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Lenovo’s 5-inch Android tablet gets spied

Categories: Android, Lenovo, Tablets
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 at 10:02 AM
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Well, it looks like Lenovo is preparing to release its 5-inch version of an Android tablet, as photos were popped up on Engadget. Lenovo’s latest creation ironically looks similar to the Dell Streak 5 and this news comes after leaked photos of the company’s new 10-inch Android tablet, which reportedly packs Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 and a quad-core Tegra 3 chip.

Unfortunately, not much is known about this 5-incher, except that it will rock a dual-core processor, micro-USB port, HDMI output, and a front-facing camera. Engadget noted that neither Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich are on the menu, because of its three capacitive buttons — so Gingerbread it is. Also, the source couldn’t confirm whether this tablet packs voice call capability, similiar to other 5-inch tabs like the Galaxy Note and Pantech Vega No.5.

Honestly, ever since the epic fail that was the Dell Streak 5, it seems like other companies are shaky when it comes to releasing their 5-inch slate stateside. The Samsung Galaxy Note released over a month ago, but the company didn’t launch it here in the United States and that may be because of the Dell Streak 5′s failures. With Lenovo working on its mini-tab, we can all hope that the company takes the plunge into the U.S. market. Who knows, if supported correctly, the slate could potentially take off.

[via Engadget]

 

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  • John

    “Who knows, if supported correctly, the slate could potentially take off.”

    I love that the 5″ form-factor is beginning to see some momentum but I wonder if Lenovo is approaching this correctly. I would have already purchased Samsung’s Galaxy Player 5 (similar to this unit) if I thought it would run ICS. What I’m saying is that when a *new* product comes out, it should support some of the latest tech. So dual or quad core and the latest OS should be considered.

    ICS, for example, is a huge deal (unifying OS, tablets & pocket) and it’s getting tons of press. This excites people (including me) and then I see a new piece of hardware coming out (possibly next year) but running on older internals (hardware and software). It’s deflating and self-defeating. I believe this was one of the issues with the Dell Streak. If you want something to sell something – make it great!:-)