Lenovo is back at CES 2025 with the Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus. A premium tablet boasting the Powerhouse Snapdragon 8 gen 3 and home and Cardon speakers sounds impressive right but with a hefty £669 price tag. Is it really worth it in this review we’re diving deep to see if this tablet lives up to the hype or just burned another hole in your wallet.
IN THE BOX
I mentioned the yoga t plus costs $669 and That includes the keyboard pack and tab pin Pro. So we’ll start off by having a quick look at what we actually get in the Box this time around we have what looks like a recyclable box offered by Lenovo so that’s good to see lifting the lid here we have a box of its own which I believe is the keyboard pack then we have the yoga tab plus itself. We get a bunch of booklets quick start guides for the tablet and pen and safety and warranty guide and then we have the tab pen Pro in this gray color. We get a spare tip for the tab pen Pro and then A USBC to USB C charging cable. No charging brick with this one folk that is a separate purchase and then we’ll check out the keyboard pack first thing we have is the back kickstand attachment that has almost like kind of a leather finish to it and then we have the keyboard with trackpad and that’s everything we get included in the box.
DESIGN
We have the 12.7 in LCD display, one thing I am confused about is the fact that Lenovo stated this would be a matte display but as far as I can tell this is a normal shiny glass paneled, so I’m not entirely sure what’s happened there moving on we can see the tablet has shamed edges which kind of glimmer with the light. So, it gives it that kind of nice premium look to it up top we have the volume buttons two microphones and the Magnetic area for the tab pin Pro turning to the right we have two speaker grills and the USB C Port.
The tablet has six speakers along together which consists of four woofers and two tweeters turning to the bottom we have this Dolby Atmos and vision branding to the left side and in the middle the Pogo pin connectors for the keyboard and Then to the left we have the power button which has a built-in fingerprint reader two more speaker grills and Soundbar hormone Cordon branded in the middle things missing on this tablet are memory card expansion headphone jack and there’s no cellular connectivity options up front we have the 13 megapixel camera along with various sensors. Then turning to the back we can see this tidal teal color a little better and as usual all metal build along with a gloss section running across the whole length of the top which adds to that kind of Premium aesthetic.
That section are the cameras which consists of the main 13 mega pixel camera and the 2 mega pixel micro camera, and we have an LED flashlight the glass section doesn’t actually protrude that much means that when laying the tablet flat there is no rocking whatsoever. So that definitely is a big plus Weight Wise the tablet tops the scales at 636 G and then we’ll check out the kickstand, so simply it attaches to the back of the tablet magnetically and then the keyboard snaps on magnetically as well right into place. Then we have a nice little package with everything attached and it does turn the display off when closed and on when opened and also the keys on the keyboard are disabled when folding the keyboard around to the back and now with the keyboard pack and the Tab Pro attach the total weight comes in at 11:05 G. So nearly doubles the weight of the tablet itself and the pen attaches to the top of the tablet.
DISPLAY
Display wise the yoga tab plus has a 12.7 in LCD LTPS and what Lenovo refer to as pure sight Pro display. Resolution is at 3K refresh rate up to 144 HZ with the aspect ratio at 16x 10 and As I mentioned before I believed it would have had the anti-reflective coating but turns out that’s not the case and maybe that’s an option on a separate model itself. Quickly have a look at what we get in the settings usual stuff here light and dark mode brightness wise we have 650 NS typical or 900 nits Peak, so gets plenty bright we have a toggle for adapt color to environment and in color mode options we have standard and vibrant along with a color be for adjusting color temperature. Green refresh rate can be adjusted from intelligent extreme or standard which would lock at maximum of 60 HZ. We have eye protection mode and reading mode gives it a warmer temperature. So, YouTube supports 4K 60 FPS HDR content, although the display does support Dolby Vision the HDR on here isn’t the same as what you would get like on an older panel, but regardless picture quality is still really good with vibrant colors and 100% DCI P3 color gamut makes colors look very lifelike.
Netflix playback supports the highest L1 wide one level and Full HD but there’s no HDR compa ability here but again media consumption on the device will be a good experience and you know any streaming services will support the higher end of things, so you’ll get at least minimum 1080p full HD playback on here. Viewing angles are okay with hardly any changes to the color temperature, maybe a slight dip in brightness at more extreme angles but the high brightness of the tablet. Itself does help with that and outside in more brighter conditions the display does well with 900 nit Peak brightness and even in bright sunlight is still legible, so working outdoors shouldn’t be a problem. The tablet does support external displays via its USBC port and here we have the option to extend the display or mirror along with options to pick the apport of sound and the highest resolution is 1080p 100 HZ and you have the choice to pick where the monitor is also placed and the extended display works as it should and provides a good experience to you know multitask with different apps on different screens so really good there for productivity and multitasking. And you also have the option to use the tablet screen as a touchpad.
TAB PEN PRO
Have a quick look at the tab pen Pro specs wise it supports haptic feedback has tilt detection Palm rejection and 10,000 pressure levels it has up to 8,000 battery life and as I mentioned it charges via the connection to the tablet and on my scales it weighs in at 18 G so slightly heavier than other pens but I personally prefer a bit more weight to my pens settings wise we have different options here you can enable stylist toolbox you can choose to hand write in certain text fields you have different pen gestures so swipe up to copy and swipe down to paste by swiping on the pen itself. And then you also have the double tap function you can also use the pen as a remote control and works across different things on the tablet so during music playback during video playback you also can adjust what the stylist does when you remove it from the tablet and then you have handwriting feedback.
So various options here so you can have you can turn on the sound if you wanted to or you could have different effects like ball pen highlighter pencil or fling pen and you can also adjust the vibration intensity and then we kind of just get generic things like anti-lost alert or showing the pointer and hovering and then there’s also the firmware update options further down latency isn’t too bad at all with the pen being fairly accurate and I have to say the haptic feedback on here is a game changer for me. At least it’s a much better experience pal rejection with absolutely fine and so does the pressure recognition along with tilt detection and for me it does seem really accurate and then you can also swipe when in nodes to switch to another tool, So in this case it’s the Eraser just makes things like that a little bit more convenient the swipe to copy and paste gestures work absolutely fine and it’s a nice and convenient way to move text around and filling out forms is a breeze with good accuracy and detection so overall very good experience with this pen.
KEYBOARD PACK
The Yoga Tab Plus comes bundled with a keyboard pack which as we saw earlier consists of a kickstand attachment and the keyboard with function keys and a trackpad settings wise for the keyboard, we have various different shortcut options that you can toggle and adjust there’s options for modifier keys and then options for the touchpad. Such as tap with one finger to click touch or swipe to wake up the device reverse scrolling and others and you also have various different multifigure gestures, that you can toggle on and off you can change the point of style and also adjust the point of size. You have various different options to map the smart key and typing on here is a decent experience like it was on The Idea Tab Pro with fairly good key travel and nice click response to them the function keys are always welcome with quick access. To different settings the trackpad was okay not as good as what you may find on the laptop and at times, it can be a bit fiddly with the buttons at the bottom but perfectly usable and really transforms the tablet into a more laptop type of experience.
So, when it comes to speakers the Yoga Tab Plus doesn’t disappoint equip with six speakers in total which is made up of four woofers and two tweeters with Sound by human Cordon. As we know they’re one of the best and they’ll be at my support settings wise things are pretty straightforward here with options for three different sound profiles those being Dynamic movie and music but My experience the speakers on here are really good honestly they sound full and have very good sharp highs thanks to those tweeters they have good depth to them as well and can get really loud maybe there’s a smidge of Base obviously not going to be thumping or anything but that’s a limitation of the size of the speakers. Overall, I think it’s a very good audio exp. for media consumption and the sound.
BATTERY
The yoga t plus has a 10,200 mAh battery and supports up to 45 W charging and it also supports reverse charging no wireless charging on here and the battery setup is basically identical as The Idea Tab Pro in the settings, We have usual such as battery saver with various options such as enabling dark mode reducing screen refresh rate and turning off the tablet after reaching a certain power level charge up optimization, Lets you limit the battery power between 40 and 60% with charge protection and also allows you to set a maximum charge limit of 80% so various options to protect the battery. And then we have the usual graphs and data for on screen time for me I would say the battery is good for a day worth of more kind of heavy use and maybe 2 days’ worth of light use and the charging time from 0 to 100% will take just over about 2 hours on. So, although not the best battery life you’re getting from a tablet it is I would say average.
CAMERA
It comes to the cameras we have the 13 mega pixel rear camera with a 2 mega pixel macro camera and a 13 mega pixel Ultra wide front facing camera modes available are back roll documents photo video and face tracking. For video we have quite basic options with flashlight control and different resolutions but jumping into the settings we have further basic options like camera sounds watermarks and the ray camera can capture at a maximum of 4K 30 FPS and the same goes for the font camera. Then you have your two time zoom option and in photo, you can add things like filters AI photography and then the face tracking is a welcome addition. I have to say, As I demonstrate here with this Tool. It does a pretty good job keeping a visible face and focus and tracking it as it moves around so quite a useful feature to have there.
CONCLUSION
So, wrapping up our review of the Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus. We summarize its key strength and also areas for improvement so pros of the Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus, I would say have to be the display the 12.7 in 3K display with 144 Hz refresh rate and up to 900 nits’ brightness offers. You know vibrant visuals and smooth performance so that kind of enhances productivity and entertainment performance on here which is powered by the Snapdragon 8 gen 3 and equipped with 16 GB of RAM the tablet handles multitasking and Mining applications with these although, We did see limitations in the gaming section audio quality featuring the six speakers and hormone card and sound with Dolby ATO support the tablet delivers immersive and High Fidelity sound making. It ideal for media consumption the included Tab Pen Pro kickstand and keyboard provides a versatile complete package that transforms the tablet into a productive Powerhouse. I came to a laptop and the Tab Pen pro. Itself is really good with a superb writing experience especially with the hitch feedback.
Finally the design and build of the tablet is more premium aesthetic with the shamer edges and glass section along the back for cons I would have to say the limited connectivity with the absence of cellular connectivity options might be a drawback for users who require internet access on the goal and obviously having no memory card expansion is another drawback and then the price point itself as it’s positioned as a premium tablet the yoga t plus may be considered quite a bit expensive compared to other tablets in the market. I think at this price point it would have been nice to even have seen like an oled screen on this tablet but in conclusion, The Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus stands out as a powerful and versatile tablet. Excelling display quality, performance and audio experience while It comes at a higher price point.