Today, Lenovo announced a refreshed lineup of its A-series tablets including the A7-50, A8, and A10. The new tablets take a common hardware platform and scale it from a 7-inch tablet to a 10-inch tablet with optional keyboard. All three tablets run the Android 4.2 operating system and will be available in May.
The Lenovo TAB A7-50 Android 4.2 tablet.
The new Lenovo TAB A-series is powered by a quad core MediaTek 8121 SoC clocked at 1.3 GHz paired with 1GB of LP-DDR2 memory and 16GB of internal flash storage. Users can add an additional 32GB of storage with a micro SD card. Networking is handled by an 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 radio along with an optional SIM card slot on certain models (cellular functionality not available in the North American market). The tablets come with IPS touchscreens with a resolution of 1280 x 800. Lenovo includes a 2MP webcam and a 5MP rear facing camera on all three A-series tablets. The A10 further adds stereo speakers and compatibility with a keyboard dock.
Lenovo rates all three tablets at eight hours of battery life.
The Lenovo TAB A8 tablet.
Beyond the Lenovo TAB A10 being available with a Bluetooth keyboard dock, the only major differences between the new three A-series tablets are physical dimensions, screen size, and weight. The Lenovo TAB A7-50 measures 198×121.2×9.9mm and weighs 0.70 lbs. The TAB A8 meanwhile measures 217x136x8.9mm and weighs slightly more at 0.79 lbs. Finally, the TAB A10 measures 264×176.5×8.9mm and weighs 1.2 lbs.
The Lenovo TAB A10 with its Bluetooth keyboard dock.
The 7-inch Lenovo Tab A7-50 has an MSRP of $129 while the 8-Inch Tab A8 has an MSRP of $179. The 10.1-inch Tab A10 has a base price of $249 and is also available as a tablet and keyboard bundle for $299.
What do you think about Lenovo's new A-series lineup? On one hand, you have three size options at competitive prices, but on the other you only have a single option as far as internal specifications and screen resolution no matter the screen size. If you can live with the MTK 8121 and 1GB of RAM, they could be a viable option.
Read more about Lenovo tablets such as the Yoga 8 and Yoga 10 at PC Perspective.
No FullHD screen (native
No FullHD screen (native rulez 😉
No 5 Ghz Wifi
Slow processor
only 1 GB DRam
no 32 GB minimum storage
old android
Sounds like a big no-no to me
Yeah, considering it’s not
Yeah, considering it’s not like Google charges more money for new versions of Android, why launch a device on anything but the newest version?
It’s not money. When you
It’s not money. When you start developing a new product you make descisions and build around that. I bet when they finished, the new Android came out.
Or you realy think they just download android like that and put it on a machine.
Don’t blame them, blame the people who need updates like every half year. And google a little bit off course.
billeman, could you add some
billeman, could you add some flair to your review?
All specs look better/ same as samsung. This tab is a real competition for samsung.
Old android is not old. Android 4.2 is still brand new and will be around for a few more years.
Didn’t you check the weight of the A10, looks damn good to me.
Slow processor? I bet it will win of much others.
Together with this price is for me a big YES YES.
Billeman, can I conclude that you are apple fan? I think so.