Lenovo had a field day today, announcing no less than 4 new tablets. On the one hand we have the Lenovo Yoga Pad 13 and on the other hand we have the Lenovo Pad 2021 lineup. That includes the Lenovo Pad Pro 2021 with an 11.5 inch screen, the Lenovo Pad Plus 11 and Lenovo Pad 11. All of them are detailed below.
Lenovo Pad Pro 2021
Lenovo Pad Pro 2021 has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor as the new Yoga model, but it comes with a smaller 11.5 inch OLED panel with 90 Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time. The screen is pretty sharp, thanks to a 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution, with 16:10 aspect and a wider DCI-P3 color space 100%. There’s also Dolby Vision and HDR10, plus a typical brightness of 420 nits (600 nits peak). There’s support for DC dimming for a flicker-free experience.
There’s also an optional stylus and the device has 4096 levels of pressure to work with. We also get a pogo pin connector at the bottom, so you can attach a keyboard cover with a trackpad The device is very slim, at 5.88 and weighs 485 grams. It’s got a 8600 mAh battery and offers 15 hours of video playback. 4 JBL speakers are included here, each with a 2.5 cubic cm chamber and Dolby Atmos. We also get a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor with 6 GB of LPDDR5 RAM associated and 128 GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
Then there’s microSD card slot, an USB-C port (3.1), WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1. Cameras aren’t half bad here, with a main 13 MP shooter with autofocus, a 5 MP ultrawide cam at the back too, plus a front 8 MP selfie shooter with ToF sensor next to it. The product sells in China from May 31st from $390.
Lenovo Pad Plus 11
Another 11 inch tablet has popped up, the Lenovo Pad Plus 11, with a LCD panel that offers a 2000 x 1200 pixel resolution. It has only 60 Hz and no HDR. Quad JBL speakers are still present and Dolby Atmos is also here, with 6W power. There’s optional stylus input here too. Hardware includes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G CPU, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, plus microSD. Then there’s a 7700 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 and offering 12 hours of video and 12 hours of web browsing.
WiFi 6 is here, plus Bluetooth 5.1 and GPS. It can even take a spill, with IP52 certification and it packs a main 13 MP camera, but also keeps the 8 MP front cam and ToF sensor of the model above. Pogo pins at the bottom mean we also get some keyboard action. The device costs $250.
Lenovo Pad 11
Lenovo Pad 11 has an 11 inch 2000 x 1200 pixel resolution, a LCD panel and quad speakers with Dolby Atmos (4W power). There’s also a 13 MP back camera and front 8 MP + ToF setup, as seen above. Specs are more modest: Snapdragon 662 CPU, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, plus microSD. Pogo pin connectors are here, plus optional stylus input. The 7700 mAh is present with Quick Charge 3.0 at 20W via USB-C. WiFi is only available in ac version and the GPS is present too.
IP52 rating checks out, plus a reasonably slim and light body. The price is $170.
