Interestingly, the “premium” entertainment-centric 11.5-incher appears to be available in a single 256GB storage configuration through Lenovo’s official US website at $319.99 and for 15 bucks less than that on Amazon with just 128 gigs of digital hoarding room and a folio case included.
Decent specs all around and a big standout
Both of those options seem very competitively priced for what they bring to the table, which includes the following key specs:
- MediaTek Helio G99 processor;
- Android 14;
- 8GB RAM (in both 128 and 256GB storage variants);
- 11.5-inch TFT LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate technology and 2000 x 1200 pixel resolution;
- 8,600mAh battery;
- 45W fast charging support;
- Eight JBL speakers tuned with Dolby Atmos;
- 8MP rear-facing camera;
- 8MP front-facing camera;
- microSD card slot;
- USB 2.0 port;
- Bluetooth 5.2;
- 174.25 x 268.3 x 7.77mm dimensions;
- 650 grams weight;
- Upgradable until Android 16;
- Security updates guaranteed until January 2028.
The Lenovo Tab Plus packs a grand total of eight powerful JBL speakers. | Image Credit — PhoneArena
But then you’ve got those eight Dolby Atmos-powered JBL speakers, which sound positively mind-blowing by any modern standard. Lenovo claims that the “Hi-Fi system” on the affordable Tab Plus can deliver up to 26W of stereo power, cutting static noise and boosting the clarity of your audio content with a massive 22cc speaker box.
Big tablet, big battery, big overall value proposition
Some of that heft is of course put to good use from a battery capacity standpoint, and for a budget-friendly product, the Lenovo Tab Plus comes with excellent charging capabilities too. The long-term software support also sounds very solid (especially by Lenovo’s standards), although I’m sure you already know that Google essentially has no rival in that department.
But the Pixel Tablet remains costlier than the Lenovo Tab Plus, not to mention (seemingly) humbler in a few key areas (starting, of course, with speaker power), so at least on paper, this newbie’s overall bang for your buck looks extremely hard to beat.
