Lenovo Unveils Tablet P11 Pro with OLE Display, Snapdragon 730G SoC Processor

 Introduction

Being a well-priced and well-designed Android-based tablet, its mid-range processor, speakers, optional stylus keyboard, and well-to-do display provide a good user experience. After a few days of use, the most popular Lenovo Tablet P11 Pro has become the most sought-after consumption device to hit the market. This article sights the most detailed review on this latest version of the Lenovo tablet to hit the market.

Pricing

Priced at Rs 44,999, the Lenovo Tablet P11 Pro comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage space. The SIM tray of this device has provision for a microSD and one Nano-SIM card.

Lenovo Tab P11 Pro Specifications

1. Look and Feel: Except for the display, which is slimmer at 5.8mm, the Lenovo Tab P11 Pro looks similar to Samsung Galaxy Tablet S7 FE. The front side of the Tab P11 Pro has a glass making, and it has two front-facing cameras and thin bezels. The device comes with a metallic two-tone finish, and it hit has antenna lines at the top. It has a rear dual-camera module on its left. It also has a Lenovo logo on its right. The Tablet P11 Pro has on its left side a speaker, power button, SIM tray, a 4-point keyboard connector, and volume buttons. There is an embedded fingerprint reader on the power button.
2. Stylus Keyboard and Precision Pen: Lenovo offers an optional stylus keyboard with a 1.3 mm travel key and a Precision Pen 2. The company claims that its optional keyboard provides a laptop-class typing experience. IIts Precision Pen offers a memorable writing experience with the pre-installed Squid apps or Bamboo Paper. However, we could not test these features first-hand as the company did not provide samples for review.
3. Built: Despite its thin body, Lenovo Tablet P11 Pro has a premium built quality and weighs 485gram. Since Lenovo does not provide any kickstand mechanism, the user has to lean the device against external support, like resting against a pile of books. Tablet P11 Pro comes with a keyboard case on an additional payment of Rs 5000. It will take care of support when watching videos.
4. Display: The new device sports a WQXGA 2560x1600-resolution OLED. This display has a diagonal measure of about 11.5 inches and a standard display rate of 60Hz. The OLED shows colorful pictures in quite bright outdoor settings. Moreover, the users can tweak already saturated colors in the Setting app. Lenovo claims that its OLED supports Dolby and HDR10 Vision. For instance, the Netflix shows available in this format looked quite colorful and impressive to the eyes. Likewise, the Amazon Prime video looked quite vibrant and sharp.
5. Processor:  Lenovo Tablet P11 Pro comes with a gamer-centric, Snapdragon 730G SoC processor. This processor is available in budget and mid-range smartphones like Google Pixel 4a. Despite having an older processor, the latest tablet performed well in all benchmark tests conducted.
6. RAM and Storage: The tablet P11 Pro comes with 6GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB UFS2.1 storage. The customer can increase the storage capacity up to 256GB using a microSD card.
7.  Internet Connectivity: Lenovo tablet P11 Pro has Bluetooth 5.0, dual-band Wi-Fi ac, and 4G data support to provide internet connectivity. Though the device has inbuilt microphones, the customers cannot place voice calls.
8. Battery: The power backup for the device is through an 8,400mAh battery. Lenovo provides a 20W cable to support faster charging. The battery generally lasts for a day and a half when used for streaming videos, playing games for an hour, going through Instagram feeds, or listening to music. While in productivity mode, the charge from the battery lasted for about 8 hours.
9. Speakers: The latest tablet from Lenovo has a four-speaker setup. The Dolby Atmos feature of the speaker setup streams loud and clear voices while watching movies. In other words, the users don’t have to rely on Bluetooth-enabled headphones to hear the punchy dialogues and sweet music that accompany good films. On the flip side, Lenovo Tablet P11 Pro does not support cellular voice calls. However, the voice calls through zoom and WhatsApp sounded quite clear from both ends.
10. Gaming Performance: Despite using the maximized graphics settings, the Tablet P11 Pro never warmed up and showed no lag or slowdown when used for a long time. The OLED and four-speaker system made the gaming experience quite immersive.
11. Camera: The Lenovo Tablet P11 Pro comes with a 5-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, a 13-megapixel primary camera, and two 8-megapixel selfie cameras. The infrared sensor in one of the selfie cameras calculates the depths to bring effects in the video call background. The daytime photos of this primary camera furnish below-average details of the focused object. Even the daytime photos taken using the ultra-wide-angle camera looked very blurry.

Software

Lenovo Tablet P11 Pro works on an Android-10 operating system. The pre-installed software available with this operating system includes Dolby Atmos, Office, Dolby Vision, Netflix, Bamboo Paper, OneNote, and Squid. Apart from these, the device also has usual Google defaults that include the Kids Space application. This app for the kids is a Play Store that provides YouTube recommendations for the benefit of the children.

Lenovo has added its own several customized software for the benefit of users. Some of these are minor UI elements like the Smart Navigation slide-out menu, real-time beautification mode for video calls, etc. There are other software add-ons like Productivity Mode that are big. The Productivity Mode works like a switch that helps the Tablet P11 Pro toggle between the desktop- to regular phone-like Android interfaces.

Software Support

The Android experience on Lenovo Tablet P11 Pro is not the settings app as it does not show expanded menus, resulting in the wastage of a lot of usable space. Another case in mind is the display of the Google News Feed, which appears as a strip in the middle with lots of white space on either side. Due to the non-availability of Google support, the users have to stretch out across the display area to get buttons. Except for Maps, Gmail, and YouTube, all other Google apps look stretched across the width of the smartphone display. Except for Microsoft Office, all other third-party apps are not optimized for tablets. For instance, the company has not customized WhatsApp and Instagram apps properly to make better results in tablet display.

Productivity Mode

The user can activate the Productivity Mode either from a toggle in the notifications tray or the Settings app. He can pair the tablet with the connected keyboard and Bluetooth mouse in this mode. Similarly, he can connect the latest tablet with the optional keyboard accessory. When the Tablet P11 Pro enters the Productivity Mode, its home screen immediately switches to a desktop-like interface. While in this mode, the user can choose to open apps in floating -windows or full-screen modes. Not all apps open in full-screen mode. However, he can switch between windows quite easily.

Verdict

Despite the limited software support from Google for Android OS, the Lenovo Tablet P11 Pro can easily access and draft emails, play graphic-intensive games, and stream movies. However, it cannot replace the regular laptop. If the user is a frequent traveler, this tablet is a source of entertainment. The users can even look at the 8th generation iPad, which has this price range. The Wi-Fi model of the iPad comes with a price tag of Rs. 37,900, whereas its Wi-Fi and Cellular counterparts come at Rs. 49,900. Thanks to iPadOS and its associated echo system of apps, a combination of Smart Keyboard and iPad can provide more productivity when compared to the Lenovo tablet.