The Lenovo Tab P11 has emerged alongside the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 as a pure Android iPad alternative that deserves attention; it is one of the most interesting new products announced at CES 2021, and despite being $100 cheaper than the iPad, it has quad speakers It is equipped with quad speakers and is rated to last a full day on a single charge.

It also comes with a number of accessories, indicating that Lenovo believes this tablet should be part of a smart home and productivity, not just content consumption. Given what previous 2-in-1s of this size have done with keyboards, there are some questions, but we are still quite excited about it.

Will this be one of the best tablets out there? Let's find out.

The Lenovo Tab P11 is priced at $229.99 and will ship this month (January 2021). 2000x1200 pixels

The Tab P11 is, as its name suggests, an 11-inch tablet. It has an aluminum alloy casing with a two-tone slate gray and platinum gray design.

At 1.1 pounds, 10.2 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches, the Tab P11 is thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (1.1 pounds, 10.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches) and thinner than the 10.2-inch iPad (2020) (1.1 pounds, 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches) and 10.4-inch Galaxy Tab A7 (1.1 pounds, 9.7 x 6.2 x 0.3 inches), which is slightly larger than the Galaxy Tab A7 (1.1 pounds, 9.7 x 6.2 x 0.3 inches).

The 2000 x 1200 pixel screen has a pixel density of 220ppi, which Lenovo rates as 400 nits brightness; the 224ppi Tab A7 has the same pixel dimensions but a bit more pixel density; the 264ppi iPad is even sharper The 264ppi iPad is even sharper.

The 8MP front-facing camera allows Face Unlock, which is not available on the iPad. It also has USB-C, which the regular iPad does not.

The Tab P11 will be powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor as the Tab A7; the Tab P11 has 4GB of RAM, 33% more than the Tab A7's 3GB.

Lenovo has a bag full of accessories for the Tab P11, starting with the Precision Pen 2, and no tablet would be complete without a stylus, with 4,096 levels of pen pressure, USB-C charging, and an estimated 200-hour battery life.

Then there's the Keyboard Pack for P11, a two-piece solution with a removable keyboard and stand for when you want to be more productive. The keyboard has hotkeys for Google Assistant and screen capture, and the keys have 1.3 mm travel for comfortable typing.

One concern is that keyboards made for 11-inch screens tend to be a bit cramped, as seen on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet. There is also a folio case available for those who want easel mode; the 3.4 x 1.9-inch trackpad should have plenty of room, but what about the remaining keyboard space?

Then there is the Smart Charging Station 2, which uses the same pogo-pin docking connection method as the keyboard pack. If docked, the Tab P11 can be used as a smart home screen using Google Assistant Ambient mode.

Lenovo rates the Tab P11 to last up to 12 hours on a single charge for web browsing and video playback, and 15 hours for music playback.

The Tab P11 faces stiff competition, as does the Tab A7 at 13 hours and 13 minutes; the Amazon Fire HD 10 (13:45) is even longer and the iPad 2020 (12:57) is unbeatable.

Competition is good for all and we are excited to see another serious player in the mid-range tablet market. This tablet is priced the same as the Galaxy Tab A7, and with a face unlock feature (which the Tab A7 has) that is not available on the iPad, a tablet at this price could one day help Apple move from Touch ID to Face ID on the iPad. I am hopeful that it will push them to do so.

But Android users don't care how the iPad evolves; we can't wait to see how the Lenovo Tab P11 lives up to Lenovo's boastful offerings.