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Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 (11.5" OLED, 6GB/128GB SD870, Widevine L1) ~$575.69 AUD shipped @ GizTop

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Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 (11.5" OLED, 6GB/128GB SD870, Widevine L1) ~$575.69 AUD shipped @ GizTop
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bonezAU on 23/10/2021 - 23:12 giztop.com (2667 clicks)
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I came across Wystri Warrick's deal that is posted here and recently had put in an order for a new phone from Giztop, while browsing the site I remembered seeing this same tablet was on sale, so went back and checked the price.

This comes in cheaper than the other deal and I was encouraged to post this as a new deal.

Rather than copying and pasting all the specs, you can view the previous deal and soak up all the effort that was put in to get the info before deciding if you want to make a purchase.

  • Standard price: $429.00 USD
  • Apply the coupon above to get a $30 USD discount (Expiry 30 Oct)
  • Add on $29.99 USD for shipping via DHL

It brings the total price to $428.99 USD including shipping.

If you're using a Mastercard with no international transaction fees, this will cost you exactly $575.69 AUD thanks to the Mastercard currency calc. Those forex rates will apply until around 11am Monday morning AEDT.

Remember to always pay in USD via PayPal and let your card issuer handle the conversion.

The bonus here is the shipping. DHL don't muck around as many of us know. I've ordered from Giztop in the past, their processing times are fast and customer service for me has been really good.

You can only apply one promo code at a time, so while there are discount codes for signing up to the newsletter, the discount is much smaller and you can't apply both.

Enjoy.

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  • Clear on 23/10/2021 - 23:36
    +12

    So I've done some research to see if the 2021 tablet has a pentile display like the 2020 tablet.

    On the XiaoXin Pro (2020) at 1:18 we can see the RGB subpixels and this tablet has a pentile display. On the XiaoXin Pro (2021) at 1:54 we can see the exact same RGB subpixels, albeit the display is rotated.

    So I'd be confident in saying they're using the same OLED panel with a pentile arrangement. Unless someone else who owns this wants to chip in.

    • 47 on 23/10/2021 - 23:41
      +14

      Read that as Penile arrangement ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • Ebaygiftcards on 23/10/2021 - 23:42
      +3

      The pentile arrangement is strong with this one

    • plmko on 23/10/2021 - 23:47

      Why would this be anything but Pentile subpixels? I didn't think there was any other technology.

      • Clear on 23/10/2021 - 23:48
        +2

        You can have OLED without Pentile… however that's more expensive to produce and they're less durable.

        • plmko on 24/10/2021 - 00:00
          +1

          You can assume all mobile products will be using pentile displays, OLED will just never be.

          • Clear on 24/10/2021 - 00:10

            @plmko: Unless it's the Nintendo Switch.

            • plmko on 24/10/2021 - 00:22

              @Clear: Yeah and imagine pentile on an already low resolution screen.

          • ethan961 on 24/10/2021 - 15:07
            +1

            @plmko: Some have a much nicer subpixel arrangement, like the Tab S7+. I've owned a lot of PenTile displays dating back to the Nexus One, and the Tab S7+ arrangement has none of the issues. I took some macro shots that should be saved somewhere if it's of particular interest.

            I think that's why it's an important question for this tablet in particular, because its competitor doesn't have that flawed implementation.

      • encryptededdy on 24/10/2021 - 23:15

        All the Samsung 10"-class OLED tablets since the original Galaxy Tab S (2014) have been non-pentile (full RGB subpixels).

    • PeeDee on 24/10/2021 - 00:44

      Also that it runs an android OS 11 but not chrome OS?

      • Clear on 24/10/2021 - 00:46

        They both run Android. These aren't Chromebooks.

        • PeeDee on 24/10/2021 - 00:50

          I mean, the tablet is like the lenovo duet which has chromeOS would be sensible since chromeOS is PC dedicated? I'm interested to see how an android esp 12 performs on a tablet like this

          • Clear on 24/10/2021 - 00:52
            +2

            @PeeDee: It's a 10.5" tablet. That's around the going size of Android tablets at this time. Chromebooks are targeting a different audience but it would be nice to see one with this kind of hardware as many are underspec.

            There is a PC mode in these tablets that work well with the Lenovo keyboard case.

    • furythree on 24/10/2021 - 05:06
      +1

      i have this tablet since july

      kids use it for study from home

      gaming

      media

      browsing

      i also have the pen and keyboard.

      nothing on the market compares at this price level. the display is not apple tier. but its damn good

      This tablet will last you ages

      Thanks for posting this deal OP. $200 price protection claim here we come

      • Clear on 24/10/2021 - 07:00

        How's the sharpness of the display. Fine for reading?

        • JobbaWobba on 24/10/2021 - 09:10

          One would think it'd have to be pretty clear

        • furythree on 25/10/2021 - 17:51

          my kids use it mostly for school

          i personally dont have any issues with it

          but i know others complain about pentile display issues

          if you are picky it will bother you

    • scottishdave on 24/10/2021 - 06:17
      +3

      I'm saving my money and waiting for the Samsung S8 with SD888 due soon. Samsung also guarantees 3 Android updates which this one doesn't.

      • iridiumstem on 25/10/2021 - 13:48

        The rumours are saying 3 models next year with Snapdragon 898 and Exynos 2200 on the biggest model (14.6", which would be just wider than iPad Pro 12.9").

        So you might have to wait for a bit is all I am saying. Possibly not even that much now I think about it, since next year is around the corner anyways.

    • stinkychicken on 24/10/2021 - 20:21

      The 12.6" Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro is expected to be released 2nd November with a 12.6-inch 2.5K/120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870,10,200mAh battery, and 45W fast charging.

      • Clear on 24/10/2021 - 20:22

        I feel at that size it's going to be too big. It'll also cost significantly more than this.

      • Mobe1969 on 25/10/2021 - 10:43

        Have you seen the new Yoga Pad Pro 2021 they have there as well? U$604.99 around $810 shipped though. Same CPU, but 8GB ram, 13" screen

  • rel on 23/10/2021 - 23:41

    Worth saving an extra $8 to choose the registered air mail shipping option?

    • Clear on 23/10/2021 - 23:43
      +7

      Plenty of delays around the place due to the pandemic. Pay the extra for express so it doesn't end up stuck in some processing centre… or on a boat.

      • rel on 23/10/2021 - 23:46
        +2

        Good point. You can't be too careful these days when it comes to international shipping.

      • MiscOzB on 24/10/2021 - 00:17

        Seems my plastic straws from AliExpress are indeed stuck somewhere (ordered on 10 Sept). Should've ordered them months ago.

        • Clear on 24/10/2021 - 01:04
          +1

          Did you order any other small packages around the same time? They're doing combined delivery now at one of the processing centres further along the chain.

          • MiscOzB on 24/10/2021 - 01:42

            @Clear: Nope… that's been my only order in the last few months. This is taking much longer than other stuff I've bought this year from AliExpress and Banggood (all coming from China).

        • iridiumstem on 24/10/2021 - 01:26

          If it's any consolation, a parcel that I ordered from China got sent back. I asked the vendor as it was updated as "returned", the vendor said it was redirected due to restrictions or something (which I kinda don't buy into). Eh, Paypal would be my friend, hopefully.

          • Alzori on 24/10/2021 - 06:17

            @iridiumstem: I had that with a parcel so asked them to resend it. They did but didn't communicate that well, so I asked for a refund and got that too. Package eventually showed up a few weeks later 😅

            • iridiumstem on 24/10/2021 - 12:21

              @Alzori: Hopefully I don't have to resort Paypal :S

              That's all I am hoping, because the seller that I used unfortunately feel bit vindictive (not sure whether it's the best word but eh) and they are the official vendor for a Chinese brand that I kinda like.

  • Wystri Warrick on 23/10/2021 - 23:47
    +2

    Good deal op! Better than mine :)

    • Clear on 23/10/2021 - 23:52
      +6

      Now I have to try and work my magic on some stores for Singles' Day :P

      • Wystri Warrick on 25/10/2021 - 00:07

        Looking forward to it! Personally, I'd like to see some more of those Chinese SSD deals you used to post :)

  • ToobsAU on 23/10/2021 - 23:52
    +5

    My only concern with this deal vs the other one is they state they've installed GMS on it, have they fiddled with the firmware beyond just installing GMS and Gapps, have they set it up using microG or similar? Regardless it's going to be an open box product and either half set up to facilitate installing GMS/Gapps or with the firmware flashed to other than the factory firmware.

    If you buy this one you'd probably want to flash it back to factory firmware and lock the bootloader again then do your own thing with Gapps/GMS

    • vrsac on 24/10/2021 - 07:47
      +1

      If the bootloader on this tablet is unlocked, it's not safe to use it. The seller could've installed anything, including malware without you knowing it.

      • Clear on 24/10/2021 - 08:01

        I was at GizmoChina years ago and it was a legit operation. There's no international version of this tablet unlike the 2020 version, so it's running the CN ROM that supports English out of the box. No official Global ROM so there's risk.

        Google Play is simply sideloaded by installing the APK or the included Lenovo app store. There's no unlocking of the bootloader for that.

        If the bootloader was unlocked you'd lose your Widevine L1 and OTA updates.

        • ToobsAU on 24/10/2021 - 08:18
          -1

          You'd still need to run past the initial setup stage to side load, personally I'd prefer a sealed unmolested unit but I can see how some buyers may not have an issue with this and CBF loading GMS etc themselves

        • jobargain on 07/11/2021 - 11:11

          Would the OTA updates makes you lose Widevine L1?

          • Clear on 07/11/2021 - 11:37

            @jobargain: Only if the bootloader is unlocked.

            • jobargain on 07/11/2021 - 11:40

              @Clear: i am no tech expert, so according to what they advertised with Google Mobile service and Play store pre-installed, and its comments section stating it supports OTA updating, meaning the Tablet can be updated to latest android OS releases and not lose Widevine L1?

              • Clear on 07/11/2021 - 11:42
                +1

                @jobargain: It never received an international release so Google Play has to be sideloaded. The tablet itself has Widevine L1 so assuming they haven't unlocked the bootloader it'll update fine without losing Widevine.

  • Sasuk3 on 24/10/2021 - 00:06

    Legend thanks

  • Sasuk3 on 24/10/2021 - 00:07
    +2

    Anyone know what may need to be done firmware wise for this to be used optimally in Australia?

  • janoski on 24/10/2021 - 00:18

    is this going to get released in austraia?

    • Clear on 24/10/2021 - 01:03
      +2

      No word yet. They've only just released the XiaoXin Pad Plus in the US as the P11 Plus. The downside is that they replaced the Snapdragon 750G with a MediaTek G90T.

  • KNGPN on 24/10/2021 - 00:21
    +1

    I ordered this one from your post on the other deal…thanks

  • virtualds on 24/10/2021 - 01:10

    Black friday hopefully makes it under $500.

  • rhyme324 on 24/10/2021 - 01:19

    im waiting for the 12.6 version

  • HeyHeyHeyIsItADeal on 24/10/2021 - 02:35

    in the other deal if I buy 3 wouldnt that be cheaper than this? Couple of my mates want em. Same for the pen as well but I'm not sure if Android even have good apps to draw with… compared to windows at least or iPad.

  • dcep on 24/10/2021 - 03:01
    -1

    what phone have you ordered , out of interest

    • bonezAU on 24/10/2021 - 11:04
      +1

      OnePlus 9RT, I wanted a 9 Pro but it doesn't have band 28

      • OzzyB2013 on 24/10/2021 - 16:02
        -1

        There is a 5% discount until the 30th, did you use that ? ….is the Pro the Hasselblad ? …… I have a OP6 and I'm thinking of upgrading

        OnePlus 9RT
        Coupon: OP9RT, 5% Off ($29.95 to $36.5)
        Expiry date: October 30

        Buy it now: https://www.giztop.com/oneplus-9rt.html

        • bonezAU on 24/10/2021 - 16:48

          Yep, sure did :)

          I think the 9 Pro is the Hasselblad yes. I only watched a couple of videos but then realised it didn't have band 28 so went back to looking at alternatives.
          The OP 9RT was only released in China on 19 Oct and mine shipped on Friday 22nd, there is hardly anything about it online at all other than specs and a few news articles.

          Looks like I'm super early with this one.

  • AlienC on 24/10/2021 - 03:53
    -6

    Call me when they make a 7-8 inch tablet with 16gb of ram.

    Just got a new phone with Snapdragon 888 and 16gb of ram and I feel like I can really do anything.

    Red Magic 6S Pro if anyone is wondering.. but I stuffed up and only got 256gb of storage but honestly it feels enough.

    Only complaint is battery life could be better but it is an improvement over my previous phone.

    But yeah add 16gb of ram and a Snapdragon 888 and maybe age of empires 2 on a phone or better will be possible this time next year.

    Mobile Gaming is slowly coming after the PC community.

    Finally.

    • 47 on 24/10/2021 - 07:49

      Good thing you don't play minecraft, otherwise you'd demand 64GB RAM.

      • AlienC on 24/10/2021 - 07:57

        True that.. or Skyrim.. or Fallout with all the mods.. basically anything with mods can use all your RAM in a heart beat.

    • iridiumstem on 24/10/2021 - 12:13

      How does RTS games play on a touchscreen?

      I am slightly struggling to get my head around that because I always thought it was the combination of a mouse and a keyboard that worked well for RTS games.

      p.s. I think if you want to game on your smart devices, it's better to go iOS because the optimisation on those I've heard are better. But I digress.

      • AlienC on 24/10/2021 - 17:59

        Depends on the game but you are right they would need to add a new way to play rts games for touch screens basically making it revolve around gestures and taps but it is definitely doable.

        Right now it is not there but I have visualised it and honestly the work needed to do it is not that great.

        Like you just need a few extra buttons really on the screen or layout to do stuff only a mouse can do like select all military units select all workers etc then maybe hold tap to get more options etc.

        It would be only slightly different but I can see it there.

        Especially games like age of empires where you can set a grid view that would help building stuff a lot easier like maybe tap minimap then tap a place on the screen to build etc.

        Hold tap a unit to select all unit types on screen or have a button set to just select all military or group type etc.

        Not that hard to implement imho.

        Everything else is tappable like researching or creating units you just need to maybe adapt the interface to make it more nicer for mobile a little bit so people don't tap the wrong stuff.

        The c&c clones already do something like that so it can be done it is up to the main players like starcraft and age of empires etc whether they want to add that and open their player base to mobile gamers.

        With snapdragon 888 I think it is now possible to do so and handle all of this smoothly so it will be interesting to see what they do going forward from here on.

        • iridiumstem on 24/10/2021 - 18:33

          I can kinda see it working with 4X games, not with RTS.

          It might be just me, but I cannot think of any ways that touch interface could work with RTS. Actions per minute (APM) is commonly used in that genre of games to refer to how many actions that a player performed per minute. A lot of pros go above 200 easily (I think around 200 isn't that uncommon even outside of the e-sports scene). I don't know how that'd be doable when hand gets in the way of actually seeing what's going on, touch input being less precise than a keyboard and a mouse.

          Of course you can add a mouse and a keyboard, but in that case, I think it's mimicking PC. You can argue that that's still mobile gaming I suppose.

          Turn based games probably will struggle with processing power though, Civ 6 for example, does require fair bit of grunt on the CPU end.

          I think there are things that mobile gaming is suited more for, like puzzles. Something that could utilise touch interface while bringing more to the table instead of just trying to mimick a controller or a mouse and a keyboard. There were few games that I remember fondly. I don't think mobile gaming would replace PC gaming though.

  • NotAnAudiophile on 24/10/2021 - 07:16
    -1

    I have both this and the red magic 6s pro. Incredible for gaming. Get the ahem controller and you can play lots of other games. With xbox cloud mobile gaming is already here.

    • AlienC on 24/10/2021 - 07:58

      Xbox cloud mobile? lol what is that sounds nice.. but how much is it

      • Jimothy Wongingtons on 24/10/2021 - 08:17

        Under $150 for 3 years

        • AlienC on 24/10/2021 - 19:11

          Nice thanks that is pretty good for those always on the go

  • shabaka on 24/10/2021 - 07:53

    what are the chances of getting any software updates?

    one of the things that I like about Lenovo Duet is that it's got guaranteed updates till 2028

    the unit I got has a new update every 2 weeks

    • Sean8802 on 24/10/2021 - 11:42
      +1

      I've had the duet for the past few months, to be honest I am underwhelmed. I didn't expect amazing performance, but even for the most basic of things like using the youtube app or using it in the browser as well as using reddit in the browser pages don't load and have to be refreshed a couple of times, the screen when upvoting is delayed. The youtube app isn't much better

      • shabaka on 24/10/2021 - 12:12

        hmm I haven't experienced issues like that

        how many android apps have you got on it? it's the biggest factor in slowing it down

        I have the bare minimum for what I do on it: sketching (Canvas app is pre-installed and is perfect), YouTube (also pre-installed), Amazon Prime video, Adobe PDF reader, EPUB reader when I can't find MOBI version of a book, Chrome for browsing, Lightroom for photo editing, Gmail for email (pre-installed)

        the rest I do in browser, since most apps are just glorified web pages

        the rest I do on my mobile phone

        happy with the Duet. having desktop browser is exactly the reason why a lot of "apps" are effectively redundant. Instagram, for instance, is tons faster on Duet in chrome browser, compared to running it as android app on it. same for Facebook and Messenger

        • Sean8802 on 24/10/2021 - 12:15

          Literally youtube, I mainly use chrome. I only use the youtube app when I want to watch the a video and read comments as you cannot do that on the desktop experience. I mainly got it to browse reddit in the chrome browser and youtube. It cannot even do that well.

          • shabaka on 24/10/2021 - 12:20

            @Sean8802: hmmm weird

            I know it's no powerhorse, so my expectations are scaled appropriately, but I can't say that things are impossible or unusable, YouTube is one of my primary uses, I don't care about comments though, people mostly write nonsense these days so w/e

            • Sean8802 on 24/10/2021 - 13:29

              @shabaka: I agree, I knew when buying it would just be good enough which I'd be happy with. I do have a few extension running. It's all good tho , I can repurpose the tablet so it won't be going to waste either way.

          • shabaka on 24/10/2021 - 13:17

            @Sean8802: what about chrome extensions, how many do you have running and what are they? I have just the ad blocker and the Amazon Send To Kindle

  • gimli on 24/10/2021 - 08:04
    +1

    Any good pens for this?

    My galaxy tab with spen is still serving my purposes but if i replace would like good note taking ability

  • Sapiens on 24/10/2021 - 10:05
    +2

    Unrelated but of all the online Chinese retailers Giztops design is great. Straight to the point.

  • mt2000 on 24/10/2021 - 11:29

    Does it state some where that it will not have updates at all?

  • jobargain on 24/10/2021 - 12:08
    +3

    bought one with keyboard and pen…ozbargain is really bad influence…lol :(

    • OzzyB2013 on 24/10/2021 - 15:44

      .
      The Keyboard is $10 cheaper ($89) if included but no discount on the Pen ($69) ………did your final price include GST ?
      I'm thinking of getting one with the keyboard and possibly look out for a pen later

      • aristocrat on 26/10/2021 - 13:19

        The Keyboard is $99 and Pen $79 on the Lenovo Aussie website, so it is probably cheaper to buy this from Lenovo locally if it ships for free.

        • repeat on 26/10/2021 - 15:57

          I think that keyboard is for the P11 (not pro) which is a different size - may not be compatible.

          • Clear on 26/10/2021 - 16:20

            @repeat: You are correct. Keyboard for the P11 is not compatible.

          • aristocrat on 26/10/2021 - 19:21

            @repeat: Oh OK, my bad. I didn't know even between the P11 and P11 pro, there's that subtle difference with the KB.

    • Sean8802 on 24/10/2021 - 12:16
      +6

      Mate are you special? Lenovo is the biggest pc manufacture in the world.

  • Sali007 on 24/10/2021 - 15:48

    I'm looking to consider this surface to be able to download an app from the Google play store that will match with my Rowland digital Piano.

    I'm likely to then be jumping over to YouTube and potentially long term be able to plug this into the piano for future use.

    I'm seeing comments about android upgrades not available and am wanting to understand this? Will this prevent the Google play store from working?

    Any recommendations for best tablets for piano playing would be appreciated.

    • notmarounhindy on 25/10/2021 - 10:23

      Are you planning to use the tablet as a MIDI interface? If you want to learn piano pieces, just print out the sheets and annotate it with a nice sharp pencil. Tablets are nice but being able to see all your pages at once is nicer.

      • Sali007 on 27/10/2021 - 00:09

        It was more for our app for the Rowland piano, once connected via Bluetooth and we have downloaded songs from them, if allows to sync with the piano and you can play along.

        I highly doubt using it as a midi interface just the ability to actually see the sheet music that you can play along to and or download.

        I struggle to justify the price of a Samsung or ipad in what we intend to use it for.

  • jobargain on 25/10/2021 - 14:05

    Anyone received Thier dispatch email?

    • itscyanide on 27/10/2021 - 18:13
      +2

      Yes - ordered Monday evening and my tracking number came through this morning.

  • aristocrat on 26/10/2021 - 19:23

    So, the USD$428.99 is GST inclusive? That's all everyone paid? As it converts straight to around AUD$573.

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