Lenovo IdeaTab A1000

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

6

Pros:

Dolby Digital audio enhancement.
MicroSD expansion slot.

Cons:

Screen is unfashionably low-res and narrow viewing angles.
Apps sometimes stutter when launched.

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Last revision on June 27, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Dolby Digital audio enhancement
MicroSD expansion slot

Reviewers Didn't Like

Screen is unfashionably low-res and narrow viewing angles
Apps sometimes stutter when launched
Netflix video doesn't play

Expert reviews and ratings

With the IdeaTab A1000, Lenovo focused on audio quality, but the device's poor performance and disappointing display are a...

By Engadget on January 17, 2014

The Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 is affordable and has an above average set of speakers, but it makes too many sacrifices with features and performance. The display is fairly dismal and the performance is as pedestrian as it gets. The Asus MeMO Pad HD7 is...

By IT Pro Portal on October 03, 2013

The $129 Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 is a cheap Android tablet with good speakers, but its performance falls short of other budget...

By LaptopMag on August 29, 2013

There is no question that the Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 is a decently built and affordable tablet with a good set of speakers. As far as the rest of the package is concerned, the list of necessary compromises is quite long: the display resolution of 1024 x...

By NotebookCheck on August 29, 2013

It might be possible to put together a decent tablet at this price. Unfortunately, no company has yet proved this to be true. The IdeaTab A1000′s general specs aren't so different from the original Nexus 7 or the Memo Pad HD, but the A1000 is a poor...

By Digital Trends on August 24, 2013

The Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 is a meek 7-inch tablet that cuts far too many corners to reach its budget...

By CNET Australia on August 14, 2013

Now although the product has a paired down price there is no need to believe that you will be shortchanged when it comes to performance and look. The budget conscious A1000 can surf, email, has social apps and connects wirelessly through Wi-Fi to the...

By examiner.com on July 25, 2013

Dirt cheap Android tablets are in abundance, but after the recent Google Nexus 7, it reestablished what it means to be a fantastic budget offering – while at the same time, set the bar higher for everyone else too. Even with its lower $160 base price...

By Phone Arena on August 20, 2013

This tablet offers the best of both worlds, giving the functionality of Andriod 4.2 Jelly Bean coupled with affordability. This is a 7″ tablet that boasts a dual core processor and 1 GB of LP-DDR2 ram. Internals storage is 16GB, with expandable storage...

By booredatwork.com on July 31, 2013

A solid tablet for the price range that suffers from a bizarre fatal flawFirst announced in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, the IdeaTab A1000 is Lenovo's latest entry into the budget tablet market. While Lenovo has been known...

By Android Central on July 29, 2013

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