Smartphone Lenovo Phab 2Pro - advantages and disadvantages

A huge screen, several cameras + augmented reality - Lenovo surprised many fans of the brand with its courage. By creating a Google Tango-enabled smartphone as an experiment, Lenovo managed to draw attention to its product even from those who kept aloof from the company's new products. What does Phab 2Pro carry in itself?

Appearance and dimensions of Lenovo Phab 2Pro

Design

The first thing you won’t keep silent about is that Phab 2Pro is not a smartphone for everyone. He positions himself as a "tablet phone", and looks accordingly. The back cover is made of aluminum - this is a plus.Unlike the "glass" Samsung Galaxy Note8, for example, 2Pro is able to take a hit and not crumble. Although it is better not to experiment with this.

Holding a smartphone in hand, we can safely say that it gives the impression of a strong device. Nothing creaks or dangles.

The back cover is slightly rounded at the edges of the device, and therefore, when the phone lies flat on the table, and you are typing on it, the device will wiggle like a roly-poly.

The volume switch button is made long and has a ribbed surface, which makes it easy to find and press it if necessary.

The front of the smartphone is protected by glass with an oleophobic coating. This is very convenient, since fingerprints are easily removed from the display surface, and new ones are less common.

The fingerprint scanner is located directly below the camera. The developers decided to place it below the usual level, which became a problem for users. Now it is much easier to get your finger into the camera's peephole than through the scanner. You have to work hard and train.

Using a smartphone with one hand is not just difficult. This is generally impossible - thanks to the huge screen with a diagonal of 6.4 inches. This was to be expected - that's why he is a "tablet phone".

Three touch buttons (menu, step back and open applications) are located not on the display, but below it. This makes the Phab 2Pro even taller than it could be. It would be more convenient to transfer them to the screen surface.

Dimensions and dimensions

Lenovo is aware of the popularity of its Phab series, and therefore does not consider it shameful to release large and weighty smartphones, which include the 2 Pro. And if the previous Phab Plus model was lighter and thinner, then the hero of this article is heavy, wide and brutal.

Table for visual comparison:

Screen

The screen resolution of the smartphone is 2560 by 1440 pixels. The picture is flawless, smooth, no pixelation. At an angle of distortion of the image is not noticed.

The auto-brightness function let us down - with a quick change in the level of illumination, the sensor does not have time to quickly switch, and you have to wait 5-7 seconds for it. For example, leaving a dark entrance to the street, you will have to give the phone a little “think”.

The big black bezel around the display does not cause joy in 2018 either - you start to look enviously at Samsung with their limitless screens.

Perfect for watching videos. But the bottom corner of the backlight is slightly worse than the top. This feature will not be appreciated by fans of reading e-books in the dark on a smartphone.

A very useful feature of Phab 2Pro is the built-in screen color display corrector. It will easily help to adjust the background, making it warmer or colder, the way the user will like it.

External speaker

The built-in speaker in the smartphone copes well with its basic functions. An important call will not be missed, and the alarm clock will ring loudly in the morning.

The device does not claim to be a portable speaker system, but this is not required of it.Bass is heard at a decent level.

When music plays on headphones, a pleasant surprise awaits the user - the Dolby Atmos 5.1 enhanced sound system. It makes the sound velvety and voluminous, and the volume is comfortable, even at the maximum sound thresholds.

The built-in equalizer will help to adjust the settings to the personal preferences of each user, enhance low frequencies, or remove high frequencies.

Camera

Front camera

"Front camera" in 2Pro 8 megapixels with an aperture of 2.2.

Photos taken with Lenovo's front-facing camera are crisp and grain-free.

You don't have to worry about the quality of the selfie. The built-in portrait enhancement mode of photos will smooth out uneven skin, brighten circles and bruises under the eyes. Cheeks will also become more elegant with the help of a standard image editor.

Main camera

Shoots on a hard "4", in a maximum resolution of 16 MP. The Phab 2Pro camera has an f/2.0 aperture module.

During good daylight, there will be no problems with image quality, but if the light is not pleasing with brightness, the same will happen with photographs. The image is "blurred" and becomes blurry.

There is no optical stabilization in 2Pro, so it is better to hold the smartphone firmly and with both hands - so that the picture stops shaking from any movement. “There are a lot of cameras and pixels, but they are not very useful” - such a thought flickers.

For clarity, there are examples.

How 2Pro photographs during the day:

How to take pictures at night:

In addition, the smartphone has an infrared camera that tracks movement, and a depth camera that can measure the distance to an object. True, they only work when Tango applications are used. In normal shooting mode, they do not turn on.

Video

Movies can only be recorded in 1080p. It is quite acceptable for an ordinary user who shoots amateur videos. For professionals, it is better to choose a more serious device.

Of course, this is not the level of the iPhone 8+ or Galaxy s8. But for Lenovo and this price segment, this is a good indicator.

Main characteristics

Processor and Memory

The smartphone received a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 as an 18 Ghz processor, 4 gigabytes of RAM and 64GB built-in memory. It is possible to expand the memory using a flash card up to 256 Gb. The slot is combined with one of the SIM cards. There is support for dual sim.

The system works quite quickly and briskly. Watching videos on You Tube, social networks, most modern games go without “lags” and freezes. Pleased with a smooth picture and the maximum set of effects.

There is a small minus in the game World of Tanks. Tanks run well only on medium manual settings. But calling the Phab 2 Pro a gaming smartphone is a bit of a stretch. The advantage is only a large screen and performance indicators.

Autonomy and battery

The developers put an impressive battery into the smartphone - at 4050 MAH. Avid gamers will have to charge the phone several times a day. Enough for 3-4 hours of continuous play. A very good result for such a large display.

For an ordinary user, for everyday tasks, the battery will last until the end of the day. Synthetic indicators give 5 hours of continuous screen operation - a good result.

Soft

Lenovo Phab 2Pro has almost "pure" Android, with a minimal set of pre-installed applications. Fonts have become more elongated, which may seem unusual to the user. This is done so that the name of each application fits completely under the icon. Operating system version 6.1.01 Marshmallow.

There is an opportunity to participate in the program to improve the quality of Lenovo products. To do this, in the "About the device" section, in the settings, you need to move the slider "Do you want to participate in the Lenovo Experience project?", And confirm your consent to the processing of data about the device.

A set of built-in wallpapers for the design of the smartphone desktop has been added high-quality and stylish. The disadvantages include an outdated version of Android. When the update to the next version 7 nougat will be released is unknown. Why the developers forgot about the latest system update packages remains a mystery.

Support for Google Tango

What is Google Tango? This is augmented reality. The smartphone reads information about the reality surrounding the user and, with the help of the rear panel, “draws” a little fairy tale to reality. Or uses sensors for orientation in digital space.

There are many apps in the Google Play store to use Tango and discover all of its features.

You can, for example, play with funny cartoon animals - a great way out if you can't get real ones.

Fairy - a sorceress can easily conjure a whole flower field right at the entrance to the office. Or at the reception desk. Yes, wherever your imagination allows.

All images are available for saving in the gallery of pictures, then they can be reviewed.

In the Hot Wheels app, it's fun to drive colorful cars in the game room - it will help pass the time waiting in line and stay awake.

There are also "engineering" applications. Virtual roulette and ruler, for example. For measuring surfaces, planes and everything that comes to hand. The measurement results are quite accurate, you can use.

The function of store hints will be added and improved - it will not let you get lost in Ikea, and will indicate where to find a kettle there, and where - glasses.

The only downside is that some applications refused to run in the testing region.

Wireless connection

The smartphone does not support NFC. For one category of users, this will be a serious disadvantage, others will not even notice the absence of the module. The table details the wireless features of the device:

Equipment

The box of the smartphone looks original and stylish. Completely white, with a small plastic “window” from which the cameras and fingerprint scanner of the device look at us.

Opening the box, we will see what exactly is included in the package:

1. Smartphone Lenovo Phab2Pro;
2. A key that looks like a paperclip. To remove the SIM card and micro sd;
3. Cable to connect to a computer;
4. Charger (supports Quick Charge 3.0 technology);
5. Headphones from JBL.

Price

The price of a smartphone in Russia for 2018 is 19,000 thousand rubles.The phone is available to consumers in two colors, namely - "gray steel" and "golden".

Advantages vs. Flaws

After getting acquainted with the Lenovo Phab 2Pro smartphone, it is worth writing about why this was all started - about the pros, cons and features of this model in 2018.

1. Google Tango;
2. 6.4 inch screen;
3. The material of the back of the case is aluminum;
4. 4050 mAh battery;
5. Performance;
6. Shooting in the dark;
7. Price.

1. No wireless charging function;
2. Inconvenient location of the fingerprint scanner;
3. Uncomfortable to use with one hand;
4. There is no information about the release of updates to Android 7 for the device;
5. Tango technology is not finalized;
6. Inhibits the level of automatic brightness;
7. Lack of optical stabilization.

What do we get as a result?

The gadget is solidly made, has a large screen, good performance and takes good photos.

For daily viewing of content in social networks, videos in high resolution, correspondence with friends and frisky passage of not bulky toys, it will fit perfectly.

Reading e-books on the big screen will also be very comfortable.

Using it as a car navigator with such a display will also leave a good impression.

The main advantage of the smartphone is the support of Google Tango, which is well imprinted on its cost. The answer to the question: “Is it worth buying 2Pro?” will be - and whether the user needs Google Tango and its augmented reality. Everyone makes a choice.