CES 2023 is close astir the corner, and Lenovo has already started tipping its hand. The institution showed disconnected a marque caller Android tablet, the Tab M9, which volition not vie with the iPad oregon different high-end tablets, but looks coagulated for an affordable slate.
One of the main selling points of Lenovo's latest tablet is its size—the Tab M9 tips the standard astatine 0.76 pounds and comes successful astatine 0.31 inches thick. Lenovo included a 9-inch, 1,340-by-800-pixel show with a pixel density of 176ppi. It's a spot lacking successful resolution, but that's not astonishing astatine this price. The institution volition connection the tablet successful Arctic Grey and Frost Blue, some of which diagnostic the firm's signature two-tone backmost panel.
Lenovo plans to connection the instrumentality successful aggregate configurations. It ships with a MediaTek Helio G80 octa-core processor with the cheapest mentation packing 3GB of RAM and 32GB of retention for $139.99. Other, much costly configurations disposable see 4GB of RAM with 64GB of retention and 4GB of RAM with 128GB of storage.
It'll vessel with Android 12, but Lenovo lists the tablet arsenic "ready for Android 13." The institution didn't uncover precisely however galore Android updates the tablet volition receive, but calling it acceptable for 13 means you tin number connected astatine slightest one.
One breathtaking bundle diagnostic is the Reading Mode, which simulates the colour of existent publication pages, creating a much ereader-like experience. Another diagnostic we don't ever spot connected entry-level models is face-unlock, but Lenovo includes it here.
The cameras are thing to get excited about. The Tab M9 volition see a 2MP front-facing camera and an 8MP rear camera. Tablets aren't meant to beryllium superior cameras, but these whitethorn sufficed for video chats.
Regarding artillery life, the 5,100mAh compartment should beryllium capable to support the tablet moving for a afloat day, though we'll person to enactment it done our rigorous artillery beingness trial to get an close thought of however agelong it'll truly last. For now, we'll person to enactment with Lenovo's claimed 13 hours of video playback. While watching those videos you tin the 2 speakers, which diagnostic Dolby Atmos support.
The Tab M9 is slated to vessel successful the 2nd 4th of 2023, truthful if you're funny successful giving the tablet a tally for its tenable $139.99 price, you won't person to hold long.
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