12-inch tablet for Students & Young Professionals: TechLife Pad Plus 12 Tech Review

Whether you're a young professional or student looking for a "bang for the buck" gadget deal to stay connected and entertained, the TechLife Pad Plus 12" is one of your best option in the Pad market today! The TechLife Pad Plus 12" stunning 12-inch Full HD+ display is hard to resist once you experienced it, not to mention it's price position which is below 10,000 pesos. Stuttering between multi app usage which I didn't encountered during the test, thanks to its 16GB RAM and ample 256GB internal storage. The designers at TechLife did a good job in squeezing an 8000mAh battery capacity in a slim 7.6mm design, I didn't have to worry filling it while browsing and viewing reels or youtube.

TechLife Pad Plus 12"

Display and Resolution

A decent 12-inch Large 2K display is the eye candy for the TechLife Pad Plus 12". The actual display is actually 11.97 inch but rounded off to 12 inch. With 85% screen-to-perimeter ratio, the bezel sizes are surprisingly not an eye sore at less than 7.46mm maximum at the sides.

The refresh rate at 60Hz is complimented with resolution of 1200 x 2000 Full High Definition Plus (FHD+) which supports up to 2160p resolution when watching videos on YouTube, in terms of color accuracy, it is good at its price point. It will give justice to your daily binge watching with vibrant, crystal-clear visuals.

TechLife Pad Plus 12"

I'm impressed with the TechLife Pad Plus 12" Touch responsiveness, merely skimming through the pad's surface will give you a quick response, the credits goes to its 180Hz touch sampling rate which is very high and ideal for demanding gaming experience for casual and even slightly more competitive players.

The TechLife Pad Plus 12"  brightness is fairly sufficient for indoor and outdoor in non-harsh sunlight reflections.

Memory and Storage

The TechLife Pad Plus 12" RAM is put to test for multitasking environment which in my case, usually fast switching between social media applications as part of daily routines. Research tasks makes you use apps simultaneously at once. Download references and viewing them, copy excerpts and paste it on your document. This is normal routine for students and career man.

I owed the smooth response on its 16GB total RAM. TechLife and its technology allows their design to gain additional 8GB RAM expansion in addition to the 8GB physical RAM, now that's engineering at its best! Higher RAM means quicker opening apps, and easier management for memory demanding apps like editing apps and games.

TechLife Pad Plus 12" hybrid SIM Tray can fit 2 nano SIM Cards OR 1 nano SIM Card + microSD Card.

For storage savvy users, you can essentially expand up to 1TB via microSD Card to add to your 256GB storage, its sim tray is a hybrid design which user have options to use combination of 2 nano SIM Cards OR 1 nano SIM Card + microSD Card.

The TechLife Pad Plus 12" also supports up to 2TB OTG storage for easy file transfers from the tablet to USB flash drives, compatible external storage devices, and vice versa

Battery and Stamina

With a larger display and faster multitasking app response, you might ask how the TechLife Pad Plus 12" battery is performing?

Favorably, Techlife engineers gifted this pad with a ginormous powerful 8000mAh battery and it's kinda impressive, I must say since this pad maintains a slim 7.6mm thickness (in light of dual cell design) , and still lightweight and easy to carry anywhere.

To give you an idea, with a full charge it can stay throughout the day of music playback with screen off. Watching a 120 minute movie in 100% display brightness is breezy with and hour or so of remaining battery stamina for updating social media.

The TechLife Pad Plus 12" comes with an 18W Type C interface fast charging power brick. It can charged your pad at estimated to be around at least 3.2 hours. It is fairly and improvement than the traditional 5W and 10W for older model tablets in the market.

The TechLife Pad Plus 12" battery stamina truly allows uninterrupted use on long study sessions or series of meetings.

Did I already mention that this pad is able to act as a backup power bank? Yes with its reverse charging capacity at 5W, it can act as power bank for other devices. 

TechLife Pad Plus 12" bottom stereo speakers near the Type C charging port interface

TechLife Pad Plus 12" Top stereo speakers

Audio and Sound

The TechLife Pad Plus 12" quad stereo speakers are strategically placed at the sides when pad is in horizontal orientation. Just like a home theatre setup minus the subwoofer. It can deliver sound details from east to west.

TechLife Pad Plus 12" SIM tray closed

Connectivity

The TechLife Pad Plus 12" is capable of dual nano sim dual-4G / LTE standby configuration with its hybrid SIM tray. This pad can be your personal mobile hotspot too.

For call conferences purposes, this pad supports Voice over LTE (VoLTE)

enabling faster call setup times, enhanced voice quality, and the ability to use data services simultaneously with calls, while using the 4G/LTE network. 

TechLife Pad Plus 12" 13MP Rear camera with Flash

TechLife Pad Plus 12" 8MP Selfie camera

Camera

The TechLife Pad Plus 12" comes with 13MP Rear camera with Flash & 8MP Selfie camera. These cameras essentially delivers as designed. The rear camera can be use for capturing scenes and documents for work, study, etc. in a well lit environment as well as the front facing 8MP selfie camera comes handy during video calls for school, meetings, and other purposes.

TechLife Pad Plus 12" Moonlight Silver variant

Colors and Aesthetics

I like the three colors available on the TechLife Pad Plus 12": Storm Grey, Sky Blue, and Moonlight Silver, but my personal favorite is Moonlight Silver. The pad's finish is premium with no sharp edges which I admire.

Enhancements

What could more enhance your spontaneous adventures, slow mornings, late-night watch parties? Pair now your TechLife Pad Plus 12" with TechLife Smart Watch P1 to keep you connected.

TechLife Pad Plus 12" with TechLife Smart Watch P1

TechLife Smart Watch P1 in a nutshell features a vibrant 1.43 inch AMOLED display with premium design smart watch with battery stamina that can last up to 5 days, Android 6.0+ and iOS 12.0+ versions compatible, built-in features for comprehensive health and fitness monitoring of 110 fitness modes and IP68 & 5ATM ratings.

TechLife Smart Watch P1 has Always-On Display (AOD) feature for quick and effortless time checking.

Conclusion

The TechLife Pad Plus 12" is a straightforward connectivity and productivity tool. It has most of the primary features and functions that young professionals, students and those up for entertainment are eyeing for in a multimedia device. The good deal is its premium feel and price point which under 10,000 pesos which in my personal take I'm willing to invest with that features of a tablet. I just missed the 3.5mm audio jack but that's a feature that I can live without. As a bonus for reaching at this part of the review, see below exclusive Early Bird Promos just for you!

• Sign up for the TechLife Pad Plus 12" pre-order list at the nearest TechLife Concept Store until May 21 to get a dedicated Keyboard Case for FREE until supplies last. 
• Customers who buy from a TechLife Concept Store from May 22 to 25 will receive a FREE dedicated TechLife Folio Case and TechLife Buds Classic 2 along with their TechLife Pad Plus 12".
• Huge discounts are available on Shopee and TikTok Shop. Until May 21 only, customers can get the TechLife Pad Plus 12” for as low as PHP 7,699. That includes a FREE TechLife Keyboard Case worth PHP 1,999.