Lenovo Tablet Turns Into a Big‑Sound Speaker When You Want It

The new Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 mixes a tablet and a loudspeaker into one gadget. It comes with nine JBL‑powered speakers that can fill an entire room, and you can pair any Bluetooth device to play through them. The tablet’s screen is 12. 1 inches, but the real selling point is its “Bluetooth mode” that lets it act like a smart speaker. The speakers are built into a hump on the back of the tablet, so you don’t need headphones for good audio. They also support Dolby Atmos for a more immersive experience, and the device can switch to speaker mode with just a tap. This feature feels natural for a tablet that carries high‑end speakers, but it’s not common in other Android tablets.The display is an IPS LCD that can reach 800 nits of brightness in HDR, and it runs at a smooth 120 Hz refresh rate. That high refresh might help with gaming, but the processor is a MediaTek Dimensity 7400. It has four Cortex‑A78 cores and four Cortex‑A55 cores, which is fine for everyday use but not a true flagship chip. The tablet also sports a rotating ring‑shaped kickstand that holds it upright or flat, exposing the rear speakers. The stand can even be used to hang the tablet from a hook, making it look like a smart‑home speaker with a screen. You can choose between 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage or a larger 12 GB/256 GB option. Lenovo promises two years of OS updates after Android 16 and four years of security patches until 2030. Once those patches end, the tablet may still be useful as a speaker if its sound lives up to expectations. The device is set to launch soon, but no exact date has been announced.