Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Review: Beautiful, But Limited

Lenovo’s Yoga Tab Plus is the sort of tablet that makes a passing commuter stop to look. It feels premium, and ships with accessories rivals make you buy separately. But when the honeymoon is over, the cracks are visible — most notably in durability of performance, software support and the thin promise of AI.

Design and Display Impress with Premium Look and Screen

The first impression the Yoga Tab Plus nails. There’s heft but balance in the metal-and-glass build, and a pale pearly finish that makes a statement without screaming. An IP53 rating provides some much-needed splash resistance for kitchen-counter recipes or an airplane tray table spill.

Its 12.7-inch 3K LCD is the star of the show. It’s razor-sharp and buttery in motion, at 2944 x 1840 with a refresh rate of up to 144Hz. Peak brightness hangs out around the high-800s to 900-nit range in vivid modes, which is serviceable indoors and just fine near windows — however OLED rivals serve up even deeper blacks for cinematic nighttime sessions.

Color tuning is moderated rather than hyper-saturated, and that fast panel makes sports, animation and UI gestures feel snappy. If all you want is OLED contrast at this price you’ll probably notice the difference. If you’re planning to spend most of your time streaming or browsing during the day, the clarity and speed of the LCD wins out.

Performance and Audio Are Mixed, with Notable Trade-Offs

Lenovo goes with a last-generation Snapdragon 8-series processor paired with generous memory and storage, and you can feel the syllable of compromise in the hands. Basic tasks — multi-tabbed browsing, email, note-taking, streaming — are smooth. Stride into the heavier turf, and the cracks show.

In stress testing, performance can’t match new flagships (with throttling that clips prolonged gaming or exporting large-photo batches). Think “capable, not class-leading.” If you’re intending to edit 4K video on the go, this isn’t your workhorse. If you travel with it primarily for media, docs and light creativity, fine.

Audio is a highlight. The six speakers, tuned for Dolby Atmos (Harman Kardon’s fingerprints are all over this), sound room-filling enough for any thin slab of a device; they have more body than most. Dialogue stays clear, and there’s genuine stereo spread — perfect for streaming audio without headphones.

Accessories and Productivity Perks Add Real Value

Credit where credit is due: the in-box bundle is unusually large. You receive a pen, folio keyboard, flip kickstand and 45W charger in the box. At least two of these are offered at additional cost by most competitors.

The pen’s latency is low enough for handwriting and markups, though not really for freehand sketching. The keyboard is nice for emails and docs, but the trackpad feels small for spreadsheets. The white accessories are fantastic on day one but grow visible scuffs fast — an aesthetic tax for the blank palette.

Battery Life and Charging Speeds Deliver Weekend Stamina

With a 10,000mAh-class battery and efficient silicon, stamina for the weekend is a piece of cake. Experience about 8–10 hours mixed-use working time or several days’ music time without fear. The 45W charger included charges it from near zero to 100% in just under two hours, with quick top-ups really being quick.

One quibble: re-docking the pen to charge chews up standby, so artists and heavy note-takers may need to plan for overnight charging.

AI Features and Software Support Feel Limited Today

Lenovo makes a lot of noise about AI, but the on-device assistant is mostly a document-aware query rather than a proactive assistant. It can delve into files you feed it, but it doesn’t automatically distill your calendar, email and messages into helpful summaries or plans the way top assistants do.

The tablet features Google’s Circle to Search and Gemini, which is nice, but Lenovo’s own layer doesn’t offer much today. The bigger issue is longevity: Lenovo’s policy lags industry leaders. While this model is expected to receive several updates to its operating system, Samsung’s latest tablets offer up to seven years of OS support and Apple’s iPads tend to have long iPadOS lifespans. IDC’s sales numbers have Apple and Samsung accounting for most of the tablet shipments, and that scale advantage manifests itself in ecosystem support depth.

Price and Competition Against iPad and Galaxy Rivals

At around $700 MSRP, the Yoga Tab Plus does get into shark-infested waters. In the case of the newest Galaxy Tab S-series and iPad Air, that means speedier chips, more precise accessories and extended update windows. OnePlus and others are shoving newer silicon at matching street prices. And it does, of course, become more tempting when it drops to the mid-$500s; the value math gets markedly better.

But the absence of a wider mobile ecosystem stings. With Samsung, it’s easy to pass notes — and calls, and health data — between phone, watch, buds and tablet. Apple’s Continuity is still a productivity cheat code. Lenovo’s Android product line doesn’t snap together in quite the same way, and that lack of stickiness is limiting.

The Verdict: Should You Buy It at Full Price or Wait?

If you value design, a quick 3K screen, big speakers, and getting a pen, keyboard and charger in the box? This tablet’s great. It’s a nice friend for travel and entertainment with minimal productivity.

If you want a less impressive version of what the iPad Mini offers, and one that won’t handle as much wear and tear over time, there are stronger buys at the price. Get the Yoga Tab at a decent discount and it’s an easy recommendation for what it does. At full MSRP value, the beautiful hardware just doesn’t do enough to make up for the middle-of-the-road silicon, light AI, and shortened support.