Lenovo’s recent surge in a global tablet market that has somehow managed to thrive during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic has been as sudden as it’s been surprising, but the company is certainly playing all its cards right on the path to more growth and possibly challenging Samsung’s silver medal placement.
The closest thing you can get to an iPad Pro (2021) alternative
That brings this bad boy on par with the Yoga Tab 13 in terms of raw speed, but while the built-in kickstand and micro-HDMI port are likely primarily responsible for making that existing model cost $679.99 in the US with just 128 gigs of internal storage space, the conventional design will help the Tab P12 Pro squeeze twice as much local digital hoarding room into a configuration priced at $609.99.
That’s quite reasonable for a 12.6-inch giant with a silky smooth 120Hz 2K AMOLED display in tow, as well as 8 gigs of RAM, a hefty 10,200mAh battery supporting blazing fast 45W charging speeds, and four top-notch SLS JBL speakers.
October, mind you, is when a Wi-Fi-only variant is expected to go on sale in the US, with a 5G-enabled model unfortunately heading exclusively for the EMEA region around the same time at a recommended price of €899 and up.
Lenovo’s first Android tablet with “dedicated” 5G connectivity
It’s true, the slightly humbler Tab P11 5G will come with built-in (sub-6GHz) 5G speeds in EMEA next month starting at €499.
That’s another decidedly affordable price point for a Snapdragon 750-powered mid-ranger with up to an 8GB RAM count and 256GB storage, an 11-inch 2K IPS screen, 7,700mAh battery capacity, 20W charging capabilities, four JBL speakers, and a number of handy optional accessories supported.
Of course, said accessories are older and less impressive than the Lenovo Precision Pen 3 and full-size keyboard with built-in trackpad the Tab P12 Pro can be combined with for maximum productivity, and unlike its bigger and costlier brother, the Lenovo Tab P11 5G doesn’t support Project Unity, which is a cool new software solution designed to seamlessly pair your Android tablet to a Windows PC.
An affordable AirPods rival with stellar battery life
Bizarrely enough, Lenovo seems intent on burying potentially the number one selling point of these ultra-lightweight and IPX4 water-resistant earbuds, mentioning ANC just a couple of times in the press release announcing the three products detailed in this here article.
