Nine speakers in a premium car? Sure. Nine speakers in a soundbar? Absolutely. But on something as small as a tablet? That makes you wonder whether a tablet really needs nine speakers. Well, I don’t know the answer, and honestly, it doesn’t matter whether we think it needs them or not because Lenovo has gone ahead and built one anyway.
Meet the Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2, a tablet that appears determined to make your Bluetooth speaker feel a little insecure. Lenovo has packed a JBL-engineered nine-speaker system with Dolby Atmos into what is, at the end of the day, still a tablet. Better yet, it can double as a standalone Bluetooth speaker, allowing you to stream music or podcasts directly from your phone. One less gadget to carry around is always welcome.
Of course, a tablet is more than just a glorified speaker. The Tab Plus Gen 2 also gets a 12.1-inch 2.5K LCD with Dolby Vision and HDR10 support. With up to 800 nits in High Brightness Mode, it should have no trouble keeping Netflix, YouTube, or your favorite football match visible even when the sun decides to join the viewing party.
One of the most practical upgrades is the redesigned 360-degree rotating kickstand. It supports portrait and landscape orientations, along with lean, theater, stand, and even hanging modes. Whether you are following a recipe in the kitchen, binge-watching a new series in bed, entertaining friends with music, or taking it along on a camping trip, the tablet adapts instead of asking you to.
Naturally, Lenovo has sprinkled in a healthy dose of AI. Lenovo AI Live Transcript can generate real-time subtitles with translation, while Smarter Reader and AI Notes aim to make reading and note-taking a little less tedious. A 10,200 mAh battery promises up to 15 hours of YouTube playback, and when it finally runs out of juice, 45 W fast charging gets it back in action quickly.
Starting at US$399.99, the Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 is shaping up to be one of the most entertaining Android tablets around. Whether anyone truly needs nine speakers in a tablet is still up for debate. But if there is one thing Lenovo has proven here, it is that sometimes, the best way to answer a question is to build it and let everyone else figure it out.
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