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Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 advice
Holmesc1
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Hi all. I need a tablet as despite my phone been a decent sony xperia z2 I need a bigger screen to read newspapers on and watch tv. what's the Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 like in terms of build quality, reliability etc? I would like it to be able to run my apps to watch tv and catch up like now tv, bt sport player, bbc-i player, itv player etc so if this tab oes not support these apps it would be a waste of money for me. Also conflicting specs about its operating system. Argos says its android 5.0 yet other retailers say its 4.4. Lenovo is a new name to me so I thought I would do a bit research. Its on offer at argos at moment for £149.99 so seems reasonable.
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Hi there.
I have one of these as a backup. I originally bought it for travel purposes (smaller than taking a laptop etc.) but also use it for casual browsing and e-mail - came in very useful over the last couple of days whilst my computer was out of commission.
Company is long established and over the years have taken over a number of other computer businesses including: IBM's ThinkPad PC business, NEC, Medion etc.
As regards build etc. they are quite solid. I think mine originally came with Kitkat (4.4) but was automatically upgraded to Lollipop (5.0.1.). The only thing is that it does come with some Lenovo branded/produced apps but I am sure that these can be changed ( ;-) ).
HTH
Steve
But remember this : DO NOT UPGRADE TO LOLLIPOP!!!!!
The net is full of people with horror stories after upgrading, WiFi dropouts, sound issues, etc. Switch off the system updater before connecting to your WiFi and you won't have any problems.
regards,
D.
There was another update after, so am assuming any issues now addressed. I love my Yoga 2, and would definitely recommend Lenovo, but upgrade os after buying!
As per my above post it appears these issues are fixed. Usually people who experienced problems didn't do so immediately.
Over on Lenovo's forums there are many many people with issues, one link below.
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Android-based-Tablets-and/LENOVO-TAB-2-A10-70-lollipop-issues-report-everybody/td-p/2134960
I bought my tablet before Christmas, upgraded immediately, and did subsequent firmware upgrade, and have had zero issues. If you personally haven't upgraded recently, you shouldn't be commenting.
You haven't had issues, I'm very happy for you.
regards,
D.
You have no personal experience as I rightfully commented also. It is at the users discretion as to whether to upgrade, but mine has only been a positive experience.