Lenovo's Phab 2 Pro Review: First Project Tango Smartphone; Phone Details; Pros & Cons
Keisuke AkioGoogle's world-sensing Tango technology has finally arrived packed inside Lenovo's Phab 2 new Pro. However, it appears as though Lenovo has not yet fully realized the technology. Here are the pros and cons on Lenovo's Phab 2 new Pro with Google Tango.
Tango is Google-engineered software that, paired with precise hardware, enables advanced 3D sensing. Google's world-sensing technology goes beyond the basic augmented reality, which produces a flat layer of digital information on your smartphone screen. In fact, according to Verge, deduces and measures spaces and objects around you and then allows you interact with digital things as though they are really, physically present.
However, Tango still is not yet totally developed. It has bugs: most of the time apps freeze up or crash and a few of its most promising apps are also the least spontaneous. In addition, there still are not that many apps to use with it. When fully realized, Tango could boost the entire mobile experience if ever it comes to more phones. Lenovo embraced Tango's ingenuity and made one of its phone risking the possible drawback of an infant technology.
Lenovo's Phab 2 new Pro 6.4-inch quad-HD display handset is the first available phone with Google's Tango 3D mapping technology. The display is glazed in Gorilla Glass and has glossy aluminum edges that give it a solid feel. It has a fingerprint sensor, powerful speakers, fast charging capabilities, and a headphone jack. It runs on a customized version of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 652 processor, which is satisfactory but does not equal the performance of Qualcomm's current Snapdragon 821. In terms of images, its cameras are standard, even in normal, stable conditions, photos taken with the 16-megapixel rear camera appeared noisy.
Engadget notes that Lenovo's Phab 2 new Pro is the first extensively available Tango phone in the market today, it is also practically priced for a bleeding-edge technology. In addition, it has a reassuring build quality and its fingerprint sensor works well.
On the other hand, Tango is still a work in progress and may not work as efficiently as expected. The phone's camera is normal and its massive size could turn off potential users. Moreover, because it is a new technology, very few Tango apps are currently available.
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