hungrygeeks.ph Updated:
2017-02-08 03:25:57
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The new Lenovo Phab 2 series focuses more on multimedia, releasing three 6.4″ phablet smartphones for the lineup. One smartphone caught the attention of enthusiasts, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro which is the 1st Google Tango enabled smarthpone designed for creat...
Even without the Google Tango in the picture, the Phab 2 Pro priced at Php24,990 has a lot of good features to keep the price tag. It's snappy Snapdragon 652 processor, 4GB of RAM, 2k resolution screen and 6.4″ footprint makes it a great tablet.But with a...
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Lenovo's pledge to develop a consumer phone with Google's depth-sensing Project Tango platform came as a surprise. The electronics behemoth, which makes most of its money from PCs and computer monitors, was taking something of a risk — prior to the announ...
Impressive Tango apps, Unobtrusive software...
Poor camera, Average display, Google Tango has tracking problems...
No. Tango is incredible, innovative, and truly revolutionary. But it is far from bug free and the Phab 2 Pro's mid-range hardware appears to hold it back. For that reason, we suggest holding off...
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thunderbaylive.com Updated:
2017-02-08 03:25:59
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I want to thank Lenovo for sponsoring this video! Learn more about the Phab 2 Pro: Google Tango claims to provide an all new level of depth in augmented reality experiences… let's check it out!Discuss on the forum: Intro Screen Music Credit: Title: Laszl...
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wovow.org Updated:
2017-02-08 03:26:00
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Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is the first Android phablet to support Project Tango; it has a 6.4-inch display, a processor Snapdragon 652 and 4GB of RAM.Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is the first Android phablet based on Project Tango. The objects and the information displayed...
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The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a phone of firsts, starting with the fact that it's the first consumer Tango phone.It's capable of rendering augmented reality (AR) in real time thanks to a tag team of rear cameras and a host of specialized tech on the inside.It'...
Gorgeous display, Feels great, Powerful and promising Tango tech...
It's big, Heavily reliant on apps, Limited availability...
The first Tango phone impresses with its design, display and AR capabilities. A heavy reliance on apps and large body are its biggest missteps, but this phone could start a revolution...
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You've heard of Project Tango when we brought you news about it at Google I/O in 2014 . Two years later at CES 2016, Google announced their partnership with Lenovo to make an actual Tango device . Well, the wait is over as Lenovo took the wraps of the PHA...
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techradar.com Updated:
2017-02-08 03:26:02
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The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a phone of firsts, starting with the fact that it's the first consumer Tango phone.It's capable of rendering augmented reality (AR) in real time thanks to a tag team of rear cameras and a host of specialized tech on the inside.It'...
Gorgeous display, Feels great, Powerful and promising Tango tech...
It's big, Heavily reliant on apps, Limited availability...
The first Tango phone impresses with its design, display and AR capabilities. A heavy reliance on apps and large body are its biggest missteps, but this phone could start a revolution...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2017-02-08 03:26:02
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The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a phone of firsts, starting with the fact that it's the first consumer Tango phone.It's capable of rendering augmented reality (AR) in real time thanks to a tag team of rear cameras and a host of specialized tech on the inside...
Gorgeous display, Feels great, Powerful and promising Tango tech...
It's big, Heavily reliant on apps, Limited availability...
The first Tango phone impresses with its design, display and AR capabilities. A heavy reliance on apps and large body are its biggest missteps, but this phone could start a revolution...
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After countless teases, and more than a few leaks in the interim, Google and Lenovo have announced the Phab 2 Pro , the world's first consumer Tango smartphone.Cumbersome name aside, the Phab 2 is an impressive smartphone, both in terms of internal specif...
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pcauthority.com.au Updated:
2017-02-09 01:46:10
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We all want our smartphones filled with groundbreaking tech - but that can either be the kind that's perfect for everyday use, or something that isn't quite as useful, but demonstrates plenty of potential to bridge a technological gap in our lives. Leno...
So would we recommend the Phab2 Pro? Only if you love and believe in AR that much.Apps still need work, and it's anyone's guess as to how they'll improve in the next year. If the existing hardware struggles now, it might keel over when more advanced stuff...
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tbreak.ae Updated:
2017-04-05 03:49:32
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It's no secret that we take technology for granted. Features that are magical when introduced, become the expected. Take the GPS for example. We were amazed when it was originally introduced and today, you can't imagine a smartphone not equipped with it...
First device with Tango technology, Brilliant apps showcase, Large Battery, Big Screen...
Midranged processor, Rather large and heavy, Doesn't come with the latest version of Android...
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In June 2016, Lenovo unveiled the first smartphone to feature Google's Project Tango technology, the Lenovo Phab2 Pro. Now that it's finally in the Philippines (launched in PH last November 2016), let's take this AR-powered smartphone for a full review to...
Premium feel, Sharp and vibrant display, Dobly Atmos, Dedicated microSD slot up to 256GB, Low digital noise when shooting in dim places, Fun to use Project Tango, Capable Snapdragon 652 CPU, Charges quickly...
Positioning of fingerprint scanner takes a while to get used to, Smudgy details in dim places, No NFC...
The Lenovo Phab2 Pro has ticked a number of items in our checklist. It has a premium feel due to its metal body, has a sharp and vibrant display for watching videos and playing games, comes with Dolby Atmos that works best with a pair of headphones, featu...
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In June 2016, Lenovo unveiled the first smartphone to feature Google's Project Tango technology, the Lenovo Phab2 Pro. Now that it's finally in the Philippines (launched in PH last November 2016), let's take this AR-powered smartphone for a full review to...
Premium feel, Sharp and vibrant display, Dobly Atmos, Dedicated microSD slot up to 256GB, Low digital noise when shooting in dim places, Fun to use Project Tango, Capable Snapdragon 652 CPU, Charges quickly...
Positioning of fingerprint scanner takes a while to get used to, Smudgy details in dim places, No NFC...
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Smartphones have gone big… really big! We've seen Korean flagships the LG G6 and the Samsung Galaxy S8 have gone bigger than 5.5-inches. Lenovo's new Phab series are overly-sized smartphones mainly promoted for media consumption. What we have here is the...
The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro will bring your multimedia experience to the next level. With its big and gorgeous screen, watching video content and playing graphic intense games is a smooth and joyful experience. The battery is a bit of a letdown but it has fast...
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devontechsupport.com Updated:
2017-05-13 07:08:49
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Update: We've spent even more time with the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. Check out our updated impressions below!The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a phone of firsts, starting with the fact that it's the first consumer Tango phone.It's capable of rendering augmented reality...
The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro has a ton going for it, and it offers enough in addition to Tango that maybe, just maybe, it will find a mainstream following. It's highly doubtful, especially considering its size, but there's no denying the Phab 2 Pro is a well-con...
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Google – or rather, its parent company Alphabet – has always been a name that you'd associate with crazy moonshot projects, mostly under the banner of Google X. We've had a few projects that were so close to entering the everyday lives of the consumer tha...
Tango support is still a rarity, and this phone has it, Pretty good performance, Very impressive volume outuput...
Size and weight makes it cumbersome, Tango is still in its infancy, Display pixel density hits battery life...
The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a pretty good upper midrange smartphone on its own. Add to that the fact that it's one of only two smartphones out there that support Google's Tango and that's a massive added bonus if you like A.R.Of course, it's not without issu...
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A long time ago, Google showed off an interesting technology that would allow users to map out a room and turn that space into an AR experience like no other, free from AR markers and not limited by what could be displayed. Lenovo then saw that opportunit...
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For the past few years, Augmented Reality has been a dream but it's finally becoming a reality (no pun intended). The Pokemon Go game became a rage, with people appreciating its AR mode and now, Lenovo has come out with its first Google Tango smartphone...
Premium metal unibody, A look into the future with Tango, Great battery life, Value for money...
Enormous and bulky, Inconsistent performance, Average camera...
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Google made an official announcement of its virtual reality platform, Daydream. Thanks to that Google's Project Tango has quite become an echo about to fade. What's more exciting? Something came up to the surface – the Lenovo Phab2 Pro.Lenovo seemingly fo...
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Lenovo's Phab 2 Pro has a mouthful of a name and a somewhat bland design. But what might seem like a forgettable phone really isn't: This massive 6.4-inch handset is the first available phone with Google's "Tango" 3D mapping technology. But while Tango fe...
First widely available Tango phone, Reasonably priced for bleeding-edge tech, Excellent battery life if you don't use Tango, Reassuring build quality, Fingerprint sensor works well...
Tango is still a work in progress, Huge size could be a deal-breaker, Cameras are pretty lousy, Lenovo's software is rough around the edges...
Google's world-sensing Tango technology is finally here, crammed inside Lenovo's Phab 2 new Pro. Alas, the software and the hardware here fall short. The phone itself is well-built and packs an enormous battery, but an oversized body and a pair of lac...
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There's a lot going on with the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro smartphone, a dizzying array of things to consider. The first is that it's massive, barely qualifying as a phone, with a 6.4-inch display and hard, chamfered edges that make it feel like a weaponized phabl...
Tango is fun when it works, Interactive app experience, No headset required for AR...
Massive smartphone, Tango is still half-baked, Too few Tango apps right now...
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Lenovo's new Phab 2 Pro's big claim to fame is that it's the first phone to use Google's Tango. The phone is massive, with a 6.4-inch display and a 259-gram body. For $499, is Tango worth it to make the Phab 2 Pro your next phone despite some sacrifices...
At $499, I'm really not sure if this device is meant to go head-to-head with flagships or premium mid-tier devices. The truth is that it can't really do either.Modern flagships tend to be good at just about everything. They have awesome cameras, beautiful...
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Google's Tango augmented reality platform is getting its first real-world application with the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. We're venturing into a territory that's largely unknown, and the Phab 2 Pro is the first of its kind: a phone built around the idea that augm...
Good, high-resolution display, High-capacity battery with excellent screen-on times, Runs available Tango apps well...
Will be much too big for many people, Heavy, bulky, and slippery design makes drops more likely, Middle-of-the-road hardware means shorter lifespan...
All of this begs the question: is the Phab 2 Pro worth it? Considering the hardware the phone offers and the current state of Tango, I'd only say it is if you're the kind of person who wants to be right there at the starting line as a new technology comes...
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The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is big, but that's not the only reason it's different. It's the first Android smartphone with Tango, a computer vision technology that uses the Pro's camera and specialized processing to detect space and positioning.Think of it as a...
Tango is fun and full of potential, Decent build and display, 64GB storage...
Could be way too big for some, Mediocre battery, Camera awful in low light, Fingerprint sensor too easily confused with Tango camera, No NFC...
Lenovo Phab 2 Pro The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is $500, which is appropriate given flagships hover north of $700. It's also different from the pack, with its large size and Tango camera. That makes is a niche device, something “geeky” for early adopters. Get...
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Lenovo introduced the Google Project Tango Augmented Reality-infused Phab 2 Pro smartphone back in June and the product marked a number firsts for both the manufacturer and the industry as a whole. The Phab 2 Pro is the first consumer retail device to sup...
Big, beautiful display, Very high build quality, Innovative Tango AR features and capabilities, 64 GB of storage, expandable, Great price point for features and capability...
Middling battery life, Middling performance, No dust or water resistance, May be too big for some...
No one would argue that all smartphones on the market could benefit from better battery life. It's just the nature of the beast. However, there's always a trade-off between performance, size and power consumption. To discern how the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro comp...
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Ever wonder what a velociraptor in your office would look like? Or if that new couch will fit in your apartment? The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro has the answers. The phone—or rather the 6.4-inch phablet—is the first device to support Google Tango, giving it unique...
First phone with Google Tango, Crisp Quad HD display, Fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, expandable storage, and dual-band Wi-Fi support...
Huge, Most Tango apps feel unpolished and lack compelling functionality, Subpar camera performance...
The unlocked Lenovo Phab 2 Pro serves as more of a showcase for Google Tango than a case for augmented reality, but the future looks promising, and the phone is solid in its own right...
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Tango for the masses. The first consumer Tango smartphone is a bit larger than expected and doesn't always work perfectly, but it is thankfully wrapped in a solid and potent design...
dual-SIM with support for U.S. GSM 4G bands, well-made and rigid aluminum chassis, generally cool surface temperatures, fast-charging Micro-USB port, great speakerphone quality, large 6.4-inch QHD display, fast CPU performance, integrated Tango...
non-removable battery; average battery life, awkward positioning of fingerprint reader, no NFC, USB Type-C, or wireless charging, display colors could be more accurate, large and heavy; over 10 mm thick, average display response times, average GPU perfor...
The big selling point of the Phab 2 Pro is its unique Tango hardware. At its current state, however, the feature is more of a novelty than it is a practical implementation. Aside from its gaming potential, Lenovo has promised the ability to navigate indoo...
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The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is the first handset to ship with support for Google's Project Tango aboard. The phone is meant to serve more as a vessel for the powerful AR tech within, than to be an everyday handset. If you have a professional need for augmented...
Today, 8:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper...
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A really good smartphone is one that's going to feel intentional: that an engineering team set out with a clear vision of the phone they wanted to make, and everything from its design, to the features it offers, serve to reflect that intentional process...
Tango is a lot of fun – when it works, Big, sharp display is great for apps and media, Price is totally reasonable considering the hardware, Fast recharge times...
Unwieldy size, Tango still needs a lot of debugging, Unclear market: is this supposed to be a daily driver?, Aging Marshmallow software, Poor notification support...
The Phab 2 Pro is a hugely ambitious handset, and while it gives us a one-of-a-kind smartphone experience thanks to its Tango hardware, we just can't shake the feeling that a phone like this isn't quite ready for prime time.Tango just isn't there, and the...
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androidandme.com Updated:
2017-02-08 03:26:00
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It's long been a dream to use technology to create a different world, a new world. We don't to simply shape the world around us, we want to escape to somewhere new, somewhere exciting. Virtual and augmented reality are the latest steps in achieving this.G...
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Lenovo's Phab 2 Pro is billed as "the world's first Tango-enabled smartphone." But after just one look at this massive device, it's hard to imagine anyone using it as a phone. It raises the question – what is Tango? Is it worth it?I'm not sure what to cal...
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The Lenovo Phab2 Pro is not the first device to have Google's Tango augmented reality platform, but it's the first one to be aimed at consumers. It's also the first Lenovo-branded smartphone to launch in the US. With the Phab2 Pro, you can see virtual ite...
Build quality A very solid device made from aluminum, Battery life As long as you don't use Tango too much, the Phab2 Pro get great battery life, Fingerprint sensor It's accurate and fast, Software Lenovo managed to avoid burying Android under layers of j...
Design The Phab2 Pro is gigantic and heavy. It's not comfortable to hold, and it won't even fit in my pockets. It's like a little tablet that makes phone calls...
The size of this phone is a problem, but I'm sure some people with big hands will disagree with that. In fact, some of them will probably be in the comments below to complain about the tyranny of bloggers with normal-sized hands. For most people, the Phab...
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Few of Google's "projects" have been as fascinating to watch take shape like Tango, but now that the first phone with the AR equipment baked in has hit store shelves it's not entirely clear who should invest in this tech.Tango remains an impressive collec...
Decent display, Solid build quality, Great battery life...
Huge and awkward, Camera isn't great, Tango is half baked, Lenovo's notifications are awful...
Should you buy the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro? Probably notIs it possible that Tango will improve with time? Sure. At one third the cost of Google Glass - that's $499 for the uninitiated - it's the kind of thing we'll see show up at hacker spaces for cool one-off...
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I just spent 15 minutes wandering around the office, trying to shoot ghouls in the face with lightning. Before that, I dropped a virtual rococo sofa into the empty space next to my desk, just to see if it would fit. And before that, I measured ... well, e...
First widely available Tango phone, Reasonably priced for bleeding-edge tech, Excellent battery life if you don't use Tango, Reassuring build quality, Fingerprint sensor works well...
Tango is still a work in progress, Huge size could be a deal-breaker, Cameras are pretty lousy, Lenovo's software is rough around the edges...
Google's world-sensing Tango technology is finally here, crammed inside Lenovo's Phab 2 new Pro. Alas, the software and the hardware here fall short. The phone itself is well-built and packs an enormous battery, but an oversized body and a pair of lac...
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I used to think that there was no such thing as smartphone that was too big. And then came the $499 Phab 2 Pro. With a whopping 7-inch screen, the phone is sure to turn plenty of heads and stretch many a pocket. However, there's a method to the Phab 2 Pro...
Slic, stylish desig, Unique AR abilitie, Good battery lif, Promising AR app library...
Below-average performanc, Too large and heavy for average use, Camera captures lackluster colors...
Make no bones about it, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is cool. Outside of playing with virtual puppies and dragons or tricking out my dream car in augmented reality, the best thing about this smartphone is the practical- use cases. Google's Project Tango adds leg...
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macworld.com Updated:
2017-02-08 03:26:02
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CIO.com's Al Sacco goes hands on with the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, the world's first smartphone that supports Google's Tango AR platform...
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It's been two years since Google launched Project Tango , a technology which combines both hardware and software to give handsets and tablets a visual and spatial awareness which they didn't have until now. The development phase is over, and the Lenovo PH...
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When Google first debuted its Project Tango idea a few years ago, many in the tech industry were blown away. Sporting accurate modeling of the real world, including accurately measuring distances and volume of objects, Tango was looking to be one of the m...
Metal build as solid as they come, Giant screen (for some), 3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Atmos 5.1 playback and recording, Tango capabilities are mind-blowing, Tango ecosystem has a great start, VoLTE support...
Giant screen (for others), Very heavy, Not the fastest SoC for the price, Poor performance in some apps, especially heavy Tango apps (ironically), Average camera at best, No 4K recording, Average battery life, Below average screen quality, No NFC...
Lenovo's Phab 2 Pro is really one incredible phone, but it doesn't achieve this landmark by way of the average smartphone. This gargantuan, heavy beast eclipses practically all other phones on the market in sheer size and weight, something that's become a...
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For the most part, smartphones are all pretty similar across the board. They make calls, send text messages, stream media, and navigate you to your destinations, but the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a bit different. The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is the first consumer dev...
Project Tango is the star here when it works properly, the design is top notch and build quality is stellar. The screen is absolutely amazing for media consumption...
Project Tango is still in its infancy and this first consumer device is going to have some bugs and issues. also no USB Type-C...
First generation consumer devices are always a risk and Phab 2 Pro is far from being a perfect device, but it has potential. There are certainly some software bugs with Project Tango and some of the Tango apps. Some Android apps, like Google+, just won't...
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Google spent more than two years taking its “Tango” technology from project to full-blown product. Thanks to Google and Lenovo, we now get a glimpse into augmented reality with the first consumer-ready Tango device – the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro.The Phab 2 Pro i...
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