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Lenovo A8-50

Lenovo Tab A8 Tablet Review by Bernie Pechlaner
#1822 Mediatek MT8121
#1142 PowerVR SGX544
1024 MB
16 GB
eMMC
8.00-inch
1280x800
360 g
217 x 136 x 8.95
16 Wh
139 Euro

Specifications

Lenovo A8-50 (TAB A8 Series)
Processor
Mediatek MT8121 4 x 1.3 GHz, Cortex-A7
Graphics adapter
PowerVR SGX544
Memory
1024 MB 
Display
8.00 inch 16:10, 1280 x 800 pixel, 10-point multitouch, capacitive, IPS, glossy: yes
Storage
16 GB eMMC Flash, 16 GB 
Connections
1 USB 2.0, Audio Connections: 3,5-mm-Buchse, Card Reader: microSD, Sensors: Accelerometer, GPS, Lagesensor
Networking
802.11 b/g/n (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/), Bluetooth 4.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 8.95 x 217 x 136 ( = 0.35 x 8.54 x 5.35 in)
Battery
16 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 4200 mAh, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 11 h
Operating System
Android 4.4 KitKat
Camera
Webcam: 2MP and 5 MP
Additional features
Speakers: Mono, Keyboard: Virtual, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
360 g ( = 12.7 oz / 0.79 pounds), Power Supply: 60 g ( = 2.12 oz / 0.13 pounds)
Price
139 Euro
Links
Lenovo homepage
Lenovo notebook section

 

310.4
cd/m²		349.4
cd/m²		308.7
cd/m²
304.7
cd/m²		348.1
cd/m²		314.9
cd/m²
303
cd/m²		341.1
cd/m²		313.7
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 349.4 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 321.6 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 348.1 cd/m²
Contrast: 770:1 (Black: 0.452 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.41 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 2.99 | 0.57-98 Ø5.2
Gamma: 2.21
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No Loudness Data found for specs ID 21271
Warning: No power consumption data found
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
21h 48min
WiFi Surfing
9h 20min
Load (maximum brightness)
4h 52min

Lenovo A8-50 - 06/23/2014 v4 (old)
Redaktion

Chassis
71%
Keyboard
71 / 80 → 89%
Pointing Device
94%
Connectivity
36 / 65 → 55%
Weight
85 / 40-88 → 94%
Battery
93%
Display
84%
Games Performance
52 / 68 → 76%
Application Performance
31 / 76 → 41%
Temperature
90%
Noise
100%
Audio
44 / 91 → 48%
Camera
56 / 85 → 66%
Average
70%
83%
Tablet - Weighted Average

Pros

+IPS panel with good performance
+System performance is decent
+Battery life is very good
+Latest Android version
 

Cons

-Mono speaker
-Plastic flap covering the microSD card slot is flimsy
-Not an edge-to-edge design
-Display could be a bit brighter
AndEBench Java: 358 Iter./s
AndEBench Native: 6678 Iter./s
Epic Citadel High Quality: 53.1 fps
AnTuTu v4 Total Score: 16946 Points
Google V8 Ver. 7 Google V8 Ver. 7 Score: 2179 Points
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 : 8256 points
Smartbench 2012 Productivity Index: 4019 points
Linpack Android / IOS Multi Thread: 221.9 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS Single Thread: 114.2 MFLOPS
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit Stream: 351 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit Memory: 836 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit Floating Point: 1975 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit Integer: 1156 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit Total Score: 1298 Points
Peacekeeper : 618 Points
NenaMark2 : 52 fps
AndroBench 3-5 Random Write 4KB: 0.94 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Read 4KB: 13.1 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB: 23.18 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB: 62.5 MB/s
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 3D Graphics Tests: 776 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 2D Graphics Tests: 2390 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 Memory Tests: 1828 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 Disk Tests: 11770 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests: 9544 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 System: 2546 Points
Octane V1 Total Score: 2029 Points
Vellamo Mobile Benchmark 2.0 HTML5: 540 Points
Vellamo Mobile Benchmark 2.0 Metal: 1786 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Score: 2869 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Score: 2096 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score: 3206 Points
Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core Score: 1156
Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core Score: 351
Basemark X 1.1 High Quality: 1609 Points
Basemark X 1.1 Medium Quality: 4259 Points
Sunspider 1.0 Total Score: 1454 ms*
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)