Lenovo Tab P11 Pro Gen 2 hands-on review

9 January 2023


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  • 11 Jan 2023

Nothing about the display response time? How about the stylus pen? pressure points? palm rejection details? this a review?

    Trollhammeren, 10 Jan 2023Because people who would try to use something like this for... moreCurrently, only select flagship smartphones have the Desktop Mode feature. LG was the only brand that gave it to mainstream midrange or upper-midrange phones like the Velvet 5G and Wing 5G. Sony doesn't develop their own custom Desktop Mode flavour, yet they can still give wired video output for the 2021 Xperia 10 Mk3. Even Samsung has no problem giving DeX to the Snapdragon 778G-powered XCover6 Pro, but that is an enterprise-first smartphone. The harsh reality is that most brands know that giving wired video output and Desktop Mode features on non-flagship models will hurt their tablet sales.

      Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023Google don't even bother to give Desktop Mode feature ... moreI can totally agree with this. I really find it ironic to see Google going through all the trouble of developing the Desktop Mode feature since Android 10 when Google themselves deliberately disabled wired video output support for their Pixel phones. At this point, we would rather see OEMs developing their own custom Desktop Mode feature from scratch, just like what Samsung, Huawei, Honor, and Motorola have done.

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        Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023Google don't even bother to give Desktop Mode feature ... moreThey won't even release full Chrome for Android. Chromebooks have it but for some reason Android is stuck with mobile version. Sometimes I don't understand their thinking.

          The issue with this IOs an Android tablets is always software.
          You can have a super powerful hardware but you won't be able to open 2 excel files at the same time, not mentioning running macros or any other productivity standard procedures.

            Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023Google don't even bother to give Desktop Mode feature ... moreBecause people who would try to use something like this for school or work , can't afford an over priced item like the Pixel. So they have to pick what they spend their money on. You don't need to go further then Eastern Europe and there are a lot of people like that. I can only assume that it's only worse in even poorer regions sadly.

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              • 10 Jan 2023

              Anonymous, 10 Jan 2023Google keeps improving Android for tablets but the system i... moreGoogle don't even bother to give Desktop Mode feature on their Pixel phones in the first place. Why bother doing such a thing in the first place if you are not going to use it anyway.

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                • 10 Jan 2023

                For anyone who gets excited about the Kompanio chipset, here's a reminder that it has the exact 4+4 core configuration, CPU types alongside speed, and GPU as the Dimensity 1100.

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                  • 10 Jan 2023

                  Here's something that absolutely needs mentioning. The Precision Pen 3 is a total downgrade from the 2. The 2 supported both MPP and AES at the same time meaning I could use it with my laptop as well. It had USB C charging and two buttons. Meanwhile the "upgraded" Precision Pen 3 only works with MPP, the only way to charge it is by sticking it on the tablet and worst of all, the only button that it has is not a regular pen button, but a Bluetooth button. Clicking it will open up a note taking menu or some other preconfigured action, but what it will not do is get you an eraser in apps like OneNote. Another thing is that you can't use any third party pens such as the Bamboo Ink, which worked fine with the Gen1 tablet. I really hope Lenovo can fix this in a future update (if they ever come) because not having an eraser is such a massive oversight.

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                    • 10 Jan 2023

                    apertotes, 09 Jan 2023I have never understood criticism about Android not being b... moreBecause some people aren't privileged enough to have both laptop and tablet. It's either tablet or laptop. That's why it would be better if Android apps on tablet get better.

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                      • 10 Jan 2023

                      apertotes, 09 Jan 2023I have never understood criticism about Android not being b... moreGoogle keeps improving Android for tablets but the system is far from perfect. They need to put more resources into it i.e. if they are serious about it.

                        Peter UK, 09 Jan 2023Is this preview or review? I'm confused there's s... moreu gotta press next page

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                          • 10 Jan 2023

                          apertotes, 09 Jan 2023I have never understood criticism about Android not being b... moreThe problem, as mentioned in the article, is app support for large screen. With smartphones still being way more popular than tablets and Chromebook, most app devs don't see the need to rework the app for larger screens.

                            Peter UK, 09 Jan 2023Is this preview or review? I'm confused there's s... moreit's a hands on so it's a preview

                              I have never understood criticism about Android not being built for tablets. What is the problem about it? I, and most people I know, use tablets as large phones. We use them to watch YouTube, Netflix and play games. All we need is a larger screen.

                              If we want to do something productive, we use our desktop or notebook computers. We do not need tablets to be mythical devices capable of doing everything perfectly.

                              There may be some users that use tablets in a professional way, but those are few and have other options.

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                                Peter UK, 09 Jan 2023Is this preview or review? I'm confused there's s... moreWeird, it's been out for a while now. I had one but returned it in favour of a Samsung. The HDR performance on this screen was terrible. Everything else was ok.

                                  Is this preview or review? I'm confused there's so much missing here...