Lenovo Tab 4
10 Plus
The Lenovo
Tab 4 10 Plus is one of the few new tablets that doesn’t just scrape together
minimal specs in an attempt to attract buyers who find the iPad a bit too
expensive.
It’s only
slight
ly less expensive than Apple’s entry-level new iPad, and that has more
storage too. Factor this in and they’re similarly-priced.
As with
most Android tablets, the Lenovo Tab 4 10 Plus's design doesn’t quite match an
iPad’s. However, if you’re resolutely an Android lover, this is one of the few
good mid-price options you have.
Battery
life
7,000mAh
battery
Battery
life from the Tab 4 10 Plus is something of a dichotomy. On the one hand, it
has really impressive standby time thanks to Android Nougat's enhanced Doze
mode. It can go a whole night, powered on, in standby mode and only lose three
or four per cent from its battery. Start using it for anything demanding
though, and the battery soon drains.
Gaming or
watching video can drain the entire battery from 100 to zero in around six or
seven hours. That's a far cry from the Apple-branded competition's 10-hour
battery life.
Design
Glass and
aluminum with some plastic trim
Large
widescreen frame
Fingerprint
scanner
The Lenovo
Tab 4 10 Plus has a high-quality design, if not quite one with the same level
of finish as an iPad.
Its front
and back are glass, the sides (when held landscape) are mostly metal. However,
the top and bottom edges are plastic, as is a 1mm border around the other
sides.
The visual
and tactile impression left is of a high-quality “non-budget” tablet, but not
quite a flawless, pristine one. You’ll have to decide whether this matters.
10-inch
tablet design also hasn’t really developed much since 2013/2014. Unlike some of
the latest phones, the Lenovo Tab 4 10 Plus still has fairly chunky screen
surrounds. Front on it looks a little like the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014),
a tablet that would still hold up well today if its software wasn’t woefully
out of date.
As usual,
you use the finger scanner to bring the tablet out of sleep without a password.
While fairly quick it’s not the most reliable scanner, at times taking a couple
of attempts to work.
Screen
10.1-inch
1,200 x 1,920 IPS LCD screen
Good color
Decent
outdoor visibility
The Lenovo
Tab 4 10 Plus has a 10.1-inch 1,200 x 1,920 IPS LCD screen. This is perhaps the
most important part of the tablet, the element that separates it from most much
cheaper models.
Many budget
10-inch tablets have 800 x 1,280 screens, with a pixel density so low that font
characters appear blocky or grainy. The new iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 are
sharper still: look closely and you’ll see some light pixelation here. However,
it’s sharp enough to comfortably read from.
Color is
punchy and contrast is good. It needs a slightly higher pixel density to be
considered a world class display, but is otherwise not too far off when viewed
indoors.
VERDICT
It’s not a
revelation or an iPad-killer, but the Lenovo Tab 4 10 Plus is a solid Android
tablet at an attractive price, with a big, decent quality screen and a fairly
premium build.
In the
elements that really matter - like screen quality and general performance - the
Tab 4 10 Plus is perfectly adequate for a mid-range tablet. Our only complaints
are fairly minor in the grand scheme of things. We'd like a more sensible port
and button layout, and more efficient battery usage.
However,
it's simply not as well built or considered as an iPad, despite costing the
same sum of money.
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