I can't understand how Google and the manufacturers aren't advertising this more! I use my Galaxy Tab S6 Lite as a laptop replacement for work and to draw I have my PC for heavier work stuff.
Apparently, this tablet supports the Lenovo Precision Pen 3 which is a pressure-sensitive stylus. The price seems really good for this tablet, considering its performance and the DEX-like desktop mode is fantastic. It's about $385 for the 4GB model in Canada.
I was just able to get the 6GB model in the US during Lenovo's annual sale for less than $300, jump on it while you can! However I cannot find the precision pen anywhere lol
This is the killer feature that android tablets should be marketing hard. Apple’s mouse support is crap compared to this! What good does it do to have a more powerful processor if your gimped by IOS?
lenovo has a bunch of variations of essentially the same tablet in flavors of windows (duet 5i) and chromebook (duet 3, 5). I'm interested to see a similar setup with the chromebook as you get longer service support vs android.
Chrome OS could be a better choice than android, because you can still use the android apps and app store and you have the desktop mode directly on the tablet.
@@andrews.9286 that’s all paranoid bs To scare you even more I shop on AliExpress, Gearbest, Banggood and similar platforms since about 10ish years and even backed Chinese startup companies through igg and kickstarter 😉 I’m no security nerd so just standart common sense for me and tell ya what: NOTHING EVER HAPPENED! Stop making people paranoid. Just put your aluminum hat on and be quiet 🤫
that's fear, uncertainty and doubt. you can man in the middle yourself and see it sends nothing as long as you don't agree to any terms of services, which is easy to do
I've been a fan of Android devices doubling as a small desktop replacement for years, but because I never found quite the right mix of what I was looking for I ultimately wound up taking the opposite direction: an i7 16gb 12.5" touchscreen Dell Ultrabook that dual boots into Android x86. Aside from middling battery life, it checks all the boxes of a productivity machine for me: portability, power, functionality and flexibility.
Anyway to turn off the tablet screen when you use an external monitor? I mean the screen is OLED so it would burn in if left on all the time like that.
This is looking more and more tempting to me, I'm not a power user really anymore, for the majority of people desktop mode on a phone or tablet is more than capable enough.
Planet Earth. It was $229 in the USA up until last Sunday. Now (when I last checked a couple days ago) it's $300 for the spec ETA tested. Keep in mind he's American and his prices are in US dollars. The trade off for no government healthcare is apparently low(er) taxes and cheap tech.
Man, I wish they would put all of this hardware into a new Yoga Tab. This with the kickstand would be baller. Lenovo is killing it on tablet and laptop fronts right now.
would you consider this better/worse in performance (gaming) against the xiomi redmi pad you reviewed recently, or would you consider them similar for their prices?
I have this tablet right now, i bought the CHINA ROM but sadly the latest ZUI 14 does not include productivity mode, unless you connect it to an external monitor... 😔😔😔
Hi, I guess you won't see this comment but I'll try anyway! As a disabled person one of my issues with Samsung Dex is that you can't use voice typing in Dex mode. Can you use voice typing with this Lenovo in desktop mode? Thanks
I recently picked up a iPad mini 6 with cellular an paired with a Rokid air media glasses I don’t use a pc or phone anymore this setup been my only daily driver.
$229, not a bad price for a tab with the performance near a SD870 with video out, optional Pen 3 support to compete with 2022 ver S6 Lite, shame they raised the price to 300-340, but then again even the S6 Lite 2022 raised their price. Not fond of the missing 3.5 jack. I'm only seeing a 4 and 6GB option, both with 128GB ROM on ebay and their main site.
I love this. I want more tablets that just turn into PCs. I can't decide if I like tablets, or handheld gaming PCs more. On one hand I love how big tablets are. They feel like a legitimate screen that you can use anywhere and not have to squint your eyes to see tiny text. On the other hand, if you have Nreal air glasses you don't need a big screen on a handheld gaming pc, but I wonder if those glasses are as good as people say they are.
Lenovo makes great tables with CRAZY battery life. I have an old Tab 3 10.1 bought it brand new back in 2016. I would only have to charge it once a month, maybe 2. Now I use it for my kids movie/games for road trips. and even after all these years of heavy usage, it still gets 13-16 hours of battery life. I have just 1 problem that tablet and this one. Mediatek. you'll only get 1 Android OS upgrade and maybe MAYBE 4 security updates and that's it. That's why we get tablets with Snapdragons or Exynos processors.
Man, I still have not experienced android on anything more than 60hz, must be nice. Just have my 144hz since 2 years ago now and a 60hz 4K TV. Would like to own everything 120hz or above.
Hello. I hope you can answer my question. Can you render 2d stuff in chrome while in desktop mode? Like does it work like desktop? Being able to install extensions and such. Thank you♥
Do you have any recommendation 3rd party Key/Gamepad Mapper for games that doesn't support controller? If possible something that works without ban issues in multiplayer games like 1st party keymapper in android handheld console
The adaptor to HDMI just this one works or I can use anyone? You made some configuration inside the emulators I have a tab p11 but it's not pro one, and some games of GameCube and ps2 doesn't work good like Simpson hit and run
Where did you copy that spec text from? "Córę"? That means "daughter" in Polish xD. Quite funny I must say. And btw. this is not a "lower cost" device given that is used primarily to consume content. You can do the same on a 2x cheaper device.
They should release an IPS cheaper version. AMOLED is too expensive for a mid-range tablet, they could just have used the IPS and added more ram instead.
Maybe I missed it, but did you use a 1080p, 1440p, or 2160p monitor? The overly large scaling makes multiwindowing useless to me if I can't tile everything and have it still feel like I'm getting a fully functional experience out of each app. Does the desktop mode scale differently with different resolutions? I know I'm a weirdo, but I've even given up on 1080p windows anymore because the screenspace you get to work with is tiny and they don't let you 'zoom out' further on desktop beyond 100%.
Thanks for posting this review. It's very clear and concise. With the tablet connected to the secondary screen, can it be used to copy what is being done on the tablet? That is, what you see and do on the tablet is the same as the big screen. I'm thinking of a presentation where I can use the tablet and others in the meeting room can see what I'm doing. P. S. Nice plant on the desk.
hi there, here is germany callin, in germany theres a tablet thats way better, and..... much cheaper , its the Hyrican ENWO Pad 1, mb u try to get one and test in on your channel. its a real beast for under 200 euro, means 211 $. and i really enjoy ur channel.
Nice to see an alternative to Samsung and better options than iPads . That said, given that Lenovo owns Motorola, i wonder why they have duplicate offerings. Anyways, thanks for the video ETA.
Hello I am a noob but I’m learning. I am looking for a tablet to game on. I like old PS3 games ie. COD, GTA5, Uncharted etc. but I don’t think emulators are up to PS3 yet. So should I consider cloud gaming? Or just go buy a used PS3 and buy those old games?
@ETPrime Do they have an Android TV Box out there with these Specs? Most Android TV units on the Market are Low Specs and don't even run the run the latest Android OS.
When in productivity mode can it use desktop USB connected webcam for video conferencing scenarios? This is a key aspect of desktop display docker tablet experience that Samsung dex mode and ipados desktop extended mode have yet to deliver.
This would be great with Ubuntu Touch. Unfortunately almost no tablet manufacturer support AOSP or some Linux distros. There are phones with Linux, but no tablets. And that make no sense.
I would suggest people get a tab s7 plus now they are really cheap I got an open box for 300 bucks and it is basically brand new and it's better in every way
I have been watching this for a while. Thank you so much for the review! I still play Minecraft with my son and really am looking for a tablet that plays it well. My 2020 iPad Pro is pretty laggy when I load larger worlds and I’m curious if you had a chance to check out Minecraft on this tablet. I mistakenly sold my xiaoxin padpro 2021 for the iPad and don’t want to make the mistake again because the 870 ripped on Minecraft. I’m wondering if the kompanio does well with it also.
So... what was the price? The ebay link is sus to begin with, but it doesn't show anything, because it doesn't seem to ship to Denmark. Looking through comments, people are listing everything from $280 to $520 My R5-2600 + RX480 barely reach $300. So how is this tablet cheap?
I can't understand how Google and the manufacturers aren't advertising this more! I use my Galaxy Tab S6 Lite as a laptop replacement for work and to draw I have my PC for heavier work stuff.
Apparently, this tablet supports the Lenovo Precision Pen 3 which is a pressure-sensitive stylus. The price seems really good for this tablet, considering its performance and the DEX-like desktop mode is fantastic. It's about $385 for the 4GB model in Canada.
Canadian dollars?
actually I got this 283 CAD which is a sweet deal. I'm waiting it to arrive
I was just able to get the 6GB model in the US during Lenovo's annual sale for less than $300, jump on it while you can! However I cannot find the precision pen anywhere lol
@@twincitiesberrycompany8723 is the 6gb for $330 worth the extra money instead of 4gb $230. i know its better for $100 more doesnt seem worht it
@@gliwaru where u got this deal price?
Well done, Lenovo. That's how you make amazing midrange tablets.
They don't have a problem making the hardware, their problem is supporting it after the sale. Their update record is trash, unfortunately.
This setup seems like it would be awesome for DS or 3DS too. Just use the tablet as the bottom screen and the TV as the upper screen
i'd love to see @ETAPRIME try this out
Ps5 needs this
I was excited about this until I looked up the price 520$....😩 I didn't even pay that much for a full fledged windows desktop PC
The link shows as low as $300, although it's eBay
Edit: Andrew S. pointed out that's the older gen 1
@@moorederodeo thank you, I'll take another look perhaps I just didn't scroll enough to find the cheaper price.
I think you are looking at Gen 1 not gen 2. I made the same mistake.
Clickbaited by ETA-not-so-prime
@@andrews.9286 Ah, that makes sense
This is the killer feature that android tablets should be marketing hard.
Apple’s mouse support is crap compared to this! What good does it do to have a more powerful processor if your gimped by IOS?
This comment 🙌
I just hope Apple ship a MacOS version for iPad
@@mshark2205 i doubt Apple do it but who knows maybe one day they decide to merge the systems.
yeah but desktop mode on android is shit.
@@giorgio5789 ios is more sh8 though. No desktop mode. Ew
lenovo has a bunch of variations of essentially the same tablet in flavors of windows (duet 5i) and chromebook (duet 3, 5). I'm interested to see a similar setup with the chromebook as you get longer service support vs android.
Chrome OS could be a better choice than android, because you can still use the android apps and app store and you have the desktop mode directly on the tablet.
299$ in the USA while it is 500€ or roughly 530$ in Germany.
Xiaomi Pad 5 can be picked up for under 300€ all day long here in Germany.
And it sends your data all day to China.
@@andrews.9286 that’s all paranoid bs
To scare you even more I shop on AliExpress, Gearbest, Banggood and similar platforms since about 10ish years and even backed Chinese startup companies through igg and kickstarter 😉
I’m no security nerd so just standart common sense for me and tell ya what:
NOTHING EVER HAPPENED!
Stop making people paranoid. Just put your aluminum hat on and be quiet 🤫
Lol, China can have my info, f%$k they gonna do with it?
@@andrews.9286 Depends if it is the Export Play or Chinese version.
that's fear, uncertainty and doubt. you can man in the middle yourself and see it sends nothing as long as you don't agree to any terms of services, which is easy to do
You are the straight up BOSS of these kinds of review videos!!
I've been a fan of Android devices doubling as a small desktop replacement for years, but because I never found quite the right mix of what I was looking for I ultimately wound up taking the opposite direction: an i7 16gb 12.5" touchscreen Dell Ultrabook that dual boots into Android x86. Aside from middling battery life, it checks all the boxes of a productivity machine for me: portability, power, functionality and flexibility.
I have a question, if im going to boot android x86, does it save more battery than booting windows 10 or 11?
@@ec7420 I've never personally noticed any immediate battery advantages, no.
Anyway to turn off the tablet screen when you use an external monitor? I mean the screen is OLED so it would burn in if left on all the time like that.
Didn't you make a video about this same tablet a few days ago?
I thought i was having deja vu.
This is looking more and more tempting to me, I'm not a power user really anymore, for the majority of people desktop mode on a phone or tablet is more than capable enough.
I hope you make a emulation focused video with this tablet cuz so far it looks dreamy
@ETA PRIME: Where do you get those live wallpapers?
229 on what planet, it's 499 euro right now
Planet Earth. It was $229 in the USA up until last Sunday. Now (when I last checked a couple days ago) it's $300 for the spec ETA tested. Keep in mind he's American and his prices are in US dollars. The trade off for no government healthcare is apparently low(er) taxes and cheap tech.
Man, I wish they would put all of this hardware into a new Yoga Tab. This with the kickstand would be baller.
Lenovo is killing it on tablet and laptop fronts right now.
would you consider this better/worse in performance (gaming) against the xiomi redmi pad you reviewed recently, or would you consider them similar for their prices?
I have this tablet right now, i bought the CHINA ROM but sadly the latest ZUI 14 does not include productivity mode, unless you connect it to an external monitor... 😔😔😔
Hi, I guess you won't see this comment but I'll try anyway! As a disabled person one of my issues with Samsung Dex is that you can't use voice typing in Dex mode. Can you use voice typing with this Lenovo in desktop mode? Thanks
I recently picked up a iPad mini 6 with cellular an paired with a Rokid air media glasses I don’t use a pc or phone anymore this setup been my only daily driver.
$229, not a bad price for a tab with the performance near a SD870 with video out, optional Pen 3 support to compete with 2022 ver S6 Lite, shame they raised the price to 300-340, but then again even the S6 Lite 2022 raised their price.
Not fond of the missing 3.5 jack.
I'm only seeing a 4 and 6GB option, both with 128GB ROM on ebay and their main site.
I agree $229 is a great price.
can tablet screen not be turned off when in desktop mode?
i wish the moto z lineup have destokp mode i have a loot, i finaly buy a galaxy note 9 for dex mode
Thanks for great videos-just ordered one from Amazon. $263 but still worth it I think
I love this. I want more tablets that just turn into PCs. I can't decide if I like tablets, or handheld gaming PCs more. On one hand I love how big tablets are. They feel like a legitimate screen that you can use anywhere and not have to squint your eyes to see tiny text. On the other hand, if you have Nreal air glasses you don't need a big screen on a handheld gaming pc, but I wonder if those glasses are as good as people say they are.
I like watching your videos because you go in depth about the capabilities.
Lenovo makes great tables with CRAZY battery life. I have an old Tab 3 10.1 bought it brand new back in 2016. I would only have to charge it once a month, maybe 2. Now I use it for my kids movie/games for road trips. and even after all these years of heavy usage, it still gets 13-16 hours of battery life. I have just 1 problem that tablet and this one. Mediatek. you'll only get 1 Android OS upgrade and maybe MAYBE 4 security updates and that's it. That's why we get tablets with Snapdragons or Exynos processors.
Looks cool but sadly 45k in India. Great video regardless ETA Prime.
Samsung dex can also do that, even an old samsung tab 5e
I love these tablets but why cant any of the android tablets make nice keyboard cases like the apple ones. Would be a great addition for these.
Man, I still have not experienced android on anything more than 60hz, must be nice. Just have my 144hz since 2 years ago now and a 60hz 4K TV.
Would like to own everything 120hz or above.
Kompanio CPU series are for smart TVs i thought? Is this the first ever mobile device to use one?
for the same price you can buy a motorola G200 which has the snapdragon 888+, faster storage, and also phone capabilities.
The 4GB actually went on sale for like $199 last week I almost bought one that's how I remember. I have the Galaxy S7 Fe wifi
Hello. I hope you can answer my question.
Can you render 2d stuff in chrome while in desktop mode? Like does it work like desktop? Being able to install extensions and such. Thank you♥
Great review i just picked up the 6gb model for $380 cad to replace my old tab s4 since samsung doesn't use OLED in their smallest model anymore...
Hi. I had use many usb type C to hdmi adapters without success. I use one 4k monitor and a message "no video" is showed
Do you have any recommendation 3rd party Key/Gamepad Mapper for games that doesn't support controller? If possible something that works without ban issues in multiplayer games like 1st party keymapper in android handheld console
Is it possible if we can use this tablet as secondary monitor with our samsung phone? It would be extremely awesome, and i dont need to get a nexdock.
QUESTION SIR: How is it when handling big spreadsheet files (say on google sheets or something similar)?
If you can set up the tablet downside you can play as a giant Nintendo DS O:
Does anyone know if I connect this to my hotspot would it be possible to use it for Google maps navigation in the car?
The adaptor to HDMI just this one works or I can use anyone? You made some configuration inside the emulators I have a tab p11 but it's not pro one, and some games of GameCube and ps2 doesn't work good like Simpson hit and run
Where did you copy that spec text from? "Córę"? That means "daughter" in Polish xD. Quite funny I must say. And btw. this is not a "lower cost" device given that is used primarily to consume content. You can do the same on a 2x cheaper device.
He used the same stylish look in his last video on the Lenovo too.
I just bought a new iPad but damn, this is tempting. Maybe my next iPad won't be an iPad.
They should release an IPS cheaper version. AMOLED is too expensive for a mid-range tablet, they could just have used the IPS and added more ram instead.
Maybe I missed it, but did you use a 1080p, 1440p, or 2160p monitor? The overly large scaling makes multiwindowing useless to me if I can't tile everything and have it still feel like I'm getting a fully functional experience out of each app. Does the desktop mode scale differently with different resolutions? I know I'm a weirdo, but I've even given up on 1080p windows anymore because the screenspace you get to work with is tiny and they don't let you 'zoom out' further on desktop beyond 100%.
I think its desktop mode is garbage, nobody has reviewed it. No one knows the screen resolutions as well.
Thanks for posting this review. It's very clear and concise. With the tablet connected to the secondary screen, can it be used to copy what is being done on the tablet? That is, what you see and do on the tablet is the same as the big screen. I'm thinking of a presentation where I can use the tablet and others in the meeting room can see what I'm doing. P. S. Nice plant on the desk.
Would be interested in box86 on this chipset
Does this external monitor work only when it is under productivity mode? Because I had tried in normal mode and it not connected.
I love the tablet holder, where do I get it?
hi there, here is germany callin, in germany theres a tablet thats way better, and..... much cheaper , its the Hyrican ENWO Pad 1, mb u try to get one and test in on your channel. its a real beast for under 200 euro, means 211 $. and i really enjoy ur channel.
How does it compare to a Samsung Dex and what are the resolution that it can support to the monitor?
Wow i was looking at it two days ago, i was thinking of the desktop mode 👍🏻❤
Can the tablet be used as an external display? Thanks
Does this Lenovo, work with NexDock 360 wireless or wired?
Nice. I may have to check this out.
Excellent review, also can you check if the tablet can play AV1 videos from the internal storage? thanks
I opened the video to see that Game cute controller there and it wasn't on the video at all 😭...
forgot to tell us if you can charge, with tablet screen off, while hooked up to a monitor ... again
It looks good but checked the price and its definitely not cheap
I have the Snapdragon 870 version of this. I wish the software was as good as the one on this Mediatek version
Nice to see an alternative to Samsung and better options than iPads .
That said, given that Lenovo owns Motorola, i wonder why they have duplicate offerings.
Anyways, thanks for the video ETA.
Apple be like: you need a desktop-level chip with this shit and that shit just to simulate a secondary display.
Hello I am a noob but I’m learning. I am looking for a tablet to game on. I like old PS3 games ie. COD, GTA5, Uncharted etc. but I don’t think emulators are up to PS3 yet. So should I consider cloud gaming? Or just go buy a used PS3 and buy those old games?
@ETPrime
Do they have an Android TV Box out there with these Specs? Most Android TV units on the Market are Low Specs and don't even run the run the latest Android OS.
When in productivity mode can it use desktop USB connected webcam for video conferencing scenarios? This is a key aspect of desktop display docker tablet experience that Samsung dex mode and ipados desktop extended mode have yet to deliver.
is the cpu and gpu better than samsung galaxy tab s7 FE??
04:31 those helpful extra apps hehehe
Is it possible to open multiple word or pdf documents simultaneously as you would on a PC? I want to buy the first gen (2020 model).
Hey, for purely streaming (moonlight) how Good is the screen w hdr? Vs xiaomi pad 5, thxxx in advanced
This would be great with Ubuntu Touch. Unfortunately almost no tablet manufacturer support AOSP or some Linux distros.
There are phones with Linux, but no tablets. And that make no sense.
Can you kindly share if you had tested this on an ultrawide 34inch monitor?
I would suggest people get a tab s7 plus now they are really cheap I got an open box for 300 bucks and it is basically brand new and it's better in every way
This Lenovo tablet is a great choice for those customers who don’t want to pay fortune for Samsung tablets with Dex.
The price hiking does undermine it's value.
I have been watching this for a while. Thank you so much for the review! I still play Minecraft with my son and really am looking for a tablet that plays it well. My 2020 iPad Pro is pretty laggy when I load larger worlds and I’m curious if you had a chance to check out Minecraft on this tablet. I mistakenly sold my xiaoxin padpro 2021 for the iPad and don’t want to make the mistake again because the 870 ripped on Minecraft. I’m wondering if the kompanio does well with it also.
Just noticed the Minecraft demo on the first video. Thanks!
I kind of want the wallpaper on your tablet haha
What wallpaper are you using in the beginning of the video the hand holding the cassette?
May I ask in the Lenovo desktop mode, can the apps windows be resize to diff aspect ratio?
So... what was the price?
The ebay link is sus to begin with, but it doesn't show anything, because it doesn't seem to ship to Denmark.
Looking through comments, people are listing everything from $280 to $520
My R5-2600 + RX480 barely reach $300.
So how is this tablet cheap?
How is the zoom/ magnification function for accessibility work on this tablet in productivity mode? Thank you.
Can you play Gwent on it . Last time i try install it on Redmi pad was not possible. Can you check it please. Thank you
Okay well what's the setting to get it to turn into a computer what's the exact name of the setting to turn it into a computer please
Can you lock the tablet while in desktop mode? :>
5:45 does sound goes from the tablet itself, or it is from monitor built in speakers ?
Hi my dear can you pls run garena's free firr max next time you are going to reviewed another product like this one, thanks!!!!
Can you use this tablet as a monitor for the steam deck?
does any usb controller work if plugged in ? or android based?
It was in 1080p mode. Not 4k.
I could be wrong but I swear this does not come in 8 gb of ram I have only found 6 and 4 gb variants. Just FYI.
I have the 8 GB version, got it for 350 Euros, awesome tablet.
sd 870 scores 992 , the kompanio under 800 that's more than 5 percent , multi core is 3579 vs 2669
Anyone else spot he input ""420" into the calc
Its sad they didnt sale it in indonesia
The tablet market here sucks
Thanks ETA prime another great concise video.
Do you know if all versions of the Lenovo Tab P11 Pro Gen 2 support HDMI out?
Is there any way to turn off the Desktop mode when casting via HDMI. Can i see my native phone Ui on a monitor/Tv?
bro where do you get your ps2 games for android tablet and phones
Amazon has it cheaper, and option to pay monthly if u qualify.