Medion LifeTab P10912 in the test: the perfect notebook replacement?
Test conclusion: you have to know that
Per
- High contrast display with acceptable brightness
- Long battery life
- LTE built in
- Expandable memory
- Keyboard and pen in one package
Cons
- Somewhat slow pace of work
- Display with poor color fidelity
- No biometric locks
Lifetab P10912 put to the test: Popular 10-inch format
More than 75 percent of all tablet buyers today choose a 10-inch model – the 10-inch Lifetab P10912 fits perfectly into the loot scheme. The technology is in an inconspicuous plastic housing without accents, so it’s not a visual treat. This also applies to the display.
Scope of delivery: The Medion LifeTab P10912 is available from Aldi together with a pen including two tips, keyboard cover, power supply unit and USB-C charging cable.
No rush!
But that is not the strength of the Medion anyway: Elaborate image processing with performance-hungry apps such as Photoshop is a challenge for the tablet, so patience is required here. However, the performance is sufficient for simple Internet and office tasks such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint. The included keyboard and touchpad help immensely.
The keyboard of the Medion LifeTab P10912 also serves as a protective cover, and it also provides a set-up aid for the tablet – ideal for working or watching movies.
In addition to the USB-C socket, the Medion LifeTab P10912 also has a headset connection and slots for the LTE SIM card and microSD memory cards.
With LTE, poor cameras
If the owner takes it out of the backpack while on the move, the Lifetab goes online via LTE – provided that there is a SIM card and network coverage. And the battery lasts almost eight hours without a socket even with intensive use. The memory is scarce at 64 gigabytes, but can be expanded by 1 terabyte using a microSDXC card. Nothing can be changed about the mediocre cameras.|
Built-in display |
10.1 “(1920 x 1200 pixels) |
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Dimensions / weight |
246.0 x 171 x 8.8 mm / 495 grams |
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How good is the screen? |
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Maximum brightness |
acceptable (388 cd / m²), maximum brightness manually adjustable |
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Contrast / Color fidelity / simple color space (sRGB) / extended color space (DCI-P3) |
high (1530: 1) / very imprecise (90.1%) / low (93.5%) / too low (69.4%) |
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Usable display area (pixel density) |
21.7 x 13.5 cm (226 ppi) |
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Display utilization of the front surface |
somewhat low (69%) |
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How good are the battery life and charging time? |
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Battery: runtime very intensive use / capacity |
long (7:40 hours) / 6000 mAh |
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Charging via cable: duration (hrs: mins) / Charging after 15/30/60 minutes (maximum output) |
04:20 hrs / 6% / 12% / 24% (11 watts) |
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Inductive charging (max. Power, other devices can also be charged) |
not possible |
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What is the pace of work? |
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Working speed |
very slow (18%) |
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Operating speed |
a little slow (30%) |
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Operating delay on the display |
low (87.5 ms) |
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How good are the cameras? |
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Main camera: photo quality daylight / little light (technical measurement) |
good (2.4) / a bit bad (2.7) |
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Main camera: release time / Wide angle (FOV) / Zoom (FOV) / Resolution: standard / maximum |
satisfactory (158 ms / 70 ° / 19.7 ° / 8 megapixels / 8 megapixels) |
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Main camera Max. Resolution / Max. Frame rate / Time limit for slomo / Video zoom |
very bad (1280×720 pixels (30 FPS) / 30 FPS (1280×720 pixels) / no slomo possible / Yes) |
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Front camera (technical measurement): daylight |
sufficient |
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Front camera: wide angle (FOV) / Resolution: standard / maximum |
good (64 ° / 5 megapixels / 5 megapixels) |
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How good are the equipment and quality? |
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Internal memory: built-in / expandable |
64 GB / 1024 GB (micro SDXC) |
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Biometric securities |
unavailable |
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Scratch resistance: housing / Screen / softest point |
too low (hardness: 2) / high (hardness: 7) / too low (hardness: 2) |
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Dual SIM device |
No |
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Supported cellular standard |
4G LTE (up to 150 Mbps) |
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WLAN standard |
ac (Wifi5) with up to 433 Mbps (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) |
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Wireless: Bluetooth / NFC / screen sharing |
Bluetooth 5 / not available / not supported |
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By cable: headphone connection (can be used when charging) / USB / screen sharing |
available (yes) / usable as data storage / not supported |
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equipment |
Fast charging power supply, USB charging cable |
