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Lenovo has
128GB Lenovo Tab P12 WiFi Tablet (ZACH0177US, Storm Grey) on sale for $256.49 -->
Now $249.99.
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Specs:
- MediaTek Dimensity 7050 (8C, 2x A78 @2.60 GHz + 6x A55 @2.00 GHz) Processor
- 12.7" 3K (2944 x 1840) LTPS, Anti-fingerprint, Touchscreen Display (400 nits)
- 8GB LPDDR4X RAM (Soldered)
- 128GB UFS 2.2 (uMCP) Storage
- Front Camera: 13 MP Fixed-focus
- Rear Camera: 8MP Auto-focus
- 4x JBL speakers
- Lenovo Tab Pen Plus (included)
- WiFi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) & Bluetooth 5.1
- Android 13
- Ports:
- 1x USB-C 2.0 (Charging & Audio Out)
- 1x MicroSD Card Reader
+ Free Shippingat Lenovo
Top Comments
TL;DR - Unless you're a power user (you know who you are), this is more than enough tablet for anything you would ever want to do with it. The hardware is great bang for your buck, and maybe impossible to beat at this price. However, the software modifications from Lenovo, as well as the limitations of Android itself, mean that true multi-window multitasking is still janky as hell, so I would not recommend it if that is something that is important to you.
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The hardware is amazing for the price. The ~13" display on this thing is great and actually offers a different-enough experience from using a phone to justify the tablet's existence - something that I don't really think can be said for the plethora of ~10" options at this price point. The screen is an LCD (not OLED), so there is color shift when looking at this from an angle, and even at the edges of the screen when looking at it straight on (due to its sheer size). However, when in use and not just pixel peeping, it's really not something I personally notice, and is a fair tradeoff for not having to worry about OLED burn-in (at least, for me). It's "only" 60Hz, but for 95% of users (and probably 99% of use cases for the other 5%), that's enough.
The processor, while maybe not top-of-the-line, bleeding-edge, is again "fast enough" for anything 95% of people are going to do with it (the other 5%, you know who you are), and happily powers through general tasks without any hiccups. The 8GB of RAM on this model is the real unicorn here, and makes Android and any apps you have run happily and smoothly. The speakers are also a real highlight, and sound great.
The cameras are... well... cameras, but I'm not sure that's actually something folks really care about on a tablet.
The software running on this thing is Lenovo's customized version of Android (called "ZUI," I think). It's mostly stock, but does include some pretty low-level modifications to how Android handles multi-window multitasking, including how you actually navigate the core UI (think: the parts of the UI that stay the same regardless of the launcher). It's meant to bring stock Android's rather opaque multitasking features more to the forefront and make them more accessible and easier to use. In practice, though, it means you have to use the tablet the way Lenovo wants you to use it, and anyone who wants to try and customize things will quickly find that stuff starts to break quite spectacularly if you try to disable features or revert back to a closer-to-stock experience. Using a third party launcher is just... not really an option here. So prepare to learn some new hoops to jump through.
Sadly, despite Lenovo's efforts, multi-window multitasking is still a VERY bad experience on Android. It legitimately feels like a hack to use it - and not in a good way. Apps do not smoothly resize AT ALL, and most really do not like non-standard aspect ratios. Even something as basic as Google Maps ends up looking legitimately broken when in a 1:1 window. I am honestly surprised by how bad it is still in 2023. For me, it's to the point where I will honestly just entirely ignore/abandon this feature and just use all the apps full screen, multitasking just by switching back and forth between apps using gesture navigation (quite smooth thanks to the processor and ample RAM).
I could say more, but I think that's the main points and I'm bored of writing already (lol).
If I was a younger man with more interest/time to burn, I would look into trying to get stock Android up and running on this thing to get rid some of the Lenovo ZUI features that I will 100% never use. However, I'm kind of past the point in my life where I can burn away weeks of my time sitting in a dark room with a terminal window open trying to get things "just right," so it is what it is.
No kid needs a s7+ level of tablet
Second, this would be a downgrade from the tab s7+, not sure why you'd make this change
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Mine placed Nov 2, 2023, 6 PM EST
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Also, it's not just the contrast that is a huge plus with OLED, it is also the viewing angles. Some of the LCD tablets I have owned like the S7 FE had terrible viewing angles where the brightness or colors would shift when viewed slightly off axis. It was bad enough that I immediately sold it. Very happy with my P11 Pro Gen 2 so far. It's OLED panel is not as good as the ones on the flagship Samsung tablets, but a huge step up from LCD panels. I also got the 128GB for around $260 shipped a while ago, and no other tablet compares to it at that price in terms of display quality.
Also, it's not just the contrast that is a huge plus with OLED, it is also the viewing angles. Some of the LCD tablets I have owned like the S7 FE had terrible viewing angles where the brightness or colors would shift when viewed slightly off axis. It was bad enough that I immediately sold it. Very happy with my P11 Pro Gen 2 so far. It's OLED panel is not as good as the ones on the flagship Samsung tablets, but a huge step up from LCD panels. I also got the 128GB for around $260 shipped a while ago, and no other tablet compares to it at that price in terms of display quality.
Now I also have a Lenovo Tab P12 which has been newly released around the same time with Samsung S9 series (late-JUL 2023), I like it very much for the screen and the purpose of my use. I mainly use it to take notes during meeting and watching Youtube video when I do some at home work-outs. Occasionally, I check email, check the surveillance cameras on it. Note taking has been great for me since Lenovo offers free Nebo which is as great as Samsung Note, but Lenovo also offers some other great programs free of charge. The 12.7in screen on Lenovo Tab 12 is similar to a standard and letter size paper, plus this tablet has all functionalities I need. The best thing I had it is at $192 compared to the Samsung Tab S9 is at $800 (which I also own currently).
BLUF: I now use the Lenovo Tab 12 more than Samsung Tab S9 while I mainly use my laptop and PC for works. This is just my experience, it's up to your choice of spending your money.
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Subtotal $349.99
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Rewards Applied -$58.19
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Also have 3yo that could use it for his learning apps or youtube guess
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