Lenovo A8-50 Voice-Calling Tablet With 8-Inch Display Launched at Rs. 17,999

Lenovo has silently launched its latest voice-calling A series tablet, dubbed the Lenovo A8-50. Priced at Rs. 17,999, the 8-inch tablet is now available via company's online store and third-party online retailers.

The Lenovo A8-50 comes with single-SIM (Micro-SIM) support for voice calling and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, which will be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat, says Lenovo.

The A8-50 tablet features a 8-inch HD (1280x800 pixels) screen with 10-point multitouch. It packs a quad-core 1.3GHz MediaTek processor coupled with 1GB of RAM, similar to Lenovo A7-30 and Lenovo A7-50 (Review | Pictures) tablets.

The Lenovo A8-50 comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). The tablet sports a 5-megapixel fixed focus rear camera with no LED flash, while there is a secondary 2-megapixel fixed focus front-facing camera also onboard.

On the connectivity front, the Lenovo A8-50 includes 3G, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, GPS/ A-GPS, GPRS/ EDGE, FM radio and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity. The Lenovo A8-50 tablet packs a non-removable 4200mAh Li-Po battery, which is rated to deliver up to 11 hours of usage time and up to 20 days of standby time. It measures 136x217x8.95mm and weighs at 360 grams.

The Lenovo A8-50 is available via company's store in four colour options - Midnight Blue, White, Flamenco Red, and Canary Yellow - at Rs. 17,999. It is also available via Flipkart at Rs. 17,490.