the list. Thank you Lenovo for doing this! The bad? Just like most of the reviews oh, it's a very short list. The first thing people don't like you said it runs a Snapdragon 450 chipset and the Android elitists are very unhappy with this. Currently the best Snapdragon chipset is the 855, but I have to question if it's really worth it. This device is not meant to be a Porsche. That being said, I have found the 450 chipset to be just fine. I have not played any games on it myself, but just through regular use I have not found the device to be slow in any way shape or form. The big review guys played games on it and said they found it to be capable just as long as they lowered the graphic quality of the game. The next problem is with the ability to add extra storage space via a microSD card. It will take a 256 gig card. I put the standard Amazon $39.99 SanDisk micro SD card in this device. While it can read the data on the card, it cannot write to it. I've done a bit of research on this and it seems the exfat filesystem that comes on the SanDisk card as a standard file system format is not writable by this device right now. I think Lenovo will probably come out with a fix but until then, there should be a workaround by formatting it to a different filesystem than exfat. Just Google the problem and follow the instructions to fix it. And remember, people still have it in their minds that this tablet will never be upgraded past Android Oreo 8.1. that is no longer a con this device is now officially slated to be upgraded to Android Pie. For thepower users out there, I've got to mention that there currently is no TWRP custom recovery. we are hopeful that somebody will be able to create a version of this device very soon. The bootloader can be unlocked, although those commands aren't evident. You can at least temporarily unlock it but I have not found a command to permanently unlock the bootloader. And all of the above would lead you to believe that the device cannot be rooted however I rooted mine just fine. It's not perfect, though. Without custom recovery I have found it difficult to take on OTA upgrades. Because an OTA update will brick this device, I have not written up a root guide. Once I'm able to get root to be stable, I will submit a guide to XDA. Until then, if your developer you should be able to root this device it without much trouble. Just beware that an OTA update will cause you problems. And without custom recovery, you have to back up there ADB which is a pain. So right now root is not something I recommend for the average user. But rest assured, a root solution does exist as I am using a rooted Lenovo Smart Tab P10 at this very moment. I just feel that we need a couple more things in place before that solution gets released to the entire user community. My final verdict? I got this thing for $177. But now that I've used it, I would it definitely pay the MSRP of $359. I use a lot of devices in this thing is my Cadillac. I'm not disappointed in the Snapdragon 450 chipset at all. And all of the other problems it should soon be fixed. I've read many of the reviews for this tablet here on Amazon and I find that, similar to most technology products, most of the bad reviews are due to user error. Some people just have a technology black thumb and can't get anything to work. Regarding the MSRP price, you should never have to pay that as there are always sales of at least $50 off. So you should be able to find the 64 gig model for about $299 and even for less than that if you are a power shopper. And the dock to make this an Alexa station is included at that price. Speaking of that dock to make the device some sort of Alexa spot. I have not used that functionality at all and the doc is still in the plastic bag that it ships in. That is just gravy for me as I only but this thing to be a tablet. I'm curious to see what the Alexa stuff can do but it just hasn't been a priority for me yet. Some people say it's stupid some people say it's awesome, I can't honestly comment on that functionality yet.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019 by DingoTheory
Size: 4GB/64GB
Style: P10
Pattern Name: Tablet
I own numerous Amazon Echo devices, but this is the first "show" capable one. I just never saw the appeal of a dedicated Echo Show that could only be a locked down limited screen. So when I saw the Lenovo SmartDock at CES I said "Yes, now this is cool". I am sure everyone's needs vary, but for my purposes I wanted to have the Echo Show 90% of the time but also have the ability to pull up a website, a YouTube video, or simply use to watch Netflix or Hulu that other 10% of the time in Android tablet mode. In the past week I've had the device it has worked great for both these purposes. I did go with the P10 4 GB RAM/64 GB Memory and it's runs nice and smooth. The all glass front and back of the P10 looks beautiful, but I wouldn't expect it to hold up well around little kids. Few other things I have noticed and will mention: - When setting up initially do not have the tablet in the docking station. Otherwise it will keep trying to go into "show mode" and software will crash. Get tablet setup fully as an Android device then do the Amazon Echo Show setup with docking station. - Have been a few instances where tablet does not immediately go into "Show mode" when docked. Takes 2 tries for it to sync with Bluetooth. Not a huge deal as it does this automatically but am hopeful software updates will improve - Spotify is my default music streaming service. When asking to play music in show mode it open the Spotify Android app. Not necessarily a bad thing as you get more control, but is different than a normal Echo Show. - The only supported video service is Amazon Prime. Hulu will not open when in Show Mode. Again, being a full Android tablet this isn't a deal breaker as you can open the normal Android app...just not with your voice. - Sound from dock is OK. To me it isn't significantly better or worse than the old Echo that was being used previously in the kitchen. - Since I wanted device to operate primarily as an Echo Show, I didn't want it constantly showing all the Android notifications, so went into each individual app notification settings to disable. If you leave an app notifications on they will pop up even when tablet is docked in show mode. For some this is good, but for my purposes it was an annoyance. Overall I am quite pleased with the functionality, but I am hopeful software updates will continue to improve the Echo Show experience. On the Android OS side of things I am doubtful this will ever see an update but maybe Lenovo will surprise me. UPDATE 5-25-19 I have dropped 2 stars on my rating due to ongoing Bluetooth connectivity issues that started after a couple months of owning and many others are complay about on their forums. Knowing this device was new I wanted to give Levono an opportunity to fix but it's but many months now and tablet still looses Bluetooth connectivity with dock numerous times a day. 75% of the time it automatically reconnects with dock but makes "ding" sounds when connection is lost and then reconnects. That's annoying but not the end of the world as it's in my kitchen. The other 25% of the time Bluetooth won't reconnect at all and need to delete, rescan and repair to the dock. This is done every few days and is quite annoying. Seeing as this the way Alexa Show works, not having it reliable is a core issue. Should an update come and fix I'll happily update my rating, but need to make other potential buyers aware. I have changed my option to this being a do not buy item sadly as I really wanted to love it. UPDATE 8-27-19: Adding 1 star back to be a 3-star product. Lenovo has corrected the digital photo frame issue and continuous Bluetooth disconnections with software update (finally) and it has been working OK for a few weeks. While the product is now working pretty well for me, I can't give more stars because I don't know it will stay this way...or a future update will take a step backwards again. Truly want to love this thing as I love the concept but just seems like it was released prior to being fully baked.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019 by Boston626
Size: 4GB/64GB
Style: P10
Pattern Name: Tablet
I got this tablet for a very specific purpose. I'm using it as a digital audio player in my fairly "audiophile" system. I needed a tablet that would allow me to do certain things which MOST tablet don't seem to be able to. 1. It needed to be able to connect to a USB hub which was also connected to a portable HDD, as well as a standalone DAC. This Lenovo does that perfectly well with a USB type C to USB type A OTG cable. It recognized my 4TB HDD, as well as automatically outputting digital sound to my standalone DAC. Other tablets have had problems recognizing certain drives or connections, but the Lenovo hasn't had any problems. 2. This is where it gets tricky. Since I use this tablet ONLY for playing music, it needs to be constantly charged. It's a permanent part of my stereo. Most tablets allow for EITHER charging, or data transfer, but not at the same time. I've tried a slew of cheaper tablets, all the way up to higher end Samsungs, but ALL of them could either connect to my devices, or charge. This Lenovo will ABSOLUTELY charge from the included dock, while using the USB C port to connect to other devices. This makes it an excellent standalone DAP, if that's what you are looking for. As for the rest? The screen is excellent. wide gamut in brightness, and the colors are crisp and vibrant. It seems to have no problem with my (admittedly resource light) audio player, with is PowerAmp. Snappy to wake and does what I need it to. I don't use it for anything but a music player, so I have no real opinion on it's all glass front and back, or how much it weighs, or any of that sort of thing. It sits in the dock, fully charged and on standby, until I use it. And, considering the specs, it's a pretty good bargain at this sale price.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2020 by James Sovlinsky
Size: 4GB/64GB
Style: P10
Pattern Name: Tablet
Nice looking tablet.. visually pleasing design.. great specs at a price that beats the Samsung tabs, hands down. TL;DR - I like this tablet, I like the 4-gig ram, 64-gig space, available MicroSD slot for expanded storage, I like the overall functionality, abilities, performance, and potential, I liked the good bang4buck price (I also like that for whatever reason, I lucked out with a -$100 coupon!) BUT.. and there are always some buts.. (which are not dealbreakers for me, but worth being aware of) Caveats: 1. It's glass front and back. And while that makes it one 'sexy' tab.. it also makes it slippery as he!!. You're going to want a protective case for this, immediately. 2. Case caveat.. putting a case on, means you need to take the case off to use the base. I've found one case that you do not need to remove, and I've ordered it - not yet rec'd it - but to use it, it uses 3M high-bond double-faced tape to stick to the back of your tablet, so half of the back can fold out of the way. So you have to decide - Use no case and deal with slippery tablet, use a full case and remove it when you dock it, use the dockable case and deal with tape residue removal eventually. 3. Talking about the dock? While the tablet does not *need* the dock for Alexa? It simply works much better and easier with the dock. You'll want to use the dock. The tablet charges in the dock, and you can also charge via USB-C cable. Due to the nature of current rechargeable batteries? It is not recommended to constantly charge them beyond 80%.. or leave them plugged into a charger. This is actually why I bought this tablet - to replace a Google Nexus 7 tablet, that died a hard unrecoverable death, because I'd left it sitting plugged in for days/weeks at a time, when not in use. Eventually the battery just ran out of charge cycles.. and bricked itself. I cannot even power the tablet on, if it's plugged in and reports "charging". So the base on this unit, is a catch-22. You need to use it with the tablet mounted, and power plugged in, to get the best use of this tablet + Alexa. But doing so, can eat up battery charge cycles. It's got a 7,000mAh battery, so that's great, but.. over the course of 2-3 years or so, constant mounted charging while using, will take its toll. I don't see any options for charge limiting, and even the setup guide states on Page 6 "To extend battery life, we recommend charging the battery to at least 30 to 50% capacity each time, and recharging it every three months to prevent over discharge." (You are not going to get 3 months use from a 50% charge.) 4. Speakers: The tablet boasts Dolby Atmos 4-speakers in the tab. Meh. They're OK and better than most phone or small tab speakers. But here again.. you'll want to use the Dock. The sound quality is very good. Not *great*, but on par with a decent portable BT speaker. Respectable base, mids and highs, and more than sufficient for casual listening. 5. Base/Speakers caveat: The base is Bluetooth enabled. Yes, you can pair it with a laptop, phone or other prime device.. but there's no point. When I bought this, I thought I would be able to use the base as the BT speaker base for the tablet, my laptop, phone, etc.. but that's not the case. My laptop sees the base and pairs, but the base does not provide any services - ie: does not act as a BT speaker. The base only acts as a speaker when the tablet is inserted into it. This means that the base becomes a dedicated speaker for the tablet, and that's it. 6. Alexa: Alexa is .. assertive. There is a mode called "Show Mode" which is .. for lack of a better term .. an Alexa "Enforcer". You can turn it on and off, you can turn off the tablet microphone (prevents Alexa from listening), you can turn off the base microphone (again.. Alexa can't listen), and you can turn off BT from both tablet and base. However.. caveat ad nauseam.. Every Single Time you remount the tablet in the base, Alexa - which runs as a service - will prompt - or simply take action - to turn-on BT to pair the tablet to the base again. Alexa is persistent. While this is extremely convenient.. it's not always desirable, IMO, to allow the Alexa/Amazon ecosystem to listen in. The easy way to avoid this, is to unplug the power cord from the base. Unfortunately, there is no on/off switch for the base. If it's plugged in, it's on. If it's on, it defaults to BT and Microphone enabled. You can, however, hold both BT and Mic buttons for approx 3-5 seconds, and "turn them off" for the duration. But again.. if you remove and remount the tablet, Alexa services will interface with the base and try to turn them back on. 7. Camera. I haven't tested the camera for pictures.. but take note, the camera, at least while on the base, is light/proximity sensitive. Which means an aspect of it may be always on. Immediately to the right of the camera, are a light and proximity sensor. They're not easily visible, but they're always active. There is no visible indicator - such as an LED - that alerts you to when the camera is on and active. I suggest you use this with a sliding webcam cover to cover the camera portal, while leaving the light/proximity sensors uncovered - this allows for auto-brightness control. Does that sound paranoid? Well, remember.. Alexa enabled devices, as well documented on the Amazon Echo devices, randomly listens in, to wait for the "Alexa" activation word. And the user-agreements you will need to accept, for both Lenovo and Amazon, tend to skew towards their benefit, and against your privacy. 8. WiFi.. I'm not sure if I had a problem with a specific app, or my original pairing did not work properly - as I'd used WPS PIN 1st, then had an issue to re-sync, so used WPS button. Whatever it was.. after my initial unpacking of the tablet, all was well, I ran all the updates to the core OS, Alexa, and Lenovo apps, to get the tablet fully up to date on the latest core versions. After I installed a small handful of apps, I had issues with my WiFi, both 2.4 and 5G, dropping out. After several attempts at a simple fix.. I ultimately had to factory reset the tablet, and entered my WiFi passwords manually. Thus far, the WiFi is stable again, and I've installed about 5 of my most used apps. I still have to attempt several other apps, to see if any of them caused a WiFi conflict, or there was just an issue with my original setup. Could have been a 1-off "technology blows" issue. 9. Initial setups: Ugh.. seriously, Ugh. This should have been a ridiculously simple thing.. but here's the problem. Out of the box? You'll almost certainly need to update: 1. Android OS, 2. Alexa, 3. Lenovo core support apps. The problem is, once you establish Internet access? They ALL start to request updates, and each ends up stepping on the other, and getting in your way. This also happened after I factory reset the tablet. Although the reset did not impact my Android OS update, it still checked for one. The reset Did affect my Alexa updates and pre-installed App updates - Those were all reset to the original installed versions, sans latest updates, so the tablet went thru the motions again, and each series of updates insisted it had priority over your screen. So, initial setup is manageable.. but sloppily implemented. 10. Screen real-estate: For a Full HD screen? There is a tremendous waste of space between app and folder icons. There are settings to enable you to change the icon shape, change the font size, and change the general display size of icons and folders. But.. there is NO setting that tightens up the spacing between any of those apps or folders. So while you have a beautiful FHD display.. and it does great at displaying apps, movies, pictures.. it's simply horrible at being efficient with 'Desktop' real estate. So, if you've read this far, none of these were dealbreakers for me. More like: "Ugh.. folks, really? Pay more attention to details!". But I'm a die-hard old-school geek-engineer. Nitpicky things like this irk the shiz out of me, when I see something that has great potential, but know that somewhere some humans were slacking and didn't give 110% effort to make it better. [Edit - Next Day] WRT #3, I need to amend my comment. During the 1st 2 days of use, the tablet would not use the base as a BT speaker unless it was mounted. Following my device factory-reset and another round of updates, end of the 2nd day, a Lenovo update was delivered for the base unit, as well. I don't know if there was an initial out-of-box setup glitch, but now that I had fully reset, and re-updated all the OS, software, firmware and apps on the unit, now I'm able to connect to the base via BT from the tablet, without the tablet being mounted. Which is a huge boon for battery life. And regarding battery life - - currently at 75% charge, the unit reports it should run for 2-days before empty. Even the Accubattery app is now reporting 30+ hours battery remaining under casual use. 8+ hours if I use it with the screen on constantly. So the unit is fully running smoothly now.. it just took a bit of massaging, and getting all the necessary updates in place. Much better than my initial out-of-box experience!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2019 by Steve H