Lenovo's new media tablet may buck modern design trends with thick chin

Date:
Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:00:36 +0000

Description:
The extra heft on Lenovo's Tab Plus might hold powerful speakers, while also being flat enough for easy carrying.

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New images have recently surfaced for Lenovos upcoming Tab Plus, a tablet sporting an unusually bulky design.

Well, its unusual for most tablets. Manufacturers tend to make their devices with slim profiles. Lenovo is apparently going the opposite route by
equipping its model with a prominent chin. This causes the bottom half to be nearly double the size of the upper half. There is a good reason for the
extra heft. Tech news site and source of the leak Windows Report believes the Tab Plus will be the successor to 2021s Yoga Tab. That old model sat on a cylindrical stand that also housed its speakers, allowing it to serve as a solid entertainment device. They theorize the future tablet will function similarly and there are clues in the renders to back this up. Hardware features

The chin appears to house Dolby Atmos speakers indicating the Tab Plus will
be able to output high-quality, immersive audio. We know it supports Dolby Atmos because you can see the logo of the brand printed prominently on the side. Whats interesting about the design is that the chin is a completely
flat surface, unlike the Yoga Tab which was much rounder. Having a flatter back will make the tablet easier to carry around.

Windows Report goes on to say the Tab Plus sports a more modern design when seen from the front. It has a widescreen ending in rounded corners,
surrounded by fairly slim bezels, and a webcam in the top-center of the display. If you werent looking at it from the side, you couldnt tell the chin is even there. On the left side, you can see a USB-C input for charging. Over on the right side is supposedly a headphone jack, while on the top youll find volume buttons, two microphones, and an SD card slot in a row. Those last
four features arent anywhere to be seen in the leak. The renders only show
the Tab Plus from the front, back, and left side. Potential accessories

Accessories may be packaged with the device at launch. Itll come with a sleeve, Bluetooth keyboard, plus what looks like a rounder version of Lenovos Precision Pen . Its hard to say if this is the Precision Pen or if the
company is developing a new stylus. Regardless, itll pair nicely with the
rear pop-out stand allowing users to turn the Tab Plus into a de-facto
drawing tablet.

Its unknown what kind of hardware or display will be running as
specifications are not part of the leak. Windows Reports believes it could come equipped with a 2K resolution screen, possibly an OLED since the tablet has such a strong focus on media consumption. No info on how much itll cost although its expected to be competitively priced.

As with every leak, take it with a grain of salt. Things could change at the last minute. While we have you check out TechRadar's roundup of the best
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