Lenovo Tab 2 A7-20

Disappointing tablet, even for the price – The tablet is slow, especially in the first 20-30 minutes after starting up. It struggles with mid-level games and multitasking, running hot and lagging. The battery life is average for a tablet of this size and price range. Due to the larger screen size compared to a phone, battery would be expected to run down fairly rapidly. Unfortunately, it is also rather slow-charging.  Show details

great tablet for under $100! – I had compared the Lenovo side by side with a samsung tablet that cost 2 1/2 times the price. The Lenovo's colours if anything were better and the speed (again using same internet connection) was equal. The size is great to carry around and perfect for travelling to get online. As it is only a 7 inch it of course is not as easy typing and won't be good for any lengthy film viewing but for the size and price tradeoff, it works great.  Show details

Battery doesnt charge anymore – Used it only for 11 months , cannot charge it anymore , the product was mainly used for my daughter to watch cartoon etc, when we traveled.. item is good , but it doesnt charge anymore, we paid $97, value for money .but need to know how we can change the battery  Show details

worked well while it lasted – Had this tablet for 12 months and worked well. Watching movies, surfing the net. Facebook, email etc etc. Then all of a sudden it didn't start to charge correctly. Charged for 7 hours for only 17% charge. A bit disappointing. Will have to dispose of it very soon. Because no battery = no use.  Show details

could not play games – i couldn't get any of the games from Google Play as it wasn't compatible for some reason. I use Android tablets it to play Hay Day, Simpsons Tapped Out, Family Guy the Quest for Stuff etc, and none of those would load from Google Play on this model. Apart from that it was pretty good, if you just want it for email, websites, video, music etc but… Read more

not games then it is a well functioning model with a good display in comparison to other cheapo tablets on the market.

Fantastic Value for Money – The Lenovo Tab 2 A7 is my first tablet and so far after a week's ownership I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase. My decision to buy it was made chiefly because of its suspiciously cheap price of $99. It is so easy to judge electronics based on their price and country of origin (Lenovo is a Chinese brand, but one of the few that are privately… Read more

owned) but the fact is that even as quality and performance increases, prices tend to decrease. I have seen display models of the Tab 2 A7 in stores before, but never thought much of them until I started shopping for a tablet. Ideally I would have bought a Samsung but the cheapest model, the Tab 3 Lite, was too expensive even though it *only* costs $177. Research also revealed the surprising fact that the Lenovo and the Samsung have essentially identical specs. Both have a 1024x600 pixel seven inch screen, both have a 1.3 GHz quad core processor, both have 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of memory, and both use the popular Android operating system. The difference is that the Lenovo is both cheaper and newer than the Samsung.

The Tab 2 A7 is a delight to use. I find it smooth and responsive. Not to the same degree as a Samsung smartphone, but close. The Android operating system installed on it is "plain", with only a basic range of aps and no "bloatware" to hog the hard drive or processsor. Setting it up was simplicity in itself. Set the clock, language, and log into Google and wi-fi. After that I downloading the mobile version of my antivirus software and installed Firefox and signed into Firefox Sync. From unboxing to viewing my favourite websites in about fifteen minutes!

I spent the first twelve hours with the device pushing it, seeing what it can do. I am not a gamer. I like to jokingly call myself an "extremely casual gamer" because my interest in videogames comes and goes. What I do do, however, is browse with between 3 and 20 tabs open on a regular basis. So I tried filling the browser with a webcomic, two 300 kB images, one paused YouTube video and one playing. The tablet handled it with no complaints and didn't slow at all. On the subject of videos, the Tab 2 A7 does not have a high definition display but it will play high definition videos fairly well. The sound is pretty good, too. One thing, though, the speaker has three settings; Quiet, Loud, and Loudest. Seriously. I have the volume down near mute most of the time and it is still loud enough to hear audio in videos. And the keyboard is by default as noisy a typewriter, but thankfully you can turn it down.

After satisfying myself that the tablet could handle as many active browser tabs as one could reasonably expect of a small, low performance computer I tried running something I know is hardware intensive, Google Earth. The Lenovo runs Google Earth well. It even runs street view without complaint, though this is one of the few places you will notice the low resolution of the screen. Just think of it a retro experience and be grateful the 1990's were a long time ago. :P

As well as testing the performance of the machine, I also spent time testing the battery and charger. With the screen on full brightness and the browser and gallery open I was able to get 3 hours and 46 minutes out of the battery - close to Lenovo's claimed 4 hours. I also ran Google Earth during this time (on and off, for variety) and this included a half hour virtual stroll around Knott's Berry Farm in the United States. If you are just using the device occasionally throughout the day battery life naturally increases. The tablet is not a fast charger, alas. Allow for at least two hours to charge from 55% to 100%. An interesting feature of the Lenovo is that the micro USB charger port is at the top of the device which in theory means that the cord stays out of your way. I say in theory because it doesn't actually matter which end of the tablet you hold - the screen rotates to fit all four sides AND the three menu buttons are virtual. It's one of the coollest things about the Lenovo.

The Lenovo Tab 2 A7 is a fantastic little machine. It's proletarian. Anyone can buy it and it should satisfy anyone who needs a good tablet for web browsing, watching videos on YouTube, light gaming, or keeping phone numbers and appointments. There are better quality machines and machines with more horsepower and bigger screens. But for a hundred bucks you can't go wrong with the Lenovo.

Excellent, low-cost device – Originally I purchased the Tab 2 solely for using while on the go, but it has become an integral part of my at-home life too. I use it for reading books, browsing the web, and it is usually what I set my wake-up alarm on for the mornings. The screen is very low pixel density, but for 99 dollars it is a great device. It can be quite laggy, but… Read more

that is another thing you sacrifice for a cheaper piece of tech. Overall I wouldn't hesitate to repurchase this tablet, and I've already recommended it to a few people. I love that it has a microSD slot, and it's small enough to be great for slipping into a bag without taking up much room at all. Battery life is much better than I expected, and it has everything that I need for the niche it fills.

Really great little tablet.

Good cheap 7 inch tablet – I pick up this tablet for $97 from Officeworks to replace an older much more expensive Samsung. So far proved great for email, web browsing & music streaming. Haven't tried the cameras (this model has front and rear) but I've never used a tablet much for photos so if doesn't matter. For the price don't expect high end specs but for me using it to… Read more

check emails while sitting on the couch with IHeart Radio streaming to my Bluetooth speakers it hits the spot.

I'd recommend it it that's what you want a tablet for.