Lenovo announced several new low-end Android tablets today. Among them, I believe, is the first Android Go-based tablet.

“The Lenovo Tab E7 is a tablet that gives you a real bang for your buck,” the device’s specification sheet notes. Don’t let the unbelievable price fool you, this product is elegantly designed, optimized with Android Oreo Go edition and is shareable with everyone in the family.”

As you might expect given the inclusion of Android Go, the Tab E7 provides just the basics from a specifications perspective and seems to be akin to the type of thing you’d see on an Amazon Kindle HD these days. It’s powered by a 32-bit MediaTek processor, 1 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of (expandable) storage, and provides a low-end 7-inch LCD display with a resolution of just 1024 x 600. Even the connectivity options—Wi-Fi abcn and Bluetooth 4.0—are a bit old-fashioned, though the Tab 7 does at least include a nano-SIM slot for cellular data too. Battery life is rated at a Surface Go-like 5 hours.

In the good news department, the Tab E7 costs just $70 and will begin shipping in October. And the inclusion of Android Go might help the low-end specs make sense.

“The Tab E7 is equipped with Android Oreo Go edition,” Lenovo notes, “which means lighter apps, more storage out the box, and much-improved performance for an entry-level tablet.”

In addition to the Tab E7, Lenovo also announced Tab E8, Tab E10, and Tab M10 tablets today. The Tab E8 costs $100 and provides an 8-inch HD display and 10 hours of battery life. At $130, the Tab E10 provides a Snapdragon 210 chipset, stereo speakers, and a 10-inch HD display. And the Tab M10 bumps things up to a Snapdragon 420 processor and Dolby Atmos.

Finally, Lenovo also announced its new flagship tablet, the Tab P10, with an all-metal body, thin bezels, four speakers with Dolby Atmos, and an ultra-fast fingerprint sensor.

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