Software, Camera

The Lenovo Miix 2 8 is a tablet running a full copy of Windows 8.i, as opposed to the limited Windows RT seen on Microsoft'southward Surface 2. This gives the device the flexibility to run both traditional desktop apps and Windows Shop apps, including touch-friendly features such as app snapping and gesture-based multitasking.

While the Miix 2 8 does allow yous to run desktop applications, it'due south not very convenient or user friendly on its eight-inch display. Most desktop applications are designed for larger displays and suited to mouse and keyboard input, and then the lack of a dock for this tablet makes using the desktop an awkward suggestion. That said it is possible to use Microsoft Office on the Miix ii 8, just it'southward certainly not as squeamish to use every bit if it were running on a 10-inch tablet.

Many Windows applications accept improved their portrait way, which is critical for 8-inch tablets similar the Miix 2 eight. Generally speaking the portrait modes of most first-party applications are just as skilful as mural, and a lot of third-party applications appear to be well optimized both for portrait and the smaller display size of 8-inch tablets.

There isn't much else to talk well-nigh in regards to the software on the Miix 2 8. Microsoft Office 2022 is bundled on the device, and Lenovo has included a McAfee security app, but that'southward about it. To extend on the Windows experience you'll need to download apps from the Store, and currently the selection isn't nearly as good as on Android or iOS. Nonetheless, the app situation is improving with time, and the capabilities of Windows eight.1 are enough to sell this tablet to the power user type.

Camera

The photographic camera included on a tablet doesn't really have to exist too amazing, and so long equally it produces images that are usable. The Lenovo Miix 2 8 features a 5-megapixel 1/4" OmniVision OV5693 sensor, featuring one.4 µm pixels, with an f/two.4 lens on the dorsum, plus a 2-megapixel 1/vi" OmniVision OV2722 sensor on the forepart, again with 1.4 µm pixels. Both cameras are capable of 1080p30 video recording.

Interestingly, the rear sensor model used on the Miix two 8 is identical to the one used on the 2022 Google Nexus 7, notwithstanding it seems Lenovo's camera software doesn't apply as much mail-processing. Images tin can exist reasonably sharp in the correct conditions, although there appears to be artefacts in most all shots, including in depression light where you naturally get significantly more grain. Bokeh is too atrocious, ruining any chances of getting expert macro shots from this tablet.

Color quality is average from the rear photographic camera, and most images appear reasonably washed out even at the best of times. Dynamic range isn't cracking either, then detail tin be lost in the shadows in high-contrast areas, which could exist an issue if you're attempting to photo lecture slides in a dimly lit theatre. Yet, images are usable, fifty-fifty in lower calorie-free where blur doesn't really seem to be nowadays.

By default the camera app shoots 16:9 images, although this tin exist switched to 4:3 and then you get to use the total sensor size. There's manual exposure control, a panorama mode, a timer delay and spot accommodate feature. The coolest aspect of the photographic camera app is how each shot is actually taken as a burst, allowing you to go frontward or backwards in time to select the all-time shot, which can be useful if you lot didn't get the focus right with the initial shot.