Lenovo Announces Three New Android Tablets

Windows 8 and a rumored iPad mini may be the talk of the town, but that's not stopping the steady flow of Android tablet releases. At this year's IFA in Berlin, Lenovo talked up the newest members of its IdeaTab family. Joining the , which failed to impress us earlier this year, will be the IdeaTab A2107, A2109, and S2110.

The smallest of the bunch will be the IdeaTab A2107, with a 7-inch screen that places it in competition with Google's tablet . The A2107 will be powered by an MTK Cortex A9 processor, but Lenovo offered no word on exact clock speed. The standout features include a built-in roll cage for added durability, microSD expandable memory, and a built-in FM radio tuner. The tablet will feature up to 16GB of built-in memory, and the microSD card slot will be a welcome addition for media hoarders. Still, Lenovo remained mum on important details, like screen resolution and price, and it's hard to imagine the A2107 offers very many advantages over Google's flagship tablet.

Lenovo did, however, offer a more detailed picture regarding the A2109. As its name suggests, the A2109 will feature a larger, 9-inch screen with a 1280-by-800-pixel resolution. Powering the tablet is a 1.2-GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor, which puts it in line with current generation Android tablets. The A2109 will feature an aluminum body, 16GB of internal storage, micro HDMI out, and front- and rear-facing cameras. Though its components aren't going to wow, its starting price tag of $299 makes it a decent bargain compared with most large-screen tablets.

The last addition is the IdeaTab S2110, which looks to compete directly with the Asus Transformer line of tablets. The tablet will be powered by a dual-core, 1.5-GHz Qualcomm 8060A processor, with up to 32GB of internal storage. The 10.1-inch IPS display features a 1280-by-800-pixel resolution and 420nit brightness. However, that's not quite up to the 1920-by-1200-pixel display found on the with its 600nit Super IPS+ mode. Much like the Transformers, the IdeaTab S2110 features an optional keyboard dock that adds a keyboard, touchpad, full-sized USB ports, an SD card reader, and double the battery life. The S2110 will start at $399 for the tablet alone while $499 will net you the tablet and the detachable dock.

All three tablets will run Google's Android 4.0 operating system. The A2109 and S2110 will be available this fall, but details on the release date for the S2107 have yet to be announced.