The Lenovo Pad Pro 2021 is powered by a Snapdragon 870 chipset, but the main focus here is the display – an 11.5” OLED panel with 90Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time. The display is sharper thanks to its 2,560 x 1,600 px resolution (16:10) and also covers the wider DCI-P3 color space 100%. This is in addition to Dolby Vision and HDR10 support. It has a typical brightness of 420 nits (600 nits peak) and supports DC dimming for a flicker-free experience.
You can buy an optional stylus that can sense 4,096 levels of pressure. This is more of a work tablet though, so it has a pogo pin connector on the bottom where you can easily snap on the optional keyboard cover that also has a trackpad.
The Pad Pro 2021 is quite thin and light, measuring only 5.8mm and 485g. It has an 8,600mAh battery, which is enough for 15 hours of video playback or 8 hours of browsing the web. It supports Quick Charge 3.0 for up to 20W of power. Speaking of video, you’ll enjoy your movies on four JBL speakers, each with a 2.5 cm³ chamber and 1.5W of power (6W total). There is Dolby Atmos support too.
The S870 chipset is paired with 6GB of RAM (LPDDR5) and 128GB storage (UFS 3.1). This can be expanded through the microSD slot. Additional features include a USB-C port (3.1), Wi-Fi 6 (MIMO 2x2) and Bluetooth 5.1.
The tablet has a dual camera with a 13MP main module (with autofocus) and a 5MP ultrawide-angle cam (120º). On the front there is an 8MP selfie camera and an ToF camera for authentication (or you could use the fingerprint reader on the side). The Lenovo Pad Pro 2021 will go on sale in China on May 31 for CNY 2,500 (US$ 390/€ 320).
