Lenovo launches a ‘Smartphone-Tablet Hybrid’ named Tab V7 at the MWC 2019

Chinese electronics maker Lenovo has unveiled a new tablet at the ongoing MWC 2019 called the Lenovo Tab V7 which, according to the company, works as a ‘tablet-and-smartphone-in-one’. As its name suggests, it is a tablet sized smartphone or vice-versa. Where other smartphone companies are going ‘big and innovative’ with their futuristic foldable phone designs, Lenovo has decided to take another route.

Lenovo Tab V7 comes with a 6.9-inch IPS Full HD display and runs on Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. It comes with all the other features a smartphone has along with a big screen like a tablet. According to the company, the Tab V7 is a ‘smartphone-tablet hybrid’ but considering that it is just over 7-inch it can be said as a ‘Big’ smartphone or a phablet.

Lenovo Tab V7 Price

The Lenovo Tab V7 will start selling from April 2019 in the European markets and it will be priced at EUR 249 (approximately Rs 20,100). But the company hasn’t revealed the Indian price of the smartphone or when will it will be available in the market.

Lenovo Tab V7 Specifications

The Tab V7 has a 6.9-inch IPS display with 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution with an aspect ratio of 18:9. It has a 81 percent screen-to-body ratio with thin bezels. It is powered by a 1.8 GHz Octa-core Snapdragon 450 SoC CPU and comes with Adreno 506 GPU. The Tab V7 comes in two variants – 3GB RAM + 32GB storage and 4GB + 64GB storage variant. For connectivity, the Lenovo Tab V7 comes with 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS and USB Type-C.

The device comes with Dolby Audio-powered front facing speakers. The device holds a rear camera with a 13MP primary sensor with flash and at the front it has a 5MP selfie camera. Under the back camera is the fingerprint scanner for unlocking the device, but it also comes with a face unlock feature. Being labelled as a smartphone hybrid, it supports dual-SIM card and has 4G network support on both the SIMs. Calls, messages and data services can be used on both the SIMs. It packs a huge 5,180mAh battery with fast charging which according to Lenovo can give up to 10 hours of video playback and browsing along with up to 30 hours of talk time.