The Tab A8 measures 217 x 136 x 8.95 mm and weighs 360 g - slightly wider, 2 mm thicker, and about 30 g heavier than Samsung's Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4. Since this strip is slightly raised above the glass panel, the tablet is not a true edge-to-edge design.Ĭonsidering the slate's MSRP, we have no major qualms with the build quality.
A thin black plastic strip sits along the perimeter and encloses the actual display. The corners are nicely rounded and the back features a soft-touch finish which improves the grip and resists fingerprints better than a glossy surface would. As far as appearance is concerned, the design is not very exciting which can be a good thing or bad thing depending on the user's point of view. The A8 seems to be a decent package for under $180, but does it have enough going for it to warrant a purchase over other inexpensive tablets or even the higher-end Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4?Īlthough the A8 is advertised as a "colorful" tablet, at the time of our review the only model and thus the only color choice in the manufacturer's online store is what Lenovo calls "Midnight Blue".
The new slate corrects, at least on paper, most of the shortcomings we complained about before: the display panel now uses IPS technology with a higher resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, and performance should be up as well thanks to the new quad-core CPU. Last year we took a look at the then-current 7-inch IdeaTab A1000 and came away unimpressed, since the list of compromises Lenovo made to keep the price down was just a little too long for our liking. Our review tablet is the Wifi-only version the 3G model is - at least at the time of writing - not available for purchase.
The 3G model comes with stereo speakers instead of a single speaker and adds proximity and light sensors. Interestingly enough, the spec sheet on Lenovo's site lists both a Wifi as well as a 3G version of the A8. Our review tablet is the 8-inch model which retails for a reasonable $179. The series is comprised of three different models: the 7-inch Tab A7, designed primarily for browsing and reading, the 8-inch A8, intended as a entertainment tablet, and the 10-inch A10, which meets both entertainment and productivity needs with the optional Bluetooth keyboard. The new slates are differentiated mainly by their screen size, as each features the same entry-level Mediatek 1.3 GHz quad-core SoC, 1 GB of RAM, as well as 16 GB of flash storage.
In April of 2014, Lenovo announced a refresh of their inexpensive A-series tablets.
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