Tablets aren’t identified for his or her room-shaking bass, however Lenovo’s new 11.5-inch Tab Plus goes all in. It options 26W of sound produced by 4 tweeters and 4 woofers break up throughout either side of the pill (when utilized in panorama mode). To totally reap the benefits of the Tab Plus’ sound capabilities, Lenovo has included the choice to wirelessly join different units to the pill and use it as a Bluetooth speaker.
Powered by a MediaTek Helio G99 octa-core processor paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage that’s expandable with a microSD card, the Tab Plus positively isn’t a powerhouse productiveness instrument. Lenovo is positioning it as a media consumption system firstly, which is additional mirrored in a entrance and rear digital camera that each solely muster 8MP. The pill ships with Android 14, and Lenovo is promising two years of OS upgrades and 4 years of safety patches.
The Tab Plus’ 11.5-inch 90Hz 2K LCD show is much from finest in school, however Lenovo claims its 8,600mAh battery will hold it streaming for as much as 12 hours (it doesn’t specify whether or not that’s streaming audio or video), whereas 45W quick charging means a useless battery might be absolutely revived in 90 minutes.
An built-in pop-out kickstand on the again makes it simpler to make use of the pill as a Bluetooth speaker, however for these preferring to pay attention privately, a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack continues to be included that helps 24-bit 96kHz high-res audio with Dolby Atmos tuning.
One massive tradeoff of these 4 built-in woofers is a really noticeable bulge on the again of the brand new Tab Plus that pushes the thickness of the 7.77mm pill to a chonky 13.58mm. Bear in mind, Apple has managed to slim the brand new 13-inch iPad Professional down to simply 5.1mm, except for its digital camera bump.
Though Lenovo hasn’t specified the place the brand new 11.5-inch Tab Plus is out there beginning in the present day except for “choose international markets,” its $289.99 price ticket might make it a tempting answer for these uninterested in lugging round a pill and a separate wi-fi speaker to bolster its sound.