Multiple Lenovo tablets have been quietly hit with their second price hike in under five months
One of the world's most successful tablet vendors seems to be taking advantage of its success by once again raising the prices of a number of Android devices.
In fact, today's news is the polar opposite of most Lenovo-centric PhoneArena stories, as it concerns a number of older Android tablets that have become more expensive all of a sudden instead of cheaper. And the worst part is the company's most devoted fans stateside are likely to get a feeling of deja vu reading the following lines.
These list prices have discreetly gone up
Lenovo Idea Tab (4GB RAM) - from $229.99 to $239.99;
Lenovo Idea Tab (8GB RAM) - from $289.99 to $309.99;
Lenovo Idea Tab Plus - from $329.99 to $359.99;
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro - from $419.99 to $439.99.
As hard as it might seem for an everyday consumer to keep track of the constantly fluctuating prices of such incredibly similar products as the Lenovo Idea Tab, Idea Tab Plus, Idea Tab Pro, Idea Tab Pro Gen 2, or Tab Plus Gen 2, I assure you I've carefully done my research here and I'm around 99 percent positive those four devices (and only those four) have had their "regular" prices bumped up at some point over the last week on their manufacturer's official US website.
The Idea Tab is costlier than ever before in two different variants. | Image by Lenovo
The good news is that a number of Lenovo's tablets that received a price increase less than five months ago haven't gotten a second hike now. Perhaps the even better news is that all of the company's products released since April are retaining their launch prices... at least for the time being.
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The bad news, of course, is that four initially ultra-affordable and super-compelling devices are becoming even costlier, and although this second wave of price hikes is not as drastic as the first one, the appeal of these slates might be compromised for good.
Lenovo is somehow thriving in a badly hurting global tablet landscape. | Image by Omdia
The same is true for Samsung, Motorola, and even Google handsets, and soon enough, iPhones will most likely follow suit, as smartphone and tablet manufacturers face rising component costs that make it impossible to retain their profit margins at all of these products' old list prices.
Now, what's intriguing about Lenovo's position is that the company was actually the only one of the world's top five tablet vendors that managed to improve its Q2 2026 shipments compared to the same period of last year. This year's second quarter, of course, kicked off with that aforementioned roster-wide US price increase, which apparently wasn't very bad for business after all.
Do you plan on buying a Lenovo tablet anytime soon?
That may have encouraged Lenovo to try this second price hike, and if sales continue to go up instead of down, there's definitely a chance more of these changes are coming.
Should you buy a Lenovo tablet right now?
Yes, but none of the above. Granted, the Idea Tab, Idea Tab Plus, and Idea Tab Pro are all pretty steeply discounted from their (revised) list prices at the time of this writing, and at first glance, they seem to deliver awesome value for your money.
The Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 is one of the greatest value propositions in the US tablet market right now. | Image by Lenovo
But the newer Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 and Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 are undeniably awesomer at their latest and greatest discounts of $100 and $130, respectively. The former comes with no less than nine powerful speakers and a gorgeous 12.1-inch screen at a simply unbeatable price of $299.99, while the latter is slightly costlier, slightly larger, and significantly faster thanks to a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor.
And that, my dear friends and readers, is why Lenovo manages quarter after quarter to defy the global tablet market's declining trends and close the gap to Samsung's silver medal position in the vendor hierarchy.
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Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.
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