People are reviewing this thing way too harshly in terms of specs, camera, and other random features. This tablet is crazy responsive, has very little bloat ware, running the latest Android, has an microsd slot, the camera is decent, the speakers are tablet speakers, etc. It plays all of my apps with ease, has some cool customizable features, and seems pretty durable. For its price, this is an easy 5 star. It's also like the first tablet on the market running Android 7 that's under $150. Solid deal.
I debated buying a tablet for a long time because one of my main requirements was front-facing speakers. I was hesitant to buy one online because you can't hear the speakers on it. Unfortunately all of the ones with front speakers are pretty much only sold online. I'm familiar with the Lenovo brand and believed them to be a quality producer of tablets, so we took a gamble and ordered this.
It's awesome!
It's snappy and fast. Feels durable. Is durable (we've dropped it once or twice already without incident). The screen is beautiful. But most importantly, it sounds awesome. I love laying in bed watching Netflix on this tablet because the stereo front-facing speakers make it sound almost as good as sitting in my living room. This is my new portable TV.
Thanks Lenovo!
I've only had the tablet two days but I'm familiar with Android tablets since this one is replacing a Nexus 7 (2013) tablet that died a sudden death. My tablet needs are simple and I have no need for a high performance unit.The Lenovo seems to be well built and the screen is better than I expected since the Nexus 7 had much higher resolution. The on/off button is on the side in the middle which I don't think as good as having it on top. I like the MicroSD slot which the Nexus did not have but the Nexus had 32gb of memory. The slot is needed since the Android OS takes up almost 3/4 of the memory leaving not much once apps are loaded.
Everything setup very easily and I was able to download and install the apps from Google play I had on the previous tablet easily. In fact, it was much easier than I had expected. The GPS initially took almost 30 minutes to lock on to the satellites but now it locks on in less than a minute. This is a common occurrence when using GPS for the first time and also when turned on in a new location many miles away.
I have a mixed reaction to this latest version of Android. Thinking back, I believe that Kit Kat may have been the best version. This Nougat version has moved things around and I find it hard to find some settings.
The only area that I have a problem with is the misleading run time specification of 20 hours. I don't know how that figure was determined but doing things like checking email and looking at news on the internet will cause that 20 hour figure to drop well below 10 hours. If I was streaming a video, I would think that perhaps 6 hours would be all it could do. Perhaps if you were playing a installed game or something like that it could go over 10 hours. This is still better than the Nexus 7 so it's not a problem for me.
Overall I'm very pleased with the Lenovo and it has exceeded my expectations. I don't hesitate to recommend the unit.
This is a a review of the 10 inch version, with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and LTE capability. The 4GB version is much better and much faster than the 2 GB version. Unfortunately it is also more expensive, but I think it is worth my sanity. I purchased a used version, so that did reduce the cost a bit. Originally I was going to purchase directly from Lenovo, but after 3 weeks the tablet still hadnt shipped. So I cancelled that order and order from Amazon. It was at my door 2 days later.
Previous to this version I tried the 8 inch version with 2GB of RAM. Dont waste you time with the 2GB version. Due to the small amount of RAM the tablet ends up slow and unresponsive, even if you are just checking your email or browsing the web. The difference between the screen sizes is noticeable. I tended to use the 8 inch version vertically (portrait), whereas the 10 inch version seem more natural in the horizontal or landscape position.
The dual speakers on the front are loud and clear. The screen is sharp and can get very bright. I have the LTE version and have a SIM card from Freedompop and they work well together. I used it last week as a point-of-sale for local non-profit and was very happy with the result. It has a headphone jack and a type-C charging port. The finger print reader is on the bottom when you hold it in the landscape position. Ultimately I am very pleased with the 4GB and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fast and modern Android tablet
I've now had 3 tablets, an 8" Samsung Tab 3 8, a 10.1" Samsung Tab A 10.1, and now this Lenovo Tab 4 10. The Lenovo Tab 4 10 is the best by far! I just returned the Samsung because it couldn't do right, what the Lenovo can. That is display Landscape mode correctly without having buttons and cameras in the way causing pages to go back or cancel pages or having the camera covered up by a hand when taking a pic. This is a tablet NOT A PHONE and am so happy that Lenovo designed it as such. Samsung would learn some things from this tablet.
I've had several smart phones which the more powerful ones were a Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 4, and now a LG V20. The V20 does not have hard buttons but standard Android screen buttons and I love them so much better than the Samsung hard buttons. Glad Lenovo has them as well.
Hardly any bloat wear that I'm accustom to with Samsung tablets/phones. The LG V20 and this Lenovo Tab 4 10 are much closer to true android and with little bloat!
As I said I just returned the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 because I hated it. Hard buttons in the way of holding it, designed like a big phone and not a tablet It also was very thin and didn't even fit into Keyboard cases designed for 9" and 10" tablets! The Lenovo Tab 4 10 fits PERFECTLY into the Logitech Unversal Folio case I bought. It looks like the 2 were designed for each other. The Samsung Tab A 10.1 would not fit this one or the ZZAGG Folio Case. The ZZagg Folio Case was delivered damaged anyhow or I would had kept it for the Lenovo. Turns out I like the Logitech case better though.
As far as performance, the Lenovo Tab 4 10 looks pretty badly on paper with only a Snapdragon 425 (APQ8017) and only N Wifi (no ac) but surprising this thing is fast where I don't even notice it lagging compared to my LG V20 and the N wifi speeds have proven to be 51 mbps on my internet that's 125 mbps. That's better than most things using that slower N wifi.
The Lenovo proved to be faster than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 even if Geek 4 benchmarks shown just the opposite. The Lenovo pulls up websites immediately and apps immediately with no lag. The Samsung was very slow freezing and lagging. Of course Samsung has proven to me to unreliable as a 5.0 Lollipop update fried my Samsung S4 and a 6.0 Marshmallow update caused my Samsung Note 4 to go into continuous reboots and overheat and kill the battery. I shouldn't had even given Samsung another chance on the Tab A 10.1 but I did.
The Lenovo Tab 4 10 is fast, designed as user friendly as possible, fits aftermarket keyboard cases, and is cheap. The Samsung Tab A 10.1 was $250 by comparison with the Lenovo's $180 price!
I'll update after I use it more but very very happy with my decision to go with the Lenovo!
Feature Product
- THEATER-LIKE MULTIMEDIA: 8-inch tablet has a brilliant HD display with booming Dolby Atmos Audio and built-in dual-stereo front-facing speakers perfect for binge-watching TV and movies on-the-go
- TABLET FOR KIDS: Transform to a kids tablet with Lenovo Kid's Pack, including a shock-resistant bumper, blue-light screen filter and fun stickers; family sharing is now a breeze. Connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n Wireless + Bluetooth 4.0
- MULTI-ACCOUNT: At less than 2 lbs, it's the first tablet to hide many tablets in one with multi-user and multi-space functionality. Dual front-facing speakers with Dolby Atmos
- HIGH PERFORMANCE ANDROID TABLET: Wifi tablet has a 64-bit Quad-core Snapdragon processor of up to 1.4 GHz, 2GB of RAM, plus an epic 20 hour battery life for seamless performance on any day-to-day tasks. Ports: MicroSD slot, combo audio jack
- BOX CONTAINS: Lenovo Tablet Tab 4 8, Charger, USB Cable, Safety/Warranty Guide, Quick-Start Guide; perfect tablet for kids or play
- NOTE: Refer the User Manual before use
Description
Beautifully designed, powerfully built, the Tab 4 is the quintessential family tablet made for sharing in the modern household. Multiple users can open their own accounts for their own customized space within the tablet. And you can specialize them even further: The Tab 4 offers an optional pack to transform the Lenovo Tab 4 series into dedicated kid’s tablets.
I use a 9.7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A that I bought a little more than a year ago to upgrade my old Samsung tablet. The Lenovo is smaller, about the size of my Kindle Fire, but it's much newer. While I like a larger screen for watching movies (and for reading some books) there is something to be said for a smaller, lighter tablet, as I have discovered from my Fire.
The Lenovo Tab 4 is very sleek. Right out of the box it catches the eye. It's dimensions are 8.31 x 4.88 x 0.32 in compared to my Tab A's 9.55" x 6.57" x 0.29" and there is a noticeable difference in weight. The Tab A comes in at just under a pound (.99) while the Lenovo 4 weighs just .68 pounds. Just for comparison, my 5th generation Kindle Fire weighs a little less than the Lenovo 4 but is also smaller.
As for how fast the Lenovo is, it has a Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 compared to the 1.3 GHz Quad-core Kindle Fire and the 1.2 GHz Quad-Core, Qualcomm APQ Samsung Tab A. As you can see, the Lenovo is fast, and that's apparent on firing it up - it boots up almost immediately (and if asleep, literally immediately) while the Tab A takes a few seconds, enough to get you tapping your foot.
Now I love my Tab A so the Lenovo was up against some stiff competition. When it came to testing it out, I was very impressed. One thing I noticed immediately was that while punching in my pin, I could feel the vibration of my fingers touching the screen. It was an odd-feeling but at the same time, it let me know I was actually hitting the virtual keyboard.
The Lenovo 4's display is 1280 x 800 pixels compared to the Tab A's 1024 x 768 and I noticed the difference immediately in opening up one of my favorite movies, The Equalizer. The film's opening sequences have some very nice lighting and it really shows up well on the Lenovo. About the only thing Tab A has going for it here is the 9.7 inch display compared to the 8 inch display on the Lenovo.
The sound is clear and crisp, though I did notice some distortion at the top end that was absent on the Tab A. I don't ever have my volume turned all the way up, however, so I'm not going to mark it down for that. Lenovo claims "THEATER-LIKE MULTIMEDIA: 8-inch tablet has a brilliant HD display with booming Dolby Atmos Audio" and that's true - just don't turn the volume all the way up.
They both have 5 MP cameras so that's a wash. I generally use my DSLR for serious photography or my cell phone if I'm in a hurry. The camera may matter more or less to you. The 20-hour battery life of the Lenovo beats the Tab A hands down however, at just 14 hours. Battery life is huge, so a definite edge to the Lenovo 4 here.
Another nice feature noted by other reviewers is the absence of bloatware. I was very pleased by this because we bought our son an ASUS tablet that was so bloated it was useless. We gave it away in the end.
I'm not quite where I would give away my Tab A but the Lenovo 4 is definitely the superior tablet, with the only real drawback being its smaller screen. I've played around with it for awhile now before putting together a review and I'm very pleased.
Yes, it's more expensive (129 vs. 49) than a Kindle Fire but here too the Kindle Fire has 8 hours of battery life compared to the Lenovo's 20 and only a 2 MP camera compared to the Lenovo's 5 MP. It's a very nice tablet and well worth the $129 price tag. Dollar for dollar, it beats the Tab A hands down. So yes, 5 stars for the Lenovo 4 tablet.
Great tablet. It gets a 5 star rating as a budget tablet. I purchased this tablet for my step dad and wanted to get him something that was budget friendly, but not budget friendly quality, if you know what I mean.
Im kind of an amateur techie, as in I don't get paid to play with neat toys sadly, and am familiar with the jargon and tech so you can trust this review.
FOR A TABLET THAT IS IT UNDER $190, this is probably the best tablet running Android 7.1 on the market. Once again, for a tablet that is under $190. This being said. It really is a good tablet hands down. My step father is in his 60s and is still stuck in the 80's a bit. He adores this tablet. Its actually kind of funny seeing him use it.
weight: Kind of heavy. Ipad Air it is not. But it truly feels quite sturdy, but since it so large I recommend getting case as if it took a fall at a height of 5 feet and landed on a corner, the mass and density of the tablet will create a force felt all throughout the tablet. A cracked screen being the ending result most likely.
Design:. It feels and looks nice. It reminds me a lot of my 1st gen Asus Nexus 7 from oh so many years ago. I dont mind the matte finish on the back, but if you eat a lot of fried chicken you will see the greese screaming at you. I would have placed the power and volume buttons somewhere else to make it more Feng Shei but its pretty trivial and I would have to look at it's guts to see why and where I would have placed then. I love the two speakers. I would have placed them at two opposite locations, but same situation brought up with the physical buttons.
Performance, Battery, Sound:. Outstanding performance for a tablet under $190. Also since it has Android Nougat you will have access to Google Assistant. Which I use frequently and often on my Nexus 6p. Have not played demanding games on it as I have an actual videi game console for that. He primarily uses it to watch westerns, monitor eBay, and browse the web. He can use split screen and do all those things with no problem at all. People in other reviews said the sound quality could be better. Eh, its a tablet. Either buy some 7.1 headphones, or stop being a negative nancy. I can tell you for certain that when he is watching his Westerns. The "pew pew" and horses galloping are quite loud and clear. Quite loud in fact.... quite.
All in all, Id buy it again if I had the opportunity. One tablet is enough for this household though. Until my mother asks me to get her one of course. Although, Id probably get her the "plus" model. That way she can brag about the fingerprint scanner that is not on the regular tab 4 10.
hashtag: great quality buy. would recommend.
Hundred and thirty bucks. Screen resolution is KILLER. No, it is not an iPad mini, but then it ain't $399 either. I bought it use with a Mavic Pro and, for this use anyway, it is equal to a fellow pilots iPad mini 4. Maybe not as fast as a more expensive tablet, but for what it costs, and running one of the newest operation systems, it is a STEAL of a deal. I looked at lots of tablets before I went for this one and the bang for your buck is pretty impressive. AND, if you get a bum one, like some of the reviewers ended up with, you(like them) can swap it out with the Zon for a another for 30 days. Thumbs UP on this one!
Using this for my Mavic quad copter. Handles the dji Go smoothly
I'm stunned at the quality, speed, feel of this tab. For the price, this HAS to be the best deal there is.
Pros:
- Newest version of Android
- Display (unlike what some people say this thing is so clear and sharp it's unreal)
- Brightness: Far brighter than my HP pad.
- Weight: Light and perfectly balanced.
- Speakers: On the front (my old nexus was on the back and I had to cup my hand under the speaker to send the sound to the front)
- Battery life: Getting 12 hours total use. 3 days standby gets me to 40%
- Speed: This is far faster than my 2013 nexus and my hp. No lag, no jumping screen scroll
- Bloatware: Very little unwanted things. It does have microsoft office preloaded.
- Wifi speed: Does not have "a" but hey, this thing screams with what it has at 50mbps, PLENTY for everything I've done with it.
- Feel: Thin, soft back texture, you hold on to this and it wants to stay put.
I'm using this also for my Mavic Pro drone and it works flawlessly and the picture and speed are perfect, no lag
Cons:
- I feel stupid for buying the Nexus before this one. That is a definite con.
- Screen is shiny. I bought an anti glare for it and it's perfect now.
- No wireless charging... but for just over $100 what am I asking for? The sky and the stars? To be fair, I don't care that I plug it in. It lasts plenty long.
I purchased this Tab 4 to replace my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" and my 10" Asus Transformer TF-101. Both are so old that even with updates from the user community they struggle to cope with the modern apps. I wanted a tablet that I could easily unlock the bootloader and root. The Tab 4 fills this need nicely. It is very easy to unlock the bootloader. I have not rooted yet because the TWRP recovery touch screen does not work until you connect a mouse! You will need to purchase a Micro USB (Male) to USB 2.0 (Female) On-the-Go (OTG) Adapter to get a standard mouse connected. XDA-Developers has a section on unlocking and rooting the Tab 4. The device is very fast It has a standard micro SD card slot and supports up to 128 GB. It has a standard micro USB port for charging and data. It has a 3.5mm combo audio jack. That means it can take regular ear buds or be used for phone conversations on things like Skype or Duo with a set of earphones with a microphone. While the audio through good earbuds is very good it does not have the kick that my Galaxy Tab 2 with Viper did. That's probably good for my hearing. I have not installed Viper yet because I need root. I suspect I will be able to improve the audio. Don't get me wrong. The audio is very good and is typical of most tablets. The Tab 4 took two over-the-air software updates which brought it to Android Nougat 7.1.1 January 1 2018 security patch level. This is a very current version. It is only one major version behind the latest Android Oreo version 8 which has not rolled out to many phones and tablets yet. The Tab 4 is a fantastic tablet and a great value. I will come back and edit the review after I root the tablet.
Edit: One disappointment. While the Wifi is b/g/n it is not dual band. The Wifi does not have 5.8 GHz capability. Still, with a good Wifi access point I can get 78 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz Wifi connection
Edit: The (OTG) Adapter arrived so I could attach a mouse. This was needed to Install TWRP recovery. Apparently the touch screen would not respond until the mouse was moved. Then the mouse was no longer needed. I now have unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP and then installed Magisk which allowed me to gain root. If you want to do all this you should follow: https://forum.xda-developers.com/thinkpad-tablet/general/twrp-root-tab-4-plus-tb-x704l-f-tb-t3664407 Keep in mind my Tablet was a Tab 4 8" Wifi version TB-850AF ZA2B0009US. The cellular versions or other versions may require different procedures or not work at all.
Another minor disappointment. This tablet does not have a compass. I have not yet tried the GPS but I do not plan to use the tablet for navigation.
A good thing is that after I gained root I was able to install Viper through the Magisk installer as a Magisk module. The installation was painless and did not even require the typical driver install and reboot. It worked immediately and improved the earbud audio significantly. I think Viper is much better than the Dolby DAX that came with the tablet.
I have been using the tablet now for several days and am very happy with it.
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