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    Phab 2 Pro
    The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a smartphone that was tested with the Android 6.0.1 operating system. This model weighs 9.1 ounces, has a 6.4 inch touch screen display, a 15.9-megapixel main camera, and an 8-megapixel selfie camera. It is powered by an octa-core processor and 4GB of RAM. It was tested with 64GB of storage and it comes with a microSD card slot.
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    Description
    The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a smartphone that was tested with the Android 6.0.1 operating system. This model weighs 9.1 ounces, has a 6.4 inch touch screen display, a 15.9-megapixel main camera, and an 8-megapixel selfie camera. It is powered by an octa-core processor and 4GB of RAM. It was tested with 64GB of storage and it comes with a microSD card slot.
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    CR Expert Take

    How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

    Overall Score

    The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.
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    Camera: Rear image quality
     /  5
    Camera: Rear 1080p video quality
     /  5
    Camera: Selfie image quality
     /  5
    Battery and charging
     /  5
    Display
     /  5
    Durability
     /  5
    Performance
     /  5
    Sound
     /  5
    Ease of use
     /  5
    Calling
     /  5
    Handset capabilities
     /  5
    Portability
     /  5
    Phoning
     /  5
    Navigation
     /  5
    Browsing
     /  5
    Voice quality
     /  5
    Messaging
     /  5
    Web browsing
     /  5
    Texting
     /  5
    Music
     /  5
    Display quality
     /  5
    Ergonomics
     /  5
    Color
     /  5
    Battery life (hrs.)
     /  5
    Water resistance test
     /  5
    Available from AT&T
     /  5
    Available from T-Mobile
     /  5
    Available from Verizon
     /  5
    Available unlocked
     /  5
    Display diagonal size (in.)
     /  5
    Display resolution
     /  5
    Operating system (as tested)
     /  5
    Available from Sprint
     /  5

    Detailed Test Results

    The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro allows you to have two phones in one thanks to its dual-SIM card capabilities that allows you to add a second phone account-even from a different provider. This is a GSM-based phone, which means you can use it with providers such as AT&T and T-Mobile, but not Sprint or Verizon.

    DISPLAY: The Phab 2 Pro has an excellent quality very large 6.4-inch WQ high-definition (14400p) touch-screen display that's also is easy to see in bright light.

    CAMERA: The camera was overall good but that means it's not among the best. The stills were a bit soft and could be grainy in low light. Not having optical image stabilization didn't help either. Video was only fair. It was slightly over sharpened, blotchy and had a slight pink tint. The 8 megapixel selfie cam was excellent like most smartphone selfie cameras. Video can be shot in only 1080p, not 4k.

    PHONE: We tested the Phab 2 Pro under a variety of conditions to simulate environments ranging from the quiet indoors to noisy roadsides. We found voice quality very good when talking and good when listening. The phone has a very good mixture of controls and features for making and taking calls. It has very good keypad readability under most lighting conditions. Its voice command allows you to conveniently dial numbers from your phone book by speaking the name, without the usual training. You can also dial numbers by pronouncing the digits. It has Bluetooth for wireless hands-free voice communication. This model can simultaneously be on a phone call and an Internet-based connection over the cellular network. It can be used internationally. But auto answer doesn't work with headset.

    BATTERY: The large 4,050mAhr battery provides an acceptably long life but not as much as you would hope for with such a large battery. Talk time was 23 hours. Our WiFi battery test lasted 9 hours while browsing the web and our LTE data test lasted 16 hours. The Phab 2 Pro can quick charge, we got just over 40% in 30 minutes, but its battery is not removable and it doesn't support wireless charging.

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    The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is part of the Cell Phones test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Smartphones models like the Phab 2 Pro are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

    Camera: Rear image quality: Still image quality using the rear facing (main) camera. It is based on objective and subjective judgments of test images, which includes evaluating resolution, dynamic range, color accuracy, and visual noise.

    Camera: Rear 1080p video quality: Video quality is based on the judgments of trained panelists who viewed recorded video images shot at the highest quality setting available (1080 max.) in multiple lighting conditions.

    Camera: Selfie image quality: Still image quality using the front facing (selfie) camera. It is based on objective and subjective judgments of test images, which includes evaluating resolution, color accuracy, and visual noise in multiple lighting conditions and on bokeh images.

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