NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet: Full Specs and All You Need to Know

Published on

April 7, 2024

The NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet is a reading-focused budget tablet that Lenovo makes for popular American bookseller Barnes & Noble. Despite being a reading tablet, however, it’s not an e-ink device and is broadly a conventional tablet, just with some reader-friendly features.

Here, you’ll find out all there is to know about the NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet, including its specifications and closest competitors.

Highlights

9-inch 1340 x 800 LCD at 60Hz
Three reading modes: Greyscale, Chromatic, and Immersive
MediaTek Helio G80 CPU
4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage
MicroSD slot
Headphone jack
Dual speakers with Dolby Atmos
Ships with Android 12
5100 mAh Li-Po battery

NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet: The Overview

NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet

The NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet is a rebadged Lenovo Tab M9, with the exact same specs. Thus, it’s a budget-friendly tablet with entry-level specs, such as a 9-inch 1340 x 800 LCD screen (with TÜV Rheinland low blue light certification) and an 8-core MediaTek Helio G80 CPU. RAM and storage are 4GB and 64GB respectively, with the latter expandable to a maximum of 128GB via the included microSD slot. A 5100mAh battery provides the power to keep this hardware running. While we’ve not tested the NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet, the identical Tab M9 lasted 9 hours in our standardized battery life test.

Like the original Lenovo-branded device, the NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet has three reading modes you can enable. There’s a Greyscale mode for ebooks, a Chromatic mode for color content, and an Immersive mode that plays ambient sounds through its Dolby Atmos-certified dual-speaker setup. However, unlike the Lenovo original, the NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet comes pre-loaded with the NOOK app, so you can start purchasing and reading ebooks and digital comics immediately.

The NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet ships with Android 12. While the Lenovo-branded Tab M9 has received an Android 13 update and will continue to receive security updates until 2026, we’re unsure whether the NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet will receive the same support.

NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet: Full Specifications

Tablet	NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet
Operating System	Android 12
Display	9 inches, 1340 x 800 LCD at 60Hz
Processor	Octa-core MediaTek Helio G80 (2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x 1.8GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics	Mali G52
Storage	64GB
Expandable	Yes (64GB max)
Memory (RAM)	4GB
Main Camera	8 Megapixel
Front Camera	2 Megapixel
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1
Ports and Connections	USB Type-C 2.0, MicroSD slot, headphone jack
Battery	Li-Po 5100 mAh
Security	Face recognition unlock
Dimensions	215 x 137 x 8mm
Weight	344g

Pricing and Availability

The NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet is available directly from Barnes & Noble for $150.

NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet Alternatives

If you like the look of the NOOK 9″ Lenovo Tablet but live outside the US, you can opt for the Lenovo Tab M9 instead. It’s exactly the same tablet, just without the NOOK branding and software. Other similarly priced alternatives include the Amazon Fire HD 10 2023, which is slightly larger but has a similar MSRP. However, the Amazon tablet doesn’t have the Google Play Store by default—although that’s easy to rectify yourself.

NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet

The NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet is a budget-friendly tablet with a 9-inch 1340 x 800 LCD display, MediaTek Helio G80 CPU, 4GB/64GB of RAM and storage, and runs on Android 12. It has three screen modes for reading and comes pre-loaded with the NOOK app for purchasing and reading ebooks and comics.