Even with a keyboard and stylus, the Yoga Tab Plus is no longer a bang-for-buck champion. | Image by Lenovo
If you're a fan of well-rounded Android tablets with eye-catching designs, respectable (at the very least) specs, and reasonable prices, chances are you've either bought a Lenovo-branded iPad alternative over the last few years or at least considered such a purchase. And if you like to think of yourself as a professional bargain hunter, you've probably taken advantage of one of the company's dozens of recent deals to keep your spending to a minimum.
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Said deals have essentially become routine business on Lenovo's official US website, but oddly enough, no discounts are currently available for devices like the Tab One, Idea Tab Plus, or Idea Tab Pro. What's worse is all of those typically affordable products (and more) have had their regular prices revised out of nowhere, and... you're obviously not going to like the way they've changed.
These are all the price hikes you should care about
Lenovo Tab One - from $149.99 to $179.99;
Lenovo Idea Tab - from $229.99 to $289.99;
Idea Tab Plus - from $299.99 to $329.99;
Idea Tab Pro - from $389.99 to $419.99;
Lenovo Yoga Tab - from $549.99 to $619.99;
Yoga Tab Plus - from $769.99 to $799.99.
Technically, there are more tablets I could discuss today, but the Lenovo Tab M11 and Tab M10 Plus (Gen 3) were already too old and unexciting to consider for a 2026 purchase even at their original prices.
The non-Plus Yoga Tab also comes with a keyboard and pen... at a slightly too high price right now. | Image by Lenovo
Obviously, the same cannot be said about something like the Yoga Tab, which was very appealing for a lot of people at $549.99, even more tempting at discounts of up to $150, and far less exciting at a whopping $619.99 right now. That's more than what Apple's M4-powered iPad Air 11, for instance, normally costs in an entry-level configuration, and while I don't doubt Lenovo has plans to slash the new price soon enough in a sales event of some sort, it seems unlikely the Yoga Tab will go down to $399.99... ever again.
That, my friends, is the real problem
Let's be honest, no one was buying Lenovo's tablets at their list prices before this sudden hike (at least I hope so), and no one will starting today either.
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The big issue is hefty discounts like before might become a lot harder to come by, which will undoubtedly impact Lenovo's sales figures in this Apple-dominated market. We're talking about the industry's worldwide Q4 2025 standout here, which managed to boost its shipments by an incredible 36.2 percent in that timeframe compared to the final quarter of 2024 en route to seizing the number three spot among the top vendors of the entire last year.
Will you buy a Lenovo tablet soon?
The China-based company is obviously unlikely to maintain that extraordinary growth rate this year and may even start to decline if the above prices don't go down... rapidly and drastically.
Where exactly did the price increases come from?
In lack of an official statement from Lenovo, I can only speculate... what you're all already thinking. The rising memory chip prices (affectionately dubbed "chipflation") are most likely to blame, and sadly, it's probably just a matter of time until other device manufacturers will follow suit.
In fact, some companies made some of their Android phones more expensive before Lenovo pulled this move for its entire Android tablet roster, but these price hikes we're talking about today are the most aggressive I've seen, ranging from $30 to $70 and from around 4 percent to 20 percent (!!!).
So what should you do if you still want a Lenovo tablet?
For one thing, you should definitely NOT make a purchase right now. Instead, what you want to do is wait anywhere between a few more days and a few weeks and see what happens. Maybe these are just temporary changes (although I doubt it), and Lenovo will reverse them before you know it.
The low to mid-end Lenovo Tab One can still become a smart buy again at a hefty enough discount. | Image by Lenovo
Maybe the company is planning to run better-than-ever sales to compensate for these higher-than-ever list prices. Or perhaps we'll all realize it's time to collectively move on from this brand and opt for one of the best Apple iPads or Samsung Galaxy Tabs around. Either way, you need to stay calm and patient for the time being, prepare for the worst (which goes for smartphone prices as well), and hope for the best.
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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