Lenovo P8 ( TAB3 8 Plus ) Tablet PC

I ordered it (dark blue) on 11 January 2018. Cost INR 9500. It was mentioned that the item would be shipped on 19 January. I opted for Netherlands Post with insurance. I had also ordered a dark blue case with Auto sleep function along with a tempered glass. Total cost 10800.

On 24 January I got the tracking. It was marked as pre-advised. Item was shipped from Amsterdam and it was delivered on 6 February here in Hyderabad, India. No customs charges. The well packed item was delivered by India Post.

The seal was open but all items were intact. Charger was of UK type but there was an adapter included suitable for Indian socket.

Soon after booting got 3 updates. A word of advice: please reboot after each update so that you will not face any glitch. Android security update was of July 2017. I think this might as well be the last update this tab will see.

I had an old Samsung SD card (16 GB) and the tab accepted it as internal storage (there are two options to choose from), but it gave a warning that the card is slow. Probably new cards might (Class 10) be better. I read elsewhere that Samsung cards are more compatible. I couldn't verify it.

Battery life is good. I have been using a Google Nexus 7 2012 so far and I am happy about the upgrade. After watching a movie and reading for a total of 3 hours, the battery inside the Lenovo dipped 15%.

The screen is extremely bright and if you use it for reading and such, you can't keep the brightness more than 30%. I didn't use it outdoors nor I played games. The tab never became hot in my use.

Not many bloatware and one can uninstall most.

FM radio is an added bonus. Connect your earphones and you are ready to go. You can listen to radio while reading.

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The USB cable is about 60 cm long.

No current Android update.

Feb 08,2018

I bought this tablet as a replacement for Nexus 7 (2012) and it just meets and even exceeds all my expectations. The major advantage of this tablet is obviously what you get for the price. The build-up quality is nothing one can complain about. It's plastic but that doesn't have any negative impact on the use. It feels pretty solid. The screen is good, bright enough, offers accurate colors and a pretty much good resolution. The performance is what one would expect from the tablet's specifications. It runs smoothly with everything it does. I don't play any high resources games so I can't comment on that but high resolutions videos are played without any problems at all. I was quite surprised with both cameras which take pretty decent pictures in good light conditions. They are more than usable for posting on social media sites. It also offers quite a good sound both when it comes to speakers and with plugged in earphones. The battery also seems to offer good enough performance and it charges relatively quickly as well. The Wi-fi works fine and I was surprised the GPS works even inside the building which wasn't the case with Nexus 7. It's also worth noticing that the Android OS doesn't come with bloatware and that those few apps that are preinstalled (such as McAfeee antivirus and some Lenovo apps) can be simply uninstalled. It comes with a bunch of apps from Google that can't be uninstalled though (gmail, chrome, maps, photos, youtube, playmusic etc.). Overall a pretty good tablet and even more so considering its price.

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I have only two complaints. The tablet comes with Android version 6 and it seems Lenovo won't upgrade it to newer android versions. But I bought it knowing that so it's not an issue for me. The second complaint is about the charging cable which is quite short. About 27cm shorter than the Nexus 7 cable. The storage might also be a problem since it's only 16GB but there is a microSD slot available so you can add additional space. I am left with about 8GB after installing all the apps I need so I don't even think I will need the microSD card even less considering the fact that I store my stuff in cloud storage anyway.

Dec 22,2017

Планшет я купил за свои деньги, мне стало очень интересно, получилось ли у Lenovo сделать действительно достойный аппарат за приемлемую цену. В данной ценовой категории давно ничего приличного не было. Балом правили компании третьего эшелона, а Lenovo выпускали или планшеты с плохой начинкой, или с плохим экраном, или довольно дорогие устройства. Меня замучили вопросом:- “какой планшет купить”? Рекомендовал обратить внимание на Xiaomi mi pad или Xiaomi Mi max. Но Mi pad имеет ряд недостатков, в Mi max многих не устраивала диагональ в 6,44 дюйма. Да и стоят эти устройства больше 200 долларов.
Могу с уверенностью сказать, что Lenovo получилось сделать просто великолепный планшет за разумные деньги. У Lenovo Tab3 8 Plus нет слабых мест. Экран имеет оптимальную диагональ, дисплей хороший качественный, корпус выполнен из добротных материалов. Два громких стерео динамика радуют стереозвуком. Начинка производительная, автономность на высоте. Есть слот для micro SD карты. GPS и Bluetooth модули. Установлен, практически, чистый Android, лагов и багов не замечено. Планшет мне очень понравился, смело могу рекомендовать его к покупке.

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их нет

May 22,2018

The 'Lenovo P8' (AKA Lenovo Tab3 8Plus) arrived in genuine Lenovo packaging in perfect condition. After charging and registration there were 2 firmware updates to download totaling ~500mb.
The ‘Deep Blue’ plastic back is actually close to matte charcoal, and doesn’t collect finger prints.
The 1200×1920 screen produces nice crisp images and text. It’s bright enough to use in full sunshine, but an AR film could make it it even better.
The two stereo speakers are quite good, if a bit scratchy at high volumes. For music listening (best using earphones) there’s Dolby Atmos installed which allows enough adjustments to suit anyone.
The Snapdragon 625 octacore CPU and 3gb RAM gives good enough performance for smooth gaming (on Real Racing anyway), and playing HD videos. It runs Android 6.01 OS.
The tab isn’t loaded down with lots of bloat apps…just as well since the 16gb ROM could fill quite easily. Fortunately there is provision for adding a micro SD card (via a natty little side drawer), up to 256gb?
The tab is GPS capable, has a magnetic compass, and has FM radio (only usable with earphones). The 8MP (rear) and 5MP (front) cameras aren’t exactly high spec, but are certainly better than those on most other tabs in this class.

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The 4250mah battery could be a bit larger, but I've not yet noticed fast battery drain while playing games or watching videos.

Jul 26,2017

Вот мой видеообзор https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj5UaHr8ZNI
В данной ценовой категории давно ничего приличного не было. Балом правили компании третьего эшелона, а Lenovo выпускали или планшеты с плохой начинкой, или с плохим экраном, или довольно дорогие устройства. Меня замучили вопросом:- “какой планшет купить”? Рекомендовал обратить внимание на Xiaomi mi pad или Xiaomi Mi max. Но Mi pad имеет ряд недостатков, в Mi max многих не устраивала диагональ в 6,44 дюйма. Да и стоят эти устройства больше 200 долларов.
Могу с уверенностью сказать, что Lenovo получилось сделать просто великолепный планшет за разумные деньги. У Lenovo Tab3 8 Plus нет слабых мест. Экран имеет оптимальную диагональ, дисплей хороший качественный, корпус выполнен из добротных материалов. Два громких стерео динамика радуют стереозвуком. Начинка производительная, автономность на высоте. Есть слот для micro SD карты. GPS и Bluetooth модули. Установлен, практически, чистый Android, лагов и багов не замечено. Планшет мне очень понравился, смело могу рекомендовать его к покупке.

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Плохое олеофобное покрытие

Dec 10,2017

Сразу хочу сказать - планшет отличный, к покупке однозначно рекомендую!
Планшет в активном пользовании больше 2 месяцев. Самые лучшие впечатления. Реально очень хороший планшет. Выглядит очень красиво, я бы сказал - дорого. Благодаря использованию энергоэффективного процессора Snapdragon 625 планшет не троттлит, и батареи хватает очень надолго.
Вообще планшет шустрый, очень удобный, замечательный.
Экран хороший, чувствительный. Краски яркие, сочные. Качество картинки отличное. Памяти вполне достаточно, как оперативной, так и ПЗУ. При необходимости, ПЗУ можно расширить, добавив карту памяти.
Камеры приличные, фотографии хорошие получаются.
Очень качественный стереозвук.
Зарядка не QC, но довольно быстрая, от почти нуля до максимума заряжается за 2-3 часа. Рекомендую брать вместе с жестким чехлом, который продается на Gearbest - он очень удобен.

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Не обнаружил

Apr 26,2018

I am very satisfied: the price; the device; the speed of delivery; the package material.
1.Very good packed: special air-packet, and this pun into bubble wrap.
2.Speed of delivery - 17days since shipped out, SDEK (СДЭК).
4.Device gives a lot of joy and satisfaction:
- Very balanced characteristics !!!
- The mailn is a very good display.
- Weight and size, do not want leave it.
- Very fast and low energy 625snapdragon.
- RAM is enough, according my experience android usege (do not play games)
1,8-2 GB RAM used.
- flash 16GB is not big, but SDcard can help.


Of cause, the more is better )), especially if competitors suppose
4/64 and 2К display at the same price.
But device is a very fitting solution? any doubts away!
Lenovo created is a good device.
Recommended review https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=VxyQyqNrm8E.
Thanks to gearbest for the price and firmware of that device.

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I am very satisfied: the price; the device; the speed of delivery; the package material.
1.Very good packed: special air-packet, and this pun into bubble wrap.
2.Speed of delivery - 17days since shipped out, SDEK (СДЭК).
4.Device gives a lot of joy and satisfaction:
- Very balanced characteristics !!!
- The mailn is a very good display.
- Weight and size, do not want leave it.
- Very fast and low energy 625snapdragon.
- RAM is enough, according my experience android usege (do not play games)
1,8-2 GB RAM used.
- flash 16GB is not big, but SDcard can help.


Of cause, the more is better )), especially if competitors suppose
4/64 and 2К display at the same price.
But device is a very fitting solution? any doubts away!
Lenovo created is a good device.
Recommended review https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=VxyQyqNrm8E.
Thanks to gearbest for the price and firmware of that device.

May 30,2018

I am very satisfied: the price; the device; the speed of delivery; the package material.
1.Very good packed: special air-packet, and this pun into bubble wrap.
2.Speed of delivery - 17days since shipped out, SDEK (СДЭК).
4.Device gives a lot of joy and satisfaction:
- Very balanced characteristics !!!
- The mailn is a very good display.
- Weight and size, do not want leave it.
- Very fast and low energy 625snapdragon.
- RAM is enough, according my experience android usege (do not play games)
1,8-2 GB RAM used.
- flash 16GB is not big, but SDcard can help.


Of cause, the more is better )), especially if competitors suppose
4/64 and 2К display at the same price.
But device is a very fitting solution? any doubts away!
Lenovo created is a good device.
Recommended review https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=VxyQyqNrm8E.
Thanks to gearbest for the price and firmware of that device.

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I am very satisfied: the price; the device; the speed of delivery; the package material.
1.Very good packed: special air-packet, and this pun into bubble wrap.
2.Speed of delivery - 17days since shipped out, SDEK (СДЭК).
4.Device gives a lot of joy and satisfaction:
- Very balanced characteristics !!!
- The mailn is a very good display.
- Weight and size, do not want leave it.
- Very fast and low energy 625snapdragon.
- RAM is enough, according my experience android usege (do not play games)
1,8-2 GB RAM used.
- flash 16GB is not big, but SDcard can help.


Of cause, the more is better )), especially if competitors suppose
4/64 and 2К display at the same price.
But device is a very fitting solution? any doubts away!
Lenovo created is a good device.
Recommended review https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=VxyQyqNrm8E.
Thanks to gearbest for the price and firmware of that device.

May 30,2018

Доставка до Питера меньше месяца.На удивление GearBest от своей стандартной упаковки в пакете и положил в дутый пакет-респект.
К слову, до этого заказывал тут же версию 4G и очень переживал, что частоты LTE в России работать не будут или будут, но плохо.На коробке и на самом планшете было написано 8703R, внутри планшета по характеристикам везде написано 8703X (не понимаю как это,наверное прошили, наклейка "Lenovo" была порвана). А LTE в Питере хорошо работает, как и звонилка, аж камень с души упал, а я переживал.
Эту версию заказал уже WI-Fi, тут уже везде на коробке и на планшете написано 8703F,работает отлично,ребенок доволен.
Рекомендую данный планшет к приобритению и считаю его оптимальным в соотношении цена-качество (покукал по 129$, с применением поинтов на 10$ еще дешевле и того 119$). Что тут сказать-СУПЕР аппарат.

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нет

May 14,2018

Good Tablet, very fast.
good screen
nice batterie almost an entire day usage with jwlibrary
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Lenovo needs to update android more often

Jul 16,2018