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Lenovo Tab M7

Lenovo Tab M7 -> TB-7306F Gen 3.

TODO

Add C64
Fix SNES Image. Hate thumbnail and cover beucase none are the same size ruins the experience.
Test all.
New APP Should run on android 11.

Internal Links

  1. pegasus

External Links

  1. Lenovo Tab M7 Gregs Qna 2
  2. Bestbuy 2022-10-26 (100$)
  3. Lenovo
  4. speed comparison

Specs

  1. Android 11.0 GO (32 bit OS)
  2. Bluetooth 5.0
  3. Dimensions: 0.33" x 4.05" x 6.94"
  4. Micro-USB 2.0 Port
  5. 32 GB Internal eMMC
  6. 20 GB Usable
  7. Micro SD Card Slot
  8. 2 GB DDR4 RAM
  9. SoC Model: MediaTek MT8166B
  10. 12 nm
  11. Core Architecture: 4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 2001 MHz
  12. Instruction Set: 64-bit ARMv8-A (32-bit Mode)
  13. GPU Vendor: Imagination Technologies
  14. GPU Renderer: PowerVR Rogue GE8300
  15. Screen Resolution: 600 X 1024
  16. Aspect Ration 16:10
  17. TDDI IPS LCD
  18. Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
  19. Screen Width 6.04 inches horizontal mode
  20. Screen height 3.54 inches horizontal mode
  21. 7 Inch Diagonal
  22. xdpi / ydpi: 160 / 160 dpi
  23. 350 nits

Summary

PROS

  1. Screen height 3.54 in (not as good as Nexus 7, but still better than a cell phone)
  2. small bezels making device must shorter than nexus 7.
  3. I can use this with more controllers.
  4. Micro SD Card Slot
  5. 50% faster than my old nexus 7
  6. Pegaus - FE Runs better on this than nexus 7 since I moved Box Images onto internal storage. On Nexus 7 game videos are choppy.

CONS

  1. IPS screen is ok but not as good as Nexus 7.
  2. Resolution is worse than nexus 7
  3. Visual angles are worse than nexus 7
  4. Brightness NITS are too low too use shaders, The Nexus 7 was fine.
  5. ES-DE cannot run on it as it's 32 bit
  6. Slower than my old Note 3 cell phone.

Controller Options

3 controllers can work with it. The nacon just fits, so I think I will use the nacon with this. Gamesir g8plus or Gamesir X5s. 6.94 inces width vs 7.87 inches in width of nexus. An inch less wide.

Micro SD Card

Since this hardware is pretty slow, no point in using a large 1 TB Micro SD Card on it. Using Team Group 128 GB GO MicroSDXC UHS-I U3 V30 for now. A1 Rating 1,500 IOPS.

Front Ends

  1. Pegsus FE
  2. Becuase 32 Bit OS and android 11 best we can get for Front End is Pegasus FE

ROMs

After OS we have less than 20 GB Usable internal. I put 12 GB of Box Art Images on it and Pegasus-FE runs way better than when I had all media on Micro-SD Card. This basically allow parallel threaded reads. The left pane reads from micro sd while right pane reads from internal storage for box - art.

set size contents
vectrex17.01 MB
c64104.89 MB
atari5200173.57 MB
atari7800209.56 MB
coleco302.97 MB
atari2600816.11 MB
mastersystem914.29 MB
gb1.1 GB
sega32x1.37 GB
pcengine1.54 GB
gamegear1.63 GB
gbc2.17 GB
neogeo3.33 GB
megadrive3.76 GB
nes4.19 GB
gba5.15 GB
snes7.09 GB
fba8.39 GB
pce-cd10.76 GB
mame-libretro20.28 GB
segacd29.34 GBNeeds bios

Pegasus FE Controls

I prefer snes style. B for Back is south.

Action Gamepad Touch Keyboard
Accept/Select East Button From Game Details touch Launch Button Enter
Cancel/Back South Button NA Escape
Game Details North Button Swipe right from left side of screen I
Genre Filter North Button Touch Genre Filter Button from Details F
Next Page Right Shoulder Button Swipe right on top header E or D
Previous Page Left Shoulder Button Swipe left on top header Q or A
Main Menu Start Button Swipe left on from right side of screen F11
Scroll Page Down Right Trigger Swipe down Pg Down
Scroll Page Up Left Trigger Swipe Up Pg Up


GeekBench ID

18030712