- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838
- 10.1"
- 16 GB
- WiFi
- Android 3.0 Honeycomb
#1 in Dual core Lenovo tablets
Released July, 2011
Rated 60% by by katarinaism (Jan, 2013)For the price you pay, the size and quality of the screen is quite nice and this is much cheaper than the IPad.
Conclusion Check out the Lenovo ThinkPad 1838
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Lenovo ThinkPad 1838
10.1”
Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Rated 100% by by Barry-Frank (Dec, 2011)Voice recognition is surprisingly accurate out of the box as long as you speak distinctly.
screen size
10.1"
7"
10.6"
ThinkPad 1838 by Jason (Oct, 2011)I have been using a Galaxy Tab for about a year and got tired of the small screen when viewing web pages - it's just a little small for that.
ThinkPad 1838 by R.-Meyers (Dec, 2011)I like the larger screen size on this tablet in comparison to the iPad, and the pressure sensitive pen is something that just isn't an option on most other tablets.
screen resolution
ThinkPad 1838 by katarinaism (Jan, 2013)I have watched videos (lectures, not movies so I can't comment too much on screen resolution) but I've been impressed.
ThinkPad 1838 by MaxBuck (Jun, 2012)It may not equal the "New iPad" and its "retina" display, but the resolution looks awfully good to me.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB   | 2 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP  | 2 MP |
ThinkPad 1838 by chip3202The camera is not great, but you probably have a good cell phone camera anyway.
processor
ThinkPad 1838 by Ehhh (Nov, 2011)Pros: Great handwriting recognition, dual core processor, expandable memory, hdmi and USB portsCons: updates make music apps stop working and the "home" and "web" buttons rarely work on the first click...the buttons not working has been the biggest headache as they go from working perfectly for a few minutes to not doing a thing.
ThinkPad 1838 by chip3202The Jetstream was nice, with a faster processor, better camera and 4G, but the cost was just too much, and it couldn't compare to the ports on this device.
Performance Real world tests of Lenovo ThinkPad 1838
cpu speed
ThinkPad 1838 by Unknown (Nov, 2012)The performance is not rapid but not too laggy either (processor is not noticeably slow).
ThinkPad 1838 by katarinaism (Jan, 2013)Fourth, I've had issues reading documents on this tablet, especially if they're made in Wordpad or other more obscure word processors (as a sidenote, an easy fix is to have things on Google Docs format that you can access by downloading the Google Drive app and logging in your account).
battery life
8 hour
10 hour
10 hour
ThinkPad 1838 by Z.-F. (Feb, 2012)It literally takes 8 hours to charge and if you have don't enable airplane mode to save juice, the device might not charge at all due to concurrent processes draining the battery as quickly as the USB is able to charge it.
ThinkPad 1838 by T.-Tomlinson--Avoiding-work (Feb, 2012)If I turn off wifi and don't do anything really CPU heavy like play a 3d game, I can get 7-9hours actual use out of a charge.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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2 MP -
2 MP -
10.1" -
2 MP -
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash -
Can be operated hands free
cons
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No motion detection -
Can't automatically adjust for changes in ambient light -
Cannot detect when the tablet is rotated -
2 MP -
Cannot automatically pinpoint your location on a map -
No sense of direction when standing still -
Poorer input sound quality -
need wi-fi or wired connection to be online -
260 x 182 x 15 mm -
Jul, 2011 -
1 GHz -
4 GB (SDSC) -
must unlock manually
Reviews Word on the street
 |    Rated by 132 users at amazon.com Rated 40% by by Sean-P. Rated 100% by by Judy (Oct, 2011) Rated 60% by by T.-Tomlinson--Avoiding-work (Feb, 2012) |
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Operating system
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 100% by by GregI have an iPhone, and iOS is really nice for a phone, but I prefer the flexibility of Android for a tablet.
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 80% by by Lecoqsportif (Aug, 2012)First the 10in form factor is better suited for handwriting and the included recognition software is a pleasure to use because it is incredibly accurate.
Apps
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 80% by by M (Nov, 2011)Email and Calendar: With this tablet, I do not need to sit in my office for a whole day.
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 60% by by T.-Tomlinson--Avoiding-work (Feb, 2012)If you are interested in something for play (email, web browsing, games and video) I think that many of the other offerings have better polish and a nicer overall user experience.
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 100% by by jyrhino (Apr, 2013)I am a desktop person moving to laptops so I don't use my Lenovo tablet for email, or for surfing or bunches of games.
Battery
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Luciana (May, 2012)The battery lasts for days, and If I use that android app to save battery, it saves even more battery!! It's about a week I charged it, I left the tablet in stand by, and it's still with almost full battery.
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 20% by by nik (Apr, 2012)battery takes immensly long to recharge and gets consumed immediately ,battery takes immensly long to recharge and gets consumed immediately battery takes immensly long to recharge and gets consumed immediately.
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 20% by by Z.-F. (Feb, 2012)There have been numerous times where I put the device away with almost a full charge only to return hours late to a dead device.
Screen
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 100% by by jyrhino (Apr, 2013)The screen is pretty and very strong.
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 60% by by Futzy (Jan, 2012)Just be sure to get a ArmorSuit MilitaryShield (or some kind of screen protector), otherwise you're going to end up scratching that screen with the pen.
Type
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 40% by by Fengfei (Oct, 2011)My kids also love the Thinkpad because of Android, they get to play different games that were not available on iTune store.
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Unknown (Nov, 2012)For that you get a nice sized tablet with a nifty pen interface that kids can use for drawing and sketching (the Papyrus app is highly recommended) ... and then all of the other Android games and functions.
Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 16 GB | Rated 60% by by Richard (Oct, 2011)* Honeycomb is a nice tablet UI-I find it matches my computing style better than iOS4.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple iPad 2 OK sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark Apple iPad 2 vs Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 |
 | 4 | MOTOROLA Xoom with WiFi + 3G 3-way tie: Supports 3G MOTOROLA Xoom with WiFi + 3G vs Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 |
 | 5 | Matsunichi II More HDMI bandwidth Matsunichi II vs Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 |
 | 6 | Dell Latitude 10 Largest amount of storage capacity Dell Latitude 10 vs Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 |
 | 7 | Microsoft Surface Biggest screen Microsoft Surface vs Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 |
 | 8 | Asus VivoTab Smart Tablet 2-way tie: Quite higher resolution rear camera Asus VivoTab Smart Tablet vs Lenovo ThinkPad 1838 |
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