Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 and Tab 2 A7-30 Budget Tablets Launched at CES 2015

Lenovo, after revealing its refreshed line of Yoga and ThinkPad laptops at the ongoing CES 2015 event in Las Vegas, on Wednesday launched two new budget tablets - the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 and Tab 2 A7-30.

The Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 and Tab 2 A7-30 tablets are priced at $99 (roughly Rs. 6,300) and $129 (roughly Rs. 8,100) respectively and will go on sale this month. The 3G variant of the Tab 2 A7-30 with voice calling will hit the shelves in March. Unfortunately, the Tab 2 A7-10 comes in only Wi-Fi version.

Both the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 (seen above) and Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30 (seen below) tablets look identical and share some similar specifications.

The 7-inch Lenovo tablets feature a 1024x600pixel resolution translating to a pixel density of 170ppi. The Android 4.4 KitKat running devices are yet to be confirmed by the firm to be in-line for an Android 5.0 Lollipop update. While the cheaper Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 runs on a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8127, the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30 is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8382 processor. Both devices also equip 1GB of RAM.

As for the storage, the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 offers only 8GB of inbuilt storage, while the Tab 2 A7-30 features 16GB of inbuilt storage. Both devices support storage expansion via microSD card (up to 32GB). Also, the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 completely misses out on a rear camera, while the Tab 2 A7-30 includes a 2-megapixel rear camera. Both share the same 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Lenovo has also added Dolby sound technology in the tablet speakers.

The Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30 is also slightly thinner at 8.9mm than the Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10, which is 9.3mm thick. Also, both Tab 2 A7-10 and Tab 2 A7-30 measure the same in terms of height and width -190.5x104.1mm, and both weigh 269 grams. While the Tab 2 A7-10 only comes in Ebony Black, the Tab 2 A7-30 is available in Aqua Blue, Cotton Candy, Pearl White or Ebony Black.