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Never Miss a Beat with Lenovo Tab Plus, a Music Lover's Dream Tablet with Eight Speakers

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bug said:
You seem to be under the (false) impression that if the hardware grows stronger, Android system requirements grow to match that.
Here's Android 14 on a lowly Unisoc platform: https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_e14-13148.php

You may not be able to play the latest games 4 years from now. But the phone will continue to be perfectly usable and able to use the latest Android version.
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Helio G99 already offers a poor gaming experience today, no need to stretch out that far. And sure you can get the OS to run probably. Just like on aforementioned Moto E, experience is gonna blow. No way to sugar coat it.
 
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Dr. Dro said:
Helio G99 already offers a poor gaming experience today, no need to stretch out that far. And sure you can get the OS to run probably. Just like on aforementioned Moto E, experience is gonna blow. No way to sugar coat it.
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Let me rephrase a bit: if Android 18 will run on the low end hardware of 2027, it won't run on high or mid range hardware from 2024? And then there's Android Go.
 
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Let me rephrase a bit: if Android 18 will run on the low end hardware of 2027, it won't run on high or mid range hardware from 2024? And then there's Android Go.
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The difference being the Helio is a 2022 chip with a 2017 level of performance at best. Really, it's the same chip found on the Tab A9 EE, that's a $150 tablet with the Samsung tax added onto that.

That SoC is far too anemic. I'd argue that there's a very large difference between runs and usable, hence why I brought up the iPhone 4s.
 
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Dr. Dro said:
The difference being the Helio is a 2022 chip with a 2017 level of performance at best. Really, it's the same chip found on the Tab A9 EE, that's a $150 tablet with the Samsung tax added onto that.

That SoC is far too anemic. I'd argue that there's a very large difference between runs and usable, hence why I brought up the iPhone 4s.
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Oh, I wasn't talking this particular chip (I know MediaTek does a piss-poor job of providing driver updates anyway*, no matter the SoC tier). I was just saying, expecting 4 year of OS upgrades is not unrealistic.

* The only Mediatek SoC (that I know of) in my household is in my router. And because of that, I didn't get the promised MU-MIMO capability :(
 
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Eight tablet speakers and they think its a selling point.

Ouch. The first self proclaimed audiophile walking around with this is going to get rampant laughter from me
 
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Eight tablet speakers and they think its a selling point.

Ouch. The first self proclaimed audiophile walking around with this is going to get rampant laughter from me
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I'm already imagining orchestra conductors using these to listen to their performances :p
 
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