Hands-on: Lenovo has something for everyone with its latest trio of Android tablets [Gallery]

Ben Schoon | Jan 10 2025 - 7:30 pm PT

At CES 2025 earlier this week, Lenovo announced a handful of new Android tablets coming out this year, and there’s something here for everyone.

Starting with the flagship, the new Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus is a $699 Android tablet with a 12.7-inch anti-reflective 144Hz display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and a focus on AI features that work on-device. The Yoga Tab Plus puts out a great showing in terms of hardware, with flashy design that includes a reflective glass bar around the back, giving classic Pixel vibes and also matching the Yoga Slim 9i that also launched at the show. It has a magnetic kickstand that fits underneath the bar, and the tablet as a whole is super thin too.

There’s a keyboard case included in the price, and you’ll also get a Tab Pen Pro and a 45W charger in the box as well. The keyboard felt great, as Lenovo’s keyboards generally do, and the magnetic connection was strong. I do wish, though, that the keyboard and kickstand were connected for better stability, but this is the going industry standard nowadays.

The on-device AI features weren’t ready for a CES demo (a little odd, as the tablet is already available for purchase), but there’s a button on the keyboard to directly access them, and the 16GB of onboard RAM should make this tablet fly through on-device AI, while also just making it a killer performer in general.

As “flagship” level Android tablets go, this should be a solid contender. Lenovo originally said this was supposed to launch with Android 15, but it’s actually Android 14 out of the box, though with Lenovo’s “PC Mode” available for a better keyboard/trackpad workspace.

Lenovo Yoga Plus is available now from Lenovo.com and Best Buy, but the blue color is coming later.

Meanwhile, the Idea Tab Pro delivers effectively the same hardware and software, just for a lower price. The chip is swapped out a with a MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and there’s half as much RAM at 8GB. But at $349, this tablet is presenting a killer value.

For many, I think the Idea Tab Pro will be a great big-tablet option, especially at that price. I saw no problems with the hardware at all, and the performance in my quick look was solid enough too. Idea Tab Pro will be available in April.

Finally, the Lenovo Tab is a $150 base tablet. It’s not very powerful with just 4GB of RAM and a low-end MediaTek chip, but its price makes it easily accessible, and Lenovo will be offering it with a cover designed for kids. The hardware was solid and the 10.1-inch screen is good. I’m not sure how the software will hold up with the minimal specs, though, as Lenovo’s software is notorious for being laggy even on high-power devices. This seems like an alternative to the Galaxy Tab A9, but I think I’d opt for Samsung on a performance level. I was surprised to see that Lenovo’s tablet wasn’t too bogged down in my demo at CES, though, so I’m at least hopeful it’ll deliver a decent experience.

The Lenovo Tab will be available in June.