Lenovo Tab 4 8inch and 10inch Plus

dannnielll

Regarding the older software.... Read my  slightly earlier post, my yoga 3 plus 10 , updated itself to Nougat 7.1.1 two days ago.  A pleasant new years and unexpected gift.
There are two things it misses, .. no fingerprint detector and no fm radio, which I think the tab 4 has, but the screen resolution is lovely and the battery power excellent.  It has a different chipset than the tab 4. Using the snapdragon 652 not the 625!!!??? , Which is supposed to be more power hungry, but then it has a  bigger battery.
It may not be as sleek as the glass backed tab4,  and has this plastic faux lather back panel.. which is good for gripping. , But for me it ticks all the boxes I need ticking.

Triggaaar

I think the yoga 3  is great, but Tempest was thinking of an 8" tablet, presumably as he doesn't want a heavy device in bed. The Tab 4 10 isn't too big, and could work, but the yoga is a lot heavier - great on a table, not so good in bed IMO.

Tempest

I will admit, there is something I like about the "Yoga 3 plus 10"

Well, there is a LOT to like.
Great screen resolution, Superb Battery life, Supposed to be great speakers.
Speed is even better then the Tab4 Plus.

I did not realise it has been updated to 7.1.1, which is excellent news.
The design is kinda quirky which is nice

I like that the Tab4 has a Flash with the Camera.

It Feels like now is NOT the time to buy.

Spring should see new models coming out, so I'm thinking, whilst money is burning a hole in my pocket. If I'm honest, my Hudl 2 is still working perfect for what I actually need.

So, perhaps I'll be keeping a keen eye, for 2018 models coming soon

As they have the Tab4, which came in Spring 2017 I believe.
How about a Yoga Tab4 for this spring?

dannnielll

" great speakers ?? " , Anyone who thinks so needs their head or at least their ears examined. Loud yes  , hi fi ?????.  You must be joking,  But the sound from good headphones  is superb.

Tempest

I was under the impressed, based upon reviews I have watched.
Sadly not from personal experience, that the Yoga Tab 3 had the best speakers of this "range" of android tablets.

Triggaaar

Who said hi-fi? People watch TV, youtube etc on tablets, often using the built in speakers. The built in speakers on the yoga 3  10 are supposed to be better than on other tablets. That's a good thing. I don't think anyone claimed hi-fi sound from it.

dannnielll

My comment was somewhat tongue in cheek, yes they are loud, and you can use them for movies , youtube clips etc they are ok, but why 5they bothered putting in Dolby atmos defeats me. However the sound is very good if headphones are used. They may well be better than most , but better is relative none of themare good.

HaRd2BeAr

I was very impressed with the tab 4 plus' speakers, the dolby atmos test clip was excellent, definitely provided a surround effect to the audio that was very convincing.

Yes they aren't on a level with decent headphones but they are far better than most and easy to listen to where some can be a painful experience.

Tempest

To be fair, I have a totally amazing little BlueTooth Speaker, made by ANKER.
It's the one with the "I can't believe it's still working, I can't remember the last time I charged it" battery life.
Sits at the back of my pillow on my bed frame, and when in bed watching YouTube, I press the speakers power button, and it links to my tablet.
I don't have it on LOUD. No need, late at night, but it gives a much warmer, richer sound than you get in a mobile device.
The other reason of course is that, (I'm assuming) this will save battery life on the tablet also, just beaming out the bluetooth signal, as opposed to powering it's own speakers.

Its the Anker Soundcore with a 24 hour battery life.
I use it for about a hour each night, and I'm sure it lasts even longer than 24 hours.
It's never run out of battery on me, it's just sometimes I think.... I can't remember the last time I charged it, so I stick it on charge

Tempest

Stopped into the local Super Store area yesterday, a few small items to get, and thought I'd pop into Currys again, and I may just, spur of the moment get that Lenovo Tab 4 Plus for £199 after a new play with it in-store.
Got to the display stand, and was shocked to see they were playing "silly buggers" with the pricing again, and slapped an extra £100 onto it, in the last week, so it was £299.

Just checked on the website and it's still showing as on sale at £199
Was £299.99 (from 01/01/2018 to 04/01/2018)

So I'm certain all they are doing is the "dubiously legal practice" of reaming it up £100 for a week or so, so they can then take the £100 off and say WOW sale £100 off, before putting the £100 back on, and keep repeating the process.

(as in a really nice cordless vacuum I bought from them on Black Friday. It was like £250 reduce to £150, after i bought it, it was back to £250, and now it's back to £260 again)

But anyway............ Seeing as I was not going to pay £299 it gave me a better time to have a play with some different tablets.
Will admit, I kept flipping between the Samsung Tab A and the Lenovo tab 4 plus 10"
It really tells you a lot more than specs can, when you get to use them almost side by side.
I'd have to say, after about 10 - 15 mins, I'd really have to give it to the Samsung.
The speed/responsiveness of the UI was a lot more snappy in reality, the way the screens moved between multiple pages, was lovely on the samsung. The Screen seemed much brighter/clearer and cleaner.
Call me odd, but i preferred the plastic back on the samsung over the glass on the Lenovo.
I know it's stuck on people's minds that plastic = bad, aluminium/glass = great, but in reality I thin I'm going in the other direction. As long as it's nice plastic of course, and it's a otherwise quality/rigid product.

I tried the speakers (annoyingly the Samsung was no on the internet) but it has some demo files with some music.

In a GIANT store, with noise around, such speakers are never going to perform well, but there was very little between them.

I expected the Lenovo with it's twin front to be way better, but in reality, they were pretty much identical. In store, I tested both, and moved the slider to 50% volume, and at normal distance in the store, you could only just hear something at this level, and they were both the same.

Just personally, despite it being cheaper, and older, the Samsung, just looks and feels a more premium product.

Given the Samsung TabA is not a 2016 product (almost 2 years old)
I guess I really really would love them to do a refresh. Even though it seems fine. I'm just struggling paying the same price now for a 2 year old product.

The Tab 3 is nice, but it's Wayyyyyyyyy over what I wish to pay £500 ish.

Tab 2 which was £229 (right now it's back up to £299 in Currys game playing price)

Given the Tab A 10" is £179

£50 more to drop 2" but much more premium and faster.

Still feel a little torn.