Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Plus (12.7″ 3K Matte, 8GB/128GB, Widevine L1) US$189.67 (~A$292.20) Shipped @ Lenovo ThinkPad AliExpress
Good price on this mid-range Lenovo Android tablet that’s the Chinese version of the Lenovo Tab P12, except it offers a Matte display that’ll reduce the glare from light. The non-matte P12 is available locally from JB Hi-Fi for a whopping A$449 “on sale”, although it does have double the storage at 256GB. For those who are after a Lenovo stylus pen there are bundles on the listing with it included for more.
The Xiaoxin Pad Plus is the smaller brother of the high-end Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2025 and as such has more mid-range specs. This is still perfectly fine for gaming and general usage, but if you’re after the more serious gaming get the Pad Pro.
Features include Android 13 with Google Play (Android 14 & 15 coming), 12.7″ 60Hz 2944×1840 IPS Matte display, MediaTek Dimensity 7050 CPU with Mali-G68 MC4 GPU, Widevine L1 DRM, 128GB Storage (microSD support), 8GB RAM. 10200mAh battery with 30W fast charging, 4 JBL Speakers w/ Dolby Atmos, 2 inbuilt mics, 13MP rear camera, 8MP front camera, fingerprint reader, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB-C connectivity, magnetic attaching place for Lenovo Tab Pen Plus and pogo pins for a keyboard.
This one has been flashed with the Lenovo P12 Global ROM and given the same hardware I don’t believe this to be an issue. From my research there’s no unlocked bootloader, OTA updates, Netflix HD and Google Play out of the box. This was the case with the Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2022 1300T that ran the same hardware as it’s global counterpart.
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