550 euroes here in the Netherlands, so much cheaper than in Spain for some reason. Depending on how much import tax is, probably worth buying "locally". Shipping is faster, global rom installed from factory, can be returned without nearly as much hassle, etc.
It's called export and import. The exporter party wants to profit off its developments(if you think China is bad, then you probably shouldn't check out USA's portfolio), while the importing party needs to: A)validate every product(offer own warranty) B) store every product C) adapt every product(localized ROM etc). These things aren't free and nor are they done to rip you off. In fact, many "working class" citizens would rather pay more, but get the product manually and with warranty, without listing their credit card on some chinese website and dealing with deliveries and all the risks that the whole process entails. Now if your own country was developing and assembling the hardware and you'd have to pay the international price - THAT would a rip-off.
@@WirxawTanev buying locally for the warranty yes, but not so much better to save your credit card info on 'some US websites' either. A few major cases of credit card info leaking from there.
I bought this tablet after the review ..got to say its been brilliant..Half the price compared to Lenovo was charging on their website ..Thanks for the review..👌👌👌
I think this tablet is amazing, running global rom and supports OTA updates, SD730 running smoothly no lags, build quality is amazing, great screen... I bought the OEM keyboard which turns this tablet into a laptop like experience which is very helpful in case you need to work on stuff, includes back cover which doubles as a stand which is very helpful, including both it's still compact and not too heavy ! Overall experience in my 1 month duration of use is 9.5/10. What do you think about it so far ?!
if you want to play a mobile game go ipad 8 instead of this trash. if you want to play pc game go build your pc. if you just play social and movie this lebovo tablet is fine.
I got this via Bangood and it is as Chris describes it. Very nice. The installed netflix didn't work though and wouldn't let me update. I just sideloaded the latest and that works.
Agree! The Tab S7/S7+ have such amazing displays, top tier quality LCD and OLED displays that look absolutely gorgeous! Best of the best out there when it comes to tablets. For such an expensive tablet, the Lenovo should be a much better tablet overall :/ It has the Snapdragon 730G. Tab S7 has the SD 865+. The new upcoming Tab S8 will probably get an even better chipset. The hardware and software on the Tab S7 is top quality, best of the best. It also has better multitasking and desktop mode (aka DeX). Also, 4GB RAM n Android tablets is ok, but 6GB is the lowest I would go. Tab S7 has 6/8GB RAM along with 128/256GB storage. Also, once you use 120hz, you will love it and will not want to pay $300+ for any phone or tablet that doesn't have at least 90hz. It makes the tablet so smooth and your experience so much better. The pencil is also better and with the 120hz is 👌🏼 In november the Tab S7 was at $300 on some insane Microsoft deals. When the S21 launched, they were giving the Tab S7 for $300 on bundles. But it's usually at $550. So if this Lenovo tab is more than $300, better spend a little more and get a real great tablet and better experience with the Tab S7. You just can't go wrong with Samsung. I switched from Apple in 2015 and it's been the best thing ever! :D
@@Hhubs_ but this Lenovo Tab seems to have low quality OLED screen. Most reviewers have noticed right away and showed how bad it looks compared to the best OLED screen out there S7+ and compared to 1 of the best LCD screens out there S7.
Little Tip: Test Netflix quality using Test Patterns movie in the netflix. It will show you the detailed information such as video quality, bitrate, fps. Etc.
Thanks Chris, for the XiaoXin tablet review. I was considering this as well , but vs the cost of what I want to do with a tablet, the iplay 40 was just a better bargain of cost, vs gaming, day-to-day surfing, watching show, running simple apps, and screen is enough for indoor, and slightly outdoor views.
Thank you for this amazing review @Cris G! If possible, could you test the cheapest best alternative pen for this model? Could you test the pentile screen influence about reading PDFs? How is the reading experience under daylight or during the night? Your videos are amazing, keep the great work!
I am not interested in the tablet. I am just here to support your channel. You are the only truthful reviewer elaborately examining devices. Please keep up the great work and don't change your style. Greetings from Turkey!
Enjoying all the reviews in the channel buddy💯💯 So sad the couldn't send it to Norway from the warehouse you've linked 👍 I thought I can help the channel with that 😊 Anyway - thanks for the advise with that really interesting Android tablet 💯 I'm probably going for the China shipment - preferably EU but not this time 😊 Cheers 💯💯
@@eugene188 Yes, having different opinions is allowed? So what exactly are you arguing about? I was talking about how it’s DOA for me so what has the general population have to do with my opinion on it?
I'm thinking of getting mi pad 5 for studying purpose and due to my brand loyalty towards xiaomi😂. But I guess this is good for me to get bcs of budget constraint. Plus I wanna get a new laptop too next year 😁 thanks for reviewing it
Great review Chris! Hopefully Lenovo will release a 2nd gen version next year, with 120 Hz display, a more powerful SoC, and wireless charging support. They're definitely moving in the right direction but I still think Samsung's Tab S6 Light is a better all-rounder AND it has the 3.5 mm jack.
Just ordered this for 250€ and I think it's a good deal. Thank you for the review Chris. Recently both my gf and I have bought electronics thanks to your reviews. Keep it up, I really enjoy your content.
100% Go Amiga. I'm looking to build a restored A500 such awesome PCs for back then. Also, I ripped 1000s of Amiga game tunes years ago on a website called Amigamusic.com I still own the domain I should get it up and running again.
Some Android phones launched this year are not operating on the latest version and to talk about a tablet dead on arrival with no guaranteed support. I would consider this tablet if it was launched as a Chromebook tablet with a stylus which makes more sense and practical.
Hi Chris, been a fan of yours for a long time. :) i would like to ask your opinion if I should pick this one or the Xiaoxin pad plus? Their price here is 225 vs 220, and if the pentile amoled isn't really that bad cause other reviewer says it's really bad -.- that's why I'm considering the Xiaoxin pad plus. Hoping for your response chris, thank you and God bless! 😊
Only interested to know if MS office tools can be used on this tablet. I have always loved your reviews, just wish a bit more reviews on using MS office tools on future android tablet reviews by you.
I have a Lenovo M10 FHD+ and a M8 HD. Be aware that update policy by Lenovo is a disaster. The upgrade to Android 10 created lots of problems like : no apps notifications, no automatic updates of the widgets, etc. Since 4 months they have been unable to fix those problems. I recommend to go on Lenovo forum to check that before bying. Lenovo hardware is very appealing for the price but the software monitoring is a disaster and that makes their tablets useless quickly...
Yeah, Lenovo makes excellent hardware but they are the worst company when it comes to software updates. It's been like that for years and there's no sign that they'll change it. For 350 euros I could not getting Android 11, but for 650+, HELL TO THE NO.
@@dejanstarwars10 Android 9 working properly is way better than Android 10 making the device useless. Problem : you can't downgrade to Android 9. We're asking Lenovo to make that possible but no... We're stick with a rom full of bugs.
I bought one from Lenovo store on ebay $110 off ($390) 4/128 It's really awesome Unfortunately, analog audio output (headphones) is non existent, and digital out is strictly 16bit/48kHz, but the speaker is excellent for even music playing
Thank you so much for the awesome review! I'd love to see a review for the non-Pro version, I found it for only 240$ but was wondering if it had a good display like my brother's s6 lite.
Hi Chris, great review again! I love this tablet and very well may get it. Of course, there may also be import duties shipping to UK/Europe I guess, but still much cheaper. This is the Lenovo P11 Pro but there is also the Lenovo P11 (non-Pro). This would also be really great to get a review of, though I couldn't find it, or XiaoXin version of it on Banggood. Not sure if you can find it on an import website though? Now it's IPS instead of OLED so less vibrant and also uses a funny resolution of 2000x1200 which is a really odd 5:3 ratio and what's more, on the width, doesn't fit any common video resolution e.g. 1080p, 1440p etc so there will always be scaling (unlike this P11 Pro having 1:1 scaling at 1440p with black bars). BUT, it is of course cheaper. In UK, Lenovo website has it at £230 vs £450 for P11 Pro which is a big difference, so there might also be a big difference on importing websites too. It's also snapdragon 662 instead of 730g. However, it also officially supports widevine lvl 1 and also has quad speakers so it could be the king of budget HD Netflix/Amazon tablets! I'm happy with IPS vs OLED (and the cheaper price!) but I do have a reservation about whether the non 1:1 video scaling will look decent or not. Let me know if you are looking at getting it in for review or not!
Thanks for the review. I have been agonizing about getting this tablet, only because of the price. Seems way over priced given the 730G chip, but I'm am Android user and hate Samsung's UI so this build quality with clean Android is what I want. Great work
Locally it's overpriced, for at least there is this import option now. Before I had a lot of requests to buy it and I simply said no. Not paying over 600 euros for a SD730G tablet no matter how thin and light it is. But at 3 euros it's much better.
Very good tablet, but a very important reason is missing in cons, and that you mentioned yourself. Blurred fonts in reading cbr, pdf or even web browsing. It is a main use for a tablet and an obvious reason to choose others with an excelent IPS screen in the style of the Ipad or MiPad 5.
Thank you Chris for this nice review. I just received yesterday the Xiaoxin Pad Pro from Banggood. How can I check if it has the Global ROM installed? Is there a way?
Hey Chris, nice to see you covering a very decent offering and spotting the import price. But would you recommend this over the iPad 2020? (which is $329)
Hello there thanks for another amazing video , hope you will make the one of the last lenovo yoga pad pro omg with HDMI included port , s100 rgb colours , dolby vision , HDR 10... It gonna hurt so bad this tablette
I've been trialing my old tablets (HD 8 2018, Miix 2 8, Dell 7275) and ultimately decided on trading in my HD 8 for a new HD 10, $55 out of pocket. My primary use case is video playback at accelerated speeds, and a combination of streaming apps and Jellyfin as my media server allows the HD 10 to fulfill its use case. However, in my experimentation and tinkering, I always came to the same conclusion. How come iPads have Sidecar but Android tablets don't have a good equivalent? AFAIK wired Sidecar has GPU support, so it's essentially an iPad and fully functioning portable monitor for Mac. Splashtop or Spacedesk are ok, but are software rendered or rely on HW decode/encode. I understand that Apple tightly integrates software and hardware. However, it's not like Android tablet manufacturers don't have a similar level of control. On Windows, Project to this PC is cool, but still CPU-heavy and not really viable for mobile work. I just use my tablet for background or continued watching, but that's because that's little else I can do without DeX or some OEM desktop mode. I'm surprised Samsung and Windows haven't come up with a good solution to make the S7 a portable monitor for Windows machines with TB3 or something that more or less guarantees a recent-generation iGPU. Insanely high-spec Android tablet for media consumption with all the functionality a second screen can bring. I'm really interested in this P11 Pro, as I am in the Chromebook Duet. However, it's really hard to justify paying so much for devices with such niche optimal use cases. It's not like I couldn't use an Android tablet as my primary device, and a PC + phone already fulfills those functions well enough that a tablet is strictly a luxury product for power users or budget purchase for basic buyers. These premium tablets really need to start adding the real feature we want: DisplayPort Alt-mode in, with HID support. I would have bought an S7 yesterday if I could just plug it into my PC for high quality secondary touch display. Spending $200 on a quality portable monitor doesn't feel as good as buying a standalone tablet, but ultimately would benefit most consumers in the long-run. I wish product managers and engineers would recognize and tackle this void.
dude in what planet you are lol new updated one ui 3 has the option for use tab s7 / s7 plus as a monitor for windows 10 and only require being conected in the same wifi network and this feacture is probably now coming for the entry level tablet
Wow this is really a good android tablet! heard there's a nonpro version of it the Lenovo Tab P11 which is cheaper can you please do a review of it too?
Fun fact, that tablet is not that price for US. It's about 641 USD or $600 from lenovo's site as the p11 Pro bundle, or for 100 less you can get the 4gb RAM version. Also, fun fact; JBL is owned by Harmon Kardon which is now owned by Samsung, wouldn't be surprised if they were the same speaker modules with slightly different software tuning.
You have the best channel for reviews brother!! Any future concerns with burn-in though since its an OLED? All of my smartphones have gotten burn-in from apps on the main screen after a year and a half or so
Every amoled panel has chances of burn in its kinda hard to say if u will get it or not. Since it's a tablet I don't expect it to stay at high brightness so the chances are less. But if u use ur tablet at high brightness ther is a chance
What is Lenovo like for Android updates these days? I have an old Lenovo tablet (S6000) which never saw a single update and therefore quickly became a boat anchor. Hardware on modern tablets is good enough that we should be able to get many years of use out of the devices, but on the lack of updates means that they have a much shorter lifespan in practice...
I did not notice any problems with the Pentile OLED, and certainly not jagged edge pixels. If anything, the edges look smoother but slightly softer which is fine because it's plenty clear. The screen looks amazing but I'm horribly disappointed by the pen input. The face unlock is almost unusable unless you're in perfectly lit conditions.
6/128 for a tablet + usb type c hub with LAN port with power delivery, can replace a laptop. Love Lenovo, Love LG. Love Both! Lenovo = Love on. Legend Novo (New Legend). Parent company of Living Legend IBM PC Division (oldest existing computing company) and Motorola (oldest existing telecommunication company).
Hope you enjoy it! Loving mine so far. Just waiting for the original keyboard to show up. If you watch netflix you just need to download the latest Apk install it to get it working.
@Tech Override everything fine, works well. This comment was typed on it 😉 quality wise its comperable with Samsung Tab 8 but of course its cheaper so the display/camera/sound are a bit worse but for the price its good
@Tech Override if you are a owner of a high quality tablet like a Samsung tab or iPad than yes its a visible "issue" but your eyes will get used to it so its not a deal breaker. Considering other cheap made in China tablets this Lenovo is the best. If you want a better one you have to pay a lot more for a Samsung/Apple device
Great to see more tablets coming! Can't decide between iplay 40 and this one for web browsing, ebook reading, some movie/UA-cam watching but still mainly (like 80%) web browsing.... No Netflix or Amazon for me. What would you advise Chris? Btw I still use Asus 3S10 I brought after you reviewed it years ago. Not sure if I like the screen as I'm used to 4:3 ratio...
Save your money and go for the iPlay 40 for those needs I think. It's very good for the price. Unles you wanted the slim superior build, video out and JBL speakers.
@@Techtablets I ordered Iplay 40 in preorder process the same day that you did the review ( my order was in the first 200 )still out of stock, I just recommend buy another tablet
Excellent review very good tablet.Chris could you check please who is the manufacturer of the oled display is it samsung, lg ,boe, auo? You can use cpu z app etc. I had ordered it from banggood and I would like to know the manufacturer of the display. Furthermore I had samsung s5e ,so is the lenovo display better or equal compared to s5e whats your opinion I use the tablet for movies .
Just one so far Netflix when it wants an update says it's not supported in Play Store. So I had to updated it via a downloaded APK then it works perfect. Info on that here: techtablets.com/2021/02/lenovo-xiaoxin-pad-pro-p11-pro-in-for-review/
Great review as always. Is it worth upgrading from a huawei mediapad M5? This has a slightly larger screen. Do you know how it compares in other respects?
Hi chris. Like always a good review. Will you do a review of the tablet honor v6? To compare with this tablet. They are so similar in price and prestation. I still have my cube i7 stylus bought by your review in 2015. Jaja.
Wow! It would be great if they market it more cheaply worldwide. There’s little amount of android tablets with good stylus, and samsung that uses great wacom tech marks up their tablet offering so much too, like twice the US prices in my country. I hope there’ll be cheaper Mi Pad 5 (the rumored one), and I hope you can review that too, haha ^^
Looks like a good tablet. However I have not had a good experience with Lenovo updating their tablets in the past. I wouldn't be surprised if this tablet never got an os version update based on my experience.
It has Android 11 now and upgrades works even for the "international" rom when bought from China. I am getting one for media consumption due to having oled.
I hate how there arent any good 90-120hz tablets out there for gaming. And those that are out there like samsung are overpriced. I wonder whats keeping companies from making a good tablet for gaming or just something with very good performance or whatever. Also to put it up here, i was thinking about latest snapdragon, i would be so happy to play on 7-8 inch tablet again, like with my nexus 7 back in the say.
600€ in Germany jeez that's really crazy, great reviews as always. The OTA support will be different on the XiaoXin one? Or can you flash the global Lenovo ROM?
It comes with the Global ROM flashed from banggood where I ordered mine, I'm not sure about Aliexpress sellers. But yes OTA updates do work got one already. As for the pricing in europe it just shows how much they overcharge us!
@@Techtablets Europe always gets fleeced when it comes to tech. That's one of the reasons why Europe needs to start developing it's own tech instead of continually relying on the likes of China, Japan, the USA etc.
Shame Lenovo provides little if any OS/Security updates to its products one you shell out money, bad enough at this discounted price but unacceptable when purchased locally at full price. Lift your game Lenovo, we keep these products for years, they need to be secure and provide more features with OS feature updates.
I just bought one from AliExpress still haven't received it yet but I know I will (hopefully given Christmas business and Brexit) it maybe delayed, great price is the main reason why I bought it for. I'm hoping it's good enough similar to galaxy tab s7
It doesn't. Tab S7+ has a mucb better screen sharper and 120hz and the SD865. But this has a build that is just as good and speakers. Also the keyboard I think is better than the S7+ keyboard. Main factor is it's so much cheaper.
Nice, that's a good CPU. I have a Redmi Note 9S with the 720G, should play some Gamecube games well. Shame no 3.5 jack. I wonder if disables OTG when you dock it to the keyboard like my Chuwi HiPad X? Piss me off because I liked to drives and other devices to it. Halfway temped to buy a BT keyboard to do so with my tablet. If I didn't have a tablet already and if it had a 3.5 jack, I would buy it.
The 730G isn't so bad, it's no SD865 or SD888 but for my needs and I also think most people it's fine considering the price tag. Unless you want maximum top settings for everything gaming wise.
Banggood website has this statement in Red. The video says otherwise. So what does it mean? "Attention:This model is not Global Rom,is third-party rom and suppoort google play store and multi languages.It doesnt support Widevine L1 and ota update os. "
Wow this tablet looks amazing for the price! Great review Chris!
hello frankie
It's even higher than iPad Gen 8 here in my country.
Well the lte version is currently going for 2999 hkd at both Fortress and Broadway. Retail price before current discount was 4999 hkd.😱
Frankie,u should do tablet reviews too..
Hey frankie Tech here:
That price mark up on the official Western version is incredible. Shows how companies are prepared to rip us off,
Yes just crazy my local Lenovo online store price!! What a ripp off I bet they hate that people are importing it from China 😂
@@Techtablets if you import from China, no warranty options in case of failure though right?
550 euroes here in the Netherlands, so much cheaper than in Spain for some reason. Depending on how much import tax is, probably worth buying "locally". Shipping is faster, global rom installed from factory, can be returned without nearly as much hassle, etc.
It's called export and import. The exporter party wants to profit off its developments(if you think China is bad, then you probably shouldn't check out USA's portfolio), while the importing party needs to: A)validate every product(offer own warranty) B) store every product C) adapt every product(localized ROM etc). These things aren't free and nor are they done to rip you off.
In fact, many "working class" citizens would rather pay more, but get the product manually and with warranty, without listing their credit card on some chinese website and dealing with deliveries and all the risks that the whole process entails.
Now if your own country was developing and assembling the hardware and you'd have to pay the international price - THAT would a rip-off.
@@WirxawTanev buying locally for the warranty yes, but not so much better to save your credit card info on 'some US websites' either. A few major cases of credit card info leaking from there.
I bought this tablet after the review ..got to say its been brilliant..Half the price compared to Lenovo was charging on their website ..Thanks for the review..👌👌👌
@Tech Override yeah it’s been brilliant .. still getting updates
@Tech Override Still on Android 11 though .. The newer one with Snapdragon 870 might have Android 12 ?
@Tech Override I was looking at the Mi pad 5 pro but it’s only an lcd screen .. I love Oled me
Waiting for this review finally
Cool, I'm glad I got it it's maybe the best there is for the price for Android tablets.
Same
For it's price it's really hard to find a better Android tablet than this.
100% this is it for now until the next model with the SD 870 I hope they use that.
@@Techtablets it's 550€ on Lenovo Fr
I don't know why it's 100e more expensive on the spanish store !
android tablets really need to do better to compete with base line IPads...... I hope to see even SD 855s used
Spain is always more expensive I find that the rest of Europe...
I've seen the Galaxy Tab S6 (64gb) on sale for €339. This includes the awesome S-Pen
Got mine yesterday direct from Lenovo U K - pen+keyboard package for £90 less than high Street prices! Brilliant 🤓
Upgraded to Android-11 today 👍
Watching this video on my Xiaoxin Pad Pro, it's great I love it !
Good choice! What do you think?
I think this tablet is amazing, running global rom and supports OTA updates, SD730 running smoothly no lags, build quality is amazing, great screen...
I bought the OEM keyboard which turns this tablet into a laptop like experience which is very helpful in case you need to work on stuff, includes back cover which doubles as a stand which is very helpful, including both it's still compact and not too heavy ! Overall experience in my 1 month duration of use is 9.5/10.
What do you think about it so far ?!
@@adhamns pls how can I get it?
can you confirm WiFi 5GHz possible on Xiaoxin ?
@@talielnussen3867 You can buy it from Aliexpress
Godammmiit Chris! I'm saving up for a pc and now you upload a gem like this. Makes me wanna buy this instead! lol
Sorry! 😂
Ikr, saving up for a gaming laptop myself.
It's personal preference. But in my experience, go save for the pc
if you want to play a mobile game go ipad 8 instead of this trash. if you want to play pc game go build your pc.
if you just play social and movie this lebovo tablet is fine.
@@zajizjaz I play mobile but its not available in IOS, so ipad is the 'trash' one for me. Will sleep on this tho lol
Finally, a descent android tablet. Great review, Chris!
I got this via Bangood and it is as Chris describes it. Very nice. The installed netflix didn't work though and wouldn't let me update. I just sideloaded the latest and that works.
Thanks for sharing. yes the sideload trick works or get the latest APK off APkmirror etc
Also bro congrats on 370k you will have 400k soon keep it up.
Thanks! Yes maybe this year will shall see.
This year 700k minimum bro
I am still hoping to get the iPlay40 you just reviewed before the Q1 ends... Thank you for the detailed and honest reviews on these budget tablets!
iPlay 40 is a great tablet for the price the best budget.
@@Techtablets Yes! and I will have it as a gift for myself since I love to binge watch Netflix and play Genshin Impact most of the time.
@@technoklutz I don't think it has widevine level 1,so not really that great for Netflix
That pentile is a deal brealer for me. Great in-depth review as always.
All oled smartphone have a pentile display though.
You're still using a smartphone with IPS in 2021?😥
The screen is fantastic. Go and view one. It really isn't a deal breaker
Agree! The Tab S7/S7+ have such amazing displays, top tier quality LCD and OLED displays that look absolutely gorgeous! Best of the best out there when it comes to tablets.
For such an expensive tablet, the Lenovo should be a much better tablet overall :/
It has the Snapdragon 730G. Tab S7 has the SD 865+. The new upcoming Tab S8 will probably get an even better chipset.
The hardware and software on the Tab S7 is top quality, best of the best. It also has better multitasking and desktop mode (aka DeX). Also, 4GB RAM n Android tablets is ok, but 6GB is the lowest I would go. Tab S7 has 6/8GB RAM along with 128/256GB storage.
Also, once you use 120hz, you will love it and will not want to pay $300+ for any phone or tablet that doesn't have at least 90hz. It makes the tablet so smooth and your experience so much better. The pencil is also better and with the 120hz is 👌🏼
In november the Tab S7 was at $300 on some insane Microsoft deals. When the S21 launched, they were giving the Tab S7 for $300 on bundles. But it's usually at $550.
So if this Lenovo tab is more than $300, better spend a little more and get a real great tablet and better experience with the Tab S7. You just can't go wrong with Samsung. I switched from Apple in 2015 and it's been the best thing ever! :D
@@Hhubs_ but this Lenovo Tab seems to have low quality OLED screen. Most reviewers have noticed right away and showed how bad it looks compared to the best OLED screen out there S7+ and compared to 1 of the best LCD screens out there S7.
Little Tip: Test Netflix quality using Test Patterns movie in the netflix. It will show you the detailed information such as video quality, bitrate, fps. Etc.
Now Lenovo is going to release the 2021 version with SD 870 , I hope you can have it on the channel , greetings.
but doesn't have gps
Thanks for this info and review Chris. Watching from the Philippines and this just might be the answer for what I need.
Amazing Philippines. Hi Rod, I suggest you watch the reviews of alldocube iPlay 30 Pro. It's about P9500 from Lazada.
tank god you've made a review of the pen. I was just waiting for someone to review the pen, and if it was worth it
It's quite a good pen just like the Surface book and Surface Pro pens.
@@Techtablets thanks! It's decided then, it will be my next tablet
Thanks. I appreciate your thorough reviews. I might pick this unit up soon.
We need more android tablets with Snapdragon 800 series processors.
100% yes we do!! I hope they make a cheaper SD 870 one.
tab s6 is clearance now if you find stock , like to bestbuy
Thanks Chris, for the XiaoXin tablet review. I was considering this as well , but vs the cost of what I want to do with a tablet, the iplay 40 was just a better bargain of cost, vs gaming, day-to-day surfing, watching show, running simple apps, and screen is enough for indoor, and slightly outdoor views.
Good choice! iPlay 40 is the best there is currently for cheaper Android tablets.
Thank you for this amazing review @Cris G!
If possible, could you test the cheapest best alternative pen for this model? Could you test the pentile screen influence about reading PDFs? How is the reading experience under daylight or during the night?
Your videos are amazing, keep the great work!
Thank you for this review. I am definitely going to get this.
i like Tablets they are so useful for Web surfing and media conception
Same here! Good for watching videos on the couch with my ANC headphones if someone else is watching TV 😂
@@Techtablets 😂
I am not interested in the tablet. I am just here to support your channel. You are the only truthful reviewer elaborately examining devices. Please keep up the great work and don't change your style. Greetings from Turkey!
I appreciate that! I'll try not to change my style.
Many thanks for the clear and comprehensive review. Any similar alternative (price and specs) with windows OS?
Enjoying all the reviews in the channel buddy💯💯 So sad the couldn't send it to Norway from the warehouse you've linked 👍 I thought I can help the channel with that 😊 Anyway - thanks for the advise with that really interesting Android tablet 💯 I'm probably going for the China shipment - preferably EU but not this time 😊 Cheers 💯💯
Next time Thanks for watching!
@@Techtablets Thanks for replay Chris 💯 Dont you know if we can use discount on another retailer? Cheers 👍
This is DOA for me as Lenovo has nonexistent software updates. Did reviewers just give up on that and just not mention that in reviews anymore at all?
Watch my video I mentioned that. I got an OTA already but unlikely it will get Android 11.
@@Techtablets lol wtf? So... dead on arrival.
DOA for you, but a large portion of the general population doesn't even care about updates.
@@eugene188 Yes, having different opinions is allowed? So what exactly are you arguing about? I was talking about how it’s DOA for me so what has the general population have to do with my opinion on it?
I'm thinking of getting mi pad 5 for studying purpose and due to my brand loyalty towards xiaomi😂. But I guess this is good for me to get bcs of budget constraint. Plus I wanna get a new laptop too next year 😁 thanks for reviewing it
Great review Chris!
Hopefully Lenovo will release a 2nd gen version next year, with 120 Hz display, a more powerful SoC, and wireless charging support.
They're definitely moving in the right direction but I still think Samsung's Tab S6 Light is a better all-rounder AND it has the 3.5 mm jack.
In what specifically would the Samsung be better? I am between these 2
No, tab s6 doesn't have the jack port
@@SIVN89Tab S6 Lite has a headphone jack, its screen is better suited for reading, and stylus is in the box so you don't have to buy it separately.
Just ordered this for 250€ and I think it's a good deal. Thank you for the review Chris. Recently both my gf and I have bought electronics thanks to your reviews. Keep it up, I really enjoy your content.
Thanks for watching enjoy the tablet!
That t-shirt rocks!
100% Go Amiga. I'm looking to build a restored A500 such awesome PCs for back then. Also, I ripped 1000s of Amiga game tunes years ago on a website called Amigamusic.com I still own the domain I should get it up and running again.
Some Android phones launched this year are not operating on the latest version and to talk about a tablet dead on arrival with no guaranteed support. I would consider this tablet if it was launched as a Chromebook tablet with a stylus which makes more sense and practical.
Does Lenovo know the iPad exists? With a Snapdragon 730 the pricing outside of china is wayyy too high.
I don't think they do, 649 euros here in Spain is absolutely ridiculous!
Nobody truly beats iPad tho
Great solid in depth review excellent tablet too.
The only problems I can see with this are software support and quality testing.
It seens it doesn't have firmware updates.
Hi Chris, been a fan of yours for a long time. :) i would like to ask your opinion if I should pick this one or the Xiaoxin pad plus? Their price here is 225 vs 220, and if the pentile amoled isn't really that bad cause other reviewer says it's really bad -.- that's why I'm considering the Xiaoxin pad plus. Hoping for your response chris, thank you and God bless! 😊
Only if you look at the screen closely do you really see it but it will bother some people. Go for the XiaoXin 2021 SD870 model if you can.
Only interested to know if MS office tools can be used on this tablet. I have always loved your reviews, just wish a bit more reviews on using MS office tools on future android tablet reviews by you.
Yup, really need 1 windows tablet or both types tablet which has 8gb ram, metal back, longer battery, type c data transfer n charger.
Greetz from Germany. This is a really good video with every important informations about this tablet. You make a good job! Now I will buy it.
I have a Lenovo M10 FHD+ and a M8 HD. Be aware that update policy by Lenovo is a disaster. The upgrade to Android 10 created lots of problems like : no apps notifications, no automatic updates of the widgets, etc. Since 4 months they have been unable to fix those problems. I recommend to go on Lenovo forum to check that before bying. Lenovo hardware is very appealing for the price but the software monitoring is a disaster and that makes their tablets useless quickly...
Yeah, Lenovo makes excellent hardware but they are the worst company when it comes to software updates. It's been like that for years and there's no sign that they'll change it.
For 350 euros I could not getting Android 11, but for 650+, HELL TO THE NO.
@@dejanstarwars10 Android 9 working properly is way better than Android 10 making the device useless. Problem : you can't downgrade to Android 9. We're asking Lenovo to make that possible but no... We're stick with a rom full of bugs.
Damn they better not release a buggy Android 11 then and repeat this!
Looks really compelling. Thanks for the awesome review! :)
Thanks for watching!
I bought one from Lenovo store on ebay
$110 off ($390)
4/128
It's really awesome
Unfortunately, analog audio output (headphones) is non existent, and digital out is strictly 16bit/48kHz, but the speaker is excellent for even music playing
no p11 pro has 4gb of ram only the p11 has 4/6gb option
Thank you so much for the awesome review!
I'd love to see a review for the non-Pro version, I found it for only 240$ but was wondering if it had a good display like my brother's s6 lite.
LCD NOT OLED BUT 1440P for price i think it's good
Hi Chris, great review again! I love this tablet and very well may get it. Of course, there may also be import duties shipping to UK/Europe I guess, but still much cheaper. This is the Lenovo P11 Pro but there is also the Lenovo P11 (non-Pro). This would also be really great to get a review of, though I couldn't find it, or XiaoXin version of it on Banggood. Not sure if you can find it on an import website though?
Now it's IPS instead of OLED so less vibrant and also uses a funny resolution of 2000x1200 which is a really odd 5:3 ratio and what's more, on the width, doesn't fit any common video resolution e.g. 1080p, 1440p etc so there will always be scaling (unlike this P11 Pro having 1:1 scaling at 1440p with black bars).
BUT, it is of course cheaper. In UK, Lenovo website has it at £230 vs £450 for P11 Pro which is a big difference, so there might also be a big difference on importing websites too. It's also snapdragon 662 instead of 730g. However, it also officially supports widevine lvl 1 and also has quad speakers so it could be the king of budget HD Netflix/Amazon tablets!
I'm happy with IPS vs OLED (and the cheaper price!) but I do have a reservation about whether the non 1:1 video scaling will look decent or not.
Let me know if you are looking at getting it in for review or not!
Indeed a very good tablet especially the sound quality and display
Just bargained Razer phone 1 for 96usd,miss the design a lot,gonna root it with custom roms.
@stonks Dayum.
Thanks for the review. I have been agonizing about getting this tablet, only because of the price. Seems way over priced given the 730G chip, but I'm am Android user and hate Samsung's UI so this build quality with clean Android is what I want. Great work
Locally it's overpriced, for at least there is this import option now. Before I had a lot of requests to buy it and I simply said no. Not paying over 600 euros for a SD730G tablet no matter how thin and light it is. But at 3 euros it's much better.
Lenovo is very good andriod durable and battery life so long 😁 but a lot of new brand came out that this is not that famous now
i wonder why this quality contents have a low subs..
Because a majority of the people unfortunately click on clickbait titles and see it as a form of entertainment rather than in-depth analysis
Who is the manufacturer of the oled display?
Its EverDisplay i find it out by myself
Thank you for confirming its the same product!
Awesome review as always Chris! First tablet in a while that I actually want to buy. I hope this trend continues!
I hope so too! Now I would love to see a Dimensity 800 or 1000+ tablet with this type of build.
Very good tablet, but a very important reason is missing in cons, and that you mentioned yourself. Blurred fonts in reading cbr, pdf or even web browsing. It is a main use for a tablet and an obvious reason to choose others with an excelent IPS screen in the style of the Ipad or MiPad 5.
The new 2022 model ahs a much better screen overall. Better sharpness.
Hello bro, please test Mi 10 ultra vs mi 11 speed test 🥺
Okay maybe if it's worth it but Mi 11 interest is dead.
Exellent review. Thanks so much!!
Thank you Chris for this nice review.
I just received yesterday the Xiaoxin Pad Pro from Banggood.
How can I check if it has the Global ROM installed? Is there a way?
Hey Chris, nice to see you covering a very decent offering and spotting the import price. But would you recommend this over the iPad 2020? (which is $329)
Depends if you want Android or IOS the iPad is faster.
This is a true beast after iplay 40 but itt won't be in Asia country like Malaysia QwQ
I bought it already from shopee. Rm1880. With bunch of free gifts, pouch case tempered glass keyboard and mouse
@@syazzyheisen4340 oh my gosh...noooo, that is very expensive bro, at Lazada only RM 769.58 (but no free gifts).
Looking forward to in depth review of stylus etc
Hello there thanks for another amazing video , hope you will make the one of the last lenovo yoga pad pro omg with HDMI included port , s100 rgb colours , dolby vision , HDR 10... It gonna hurt so bad this tablette
Hei Man, Xiaoxin PAD pro 12.6 is already out. looking forward to your review.. i hope it's really, really, really Goot.
It's really really expensive might just be better off buying a Tab S7+
I've been trialing my old tablets (HD 8 2018, Miix 2 8, Dell 7275) and ultimately decided on trading in my HD 8 for a new HD 10, $55 out of pocket. My primary use case is video playback at accelerated speeds, and a combination of streaming apps and Jellyfin as my media server allows the HD 10 to fulfill its use case.
However, in my experimentation and tinkering, I always came to the same conclusion. How come iPads have Sidecar but Android tablets don't have a good equivalent? AFAIK wired Sidecar has GPU support, so it's essentially an iPad and fully functioning portable monitor for Mac. Splashtop or Spacedesk are ok, but are software rendered or rely on HW decode/encode. I understand that Apple tightly integrates software and hardware. However, it's not like Android tablet manufacturers don't have a similar level of control. On Windows, Project to this PC is cool, but still CPU-heavy and not really viable for mobile work.
I just use my tablet for background or continued watching, but that's because that's little else I can do without DeX or some OEM desktop mode. I'm surprised Samsung and Windows haven't come up with a good solution to make the S7 a portable monitor for Windows machines with TB3 or something that more or less guarantees a recent-generation iGPU. Insanely high-spec Android tablet for media consumption with all the functionality a second screen can bring.
I'm really interested in this P11 Pro, as I am in the Chromebook Duet. However, it's really hard to justify paying so much for devices with such niche optimal use cases. It's not like I couldn't use an Android tablet as my primary device, and a PC + phone already fulfills those functions well enough that a tablet is strictly a luxury product for power users or budget purchase for basic buyers. These premium tablets really need to start adding the real feature we want: DisplayPort Alt-mode in, with HID support. I would have bought an S7 yesterday if I could just plug it into my PC for high quality secondary touch display. Spending $200 on a quality portable monitor doesn't feel as good as buying a standalone tablet, but ultimately would benefit most consumers in the long-run. I wish product managers and engineers would recognize and tackle this void.
dude in what planet you are lol
new updated one ui 3 has the option for use tab s7 / s7 plus as a monitor for windows 10 and only require being conected in the same wifi network
and this feacture is probably now coming for the entry level tablet
Thanks for the review!
Wow this is really a good android tablet! heard there's a nonpro version of it the Lenovo Tab P11 which is cheaper can you please do a review of it too?
Damn half price
Local Lenovo pricing is just outrageous! I might as well spend a little more and get the Tab S7+ with SD865.
@@Techtablets true,this shud be the sticker retail price👍
Thanks for this review. 🙏🏿👍🏿
Fun fact, that tablet is not that price for US. It's about 641 USD or $600 from lenovo's site as the p11 Pro bundle, or for 100 less you can get the 4gb RAM version. Also, fun fact; JBL is owned by Harmon Kardon which is now owned by Samsung, wouldn't be surprised if they were the same speaker modules with slightly different software tuning.
5Ghz WiFi on XiaoXin Pad Pro (P11 Pro) works only if the router is configured to use one of the A-Range channels 36, 40, 44, 48!
Oh thanks you
Once again reminding me that I could have gotten that tablet instead of the Tab S7...
It's priced similar to galaxy tab s5e, which has similar screen and cpu.
Both good but this has the stylus support, larger screen and slightly better speakers.
The 5e is a joke. Inferior to the previous S4
These are on sale right now for $330. U seriously can not go wrong with that price on just the size and screen alone.
Wow it's a really a great tablet, excellent review. Thanks.
Watched this review twice, great as always Chris 👍
You have the best channel for reviews brother!! Any future concerns with burn-in though since its an OLED? All of my smartphones have gotten burn-in from apps on the main screen after a year and a half or so
Every amoled panel has chances of burn in its kinda hard to say if u will get it or not. Since it's a tablet I don't expect it to stay at high brightness so the chances are less. But if u use ur tablet at high brightness ther is a chance
People speak of the global price but sadly I cry for availability in my region
Sometimes I wish all tablets are available in my country
What is Lenovo like for Android updates these days? I have an old Lenovo tablet (S6000) which never saw a single update and therefore quickly became a boat anchor. Hardware on modern tablets is good enough that we should be able to get many years of use out of the devices, but on the lack of updates means that they have a much shorter lifespan in practice...
Tablet looks great! Great review Chris! Just to ask, should I for buying and delivery to Germany any kind of customes pay? Any experience guys? Thanks
I did not notice any problems with the Pentile OLED, and certainly not jagged edge pixels. If anything, the edges look smoother but slightly softer which is fine because it's plenty clear. The screen looks amazing but I'm horribly disappointed by the pen input.
The face unlock is almost unusable unless you're in perfectly lit conditions.
6/128 for a tablet + usb type c hub with LAN port with power delivery, can replace a laptop. Love Lenovo, Love LG. Love Both! Lenovo = Love on. Legend Novo (New Legend). Parent company of Living Legend IBM PC Division (oldest existing computing company) and Motorola (oldest existing telecommunication company).
sub 300 with video out tablet? FINALLYYYYY THE PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED!!!
I purchased one right after I saw it on your twitter page. Amazing price for a premium build. Thanks for telling us 👍😊
Hope you enjoy it! Loving mine so far. Just waiting for the original keyboard to show up. If you watch netflix you just need to download the latest Apk install it to get it working.
@@Techtablets Hi. Does it have also Always on display mode? Thanks
@Tech Override everything fine, works well. This comment was typed on it 😉 quality wise its comperable with Samsung Tab 8 but of course its cheaper so the display/camera/sound are a bit worse but for the price its good
@Tech Override if you are a owner of a high quality tablet like a Samsung tab or iPad than yes its a visible "issue" but your eyes will get used to it so its not a deal breaker. Considering other cheap made in China tablets this Lenovo is the best. If you want a better one you have to pay a lot more for a Samsung/Apple device
@Tech Override thats dirt cheap bro. For that price you wont get a better quality elsewhere
Nice review. Btw, does the display of this tablet is oleophobic coating? Thank you
What a beast of a tablet this is!
Great to see more tablets coming! Can't decide between iplay 40 and this one for web browsing, ebook reading, some movie/UA-cam watching but still mainly (like 80%) web browsing.... No Netflix or Amazon for me. What would you advise Chris? Btw I still use Asus 3S10 I brought after you reviewed it years ago. Not sure if I like the screen as I'm used to 4:3 ratio...
Save your money and go for the iPlay 40 for those needs I think. It's very good for the price. Unles you wanted the slim superior build, video out and JBL speakers.
Ah
You won't be finding 4:3 in any modern tablets, mate
I want to say unfortunately
But it's not at all a bad thing
@@Techtablets I ordered Iplay 40 in preorder process the same day that you did the review ( my order was in the first 200 )still out of stock, I just recommend buy another tablet
Who needs a warranty when you can buy 2 instead
Lol, well said
Excellent review very good tablet.Chris could you check please who is the manufacturer of the oled display is it samsung, lg ,boe, auo? You can use cpu z app etc. I had ordered it from banggood and I would like to know the manufacturer of the display. Furthermore I had samsung s5e ,so is the lenovo display better or equal compared to s5e whats your opinion I use the tablet for movies .
great tablet, nice reviews as always, didn't kown how many nits the screen is, did you know? thanks
340 nits
Thanks for another great vid. Having never purchased a Chinese import with a global ROM installed, are there any caveats in your opinion?
Just one so far Netflix when it wants an update says it's not supported in Play Store. So I had to updated it via a downloaded APK then it works perfect. Info on that here: techtablets.com/2021/02/lenovo-xiaoxin-pad-pro-p11-pro-in-for-review/
Great review as always. Is it worth upgrading from a huawei mediapad M5? This has a slightly larger screen. Do you know how it compares in other respects?
Hi chris. Like always a good review. Will you do a review of the tablet honor v6? To compare with this tablet. They are so similar in price and prestation. I still have my cube i7 stylus bought by your review in 2015. Jaja.
Trouble is it has no Google services so that's a no go for me.
@@Techtablets ahh, ok. Yes. Yes.
Wow! It would be great if they market it more cheaply worldwide. There’s little amount of android tablets with good stylus, and samsung that uses great wacom tech marks up their tablet offering so much too, like twice the US prices in my country.
I hope there’ll be cheaper Mi Pad 5 (the rumored one), and I hope you can review that too, haha ^^
Looks like a good tablet. However I have not had a good experience with Lenovo updating their tablets in the past. I wouldn't be surprised if this tablet never got an os version update based on my experience.
It has Android 11 now and upgrades works even for the "international" rom when bought from China.
I am getting one for media consumption due to having oled.
I hate how there arent any good 90-120hz tablets out there for gaming. And those that are out there like samsung are overpriced. I wonder whats keeping companies from making a good tablet for gaming or just something with very good performance or whatever.
Also to put it up here, i was thinking about latest snapdragon, i would be so happy to play on 7-8 inch tablet again, like with my nexus 7 back in the say.
Hi,im a new subscriber.eagerly waiting for a comparison between lenovo p11 with the samsung s6 lite.please.thank you
600€ in Germany jeez that's really crazy, great reviews as always. The OTA support will be different on the XiaoXin one?
Or can you flash the global Lenovo ROM?
It comes with the Global ROM flashed from banggood where I ordered mine, I'm not sure about Aliexpress sellers. But yes OTA updates do work got one already. As for the pricing in europe it just shows how much they overcharge us!
@@Techtablets Europe always gets fleeced when it comes to tech. That's one of the reasons why Europe needs to start developing it's own tech instead of continually relying on the likes of China, Japan, the USA etc.
Shame Lenovo provides little if any OS/Security updates to its products one you shell out money, bad enough at this discounted price but unacceptable when purchased locally at full price. Lift your game Lenovo, we keep these products for years, they need to be secure and provide more features with OS feature updates.
I just bought one from AliExpress still haven't received it yet but I know I will (hopefully given Christmas business and Brexit) it maybe delayed, great price is the main reason why I bought it for. I'm hoping it's good enough similar to galaxy tab s7
Is there any difference compared to buying it from China or Europe? Is it possible to receive future updates with the Chinese version? Thx!
Is the Pintile arrangement something only this model suffer from or does every Oled screen suffer from it?
Compare it with Tab S7+ and show how it outshines Tab S7 + in terms of display , sound , performance, speed and battery usage.
It doesn't. Tab S7+ has a mucb better screen sharper and 120hz and the SD865. But this has a build that is just as good and speakers. Also the keyboard I think is better than the S7+ keyboard. Main factor is it's so much cheaper.
Nice, that's a good CPU. I have a Redmi Note 9S with the 720G, should play some Gamecube games well. Shame no 3.5 jack. I wonder if disables OTG when you dock it to the keyboard like my Chuwi HiPad X? Piss me off because I liked to drives and other devices to it. Halfway temped to buy a BT keyboard to do so with my tablet.
If I didn't have a tablet already and if it had a 3.5 jack, I would buy it.
The 730G isn't so bad, it's no SD865 or SD888 but for my needs and I also think most people it's fine considering the price tag. Unless you want maximum top settings for everything gaming wise.
Banggood website has this statement in Red. The video says otherwise. So what does it mean? "Attention:This model is not Global Rom,is third-party rom and suppoort google play store and multi languages.It doesnt support Widevine L1 and ota update os. "