Motorola has officially pulled the wraps off the Moto Pad 70 Pro, a 13-inch Android tablet that targets buyers in India with a price that converts to just under $400. The Moto Pad 70 Pro pairs a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip with a big battery, a high-resolution display, and a few extras that make it feel less like a giant phone and more like a proper productivity slab.
The interesting part is not that Motorola made another tablet. It’s that the company is leaning into a segment Android has quietly improved over the past few years, where mid-range tablets now ship with flagship-flavored silicon instead of the bargain-bin leftovers that used to define the category. That gives Motorola a shot at users who want a media machine during the day and a work companion at night without paying premium-tablet money.
Moto Pad 70 Pro specs and hardware
The headline feature is the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, paired with 8GB of RAM and expandable storage. Motorola is also giving the tablet a 10,200mAh battery with support for up to 68W fast charging, which should be a lot more reassuring than the usual tablet ritual of plugging in and forgetting about it for half a day.
- Chipset: Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Storage: expandable
- Battery: 10,200mAh
- Charging: up to 68W fast charging
The display is a 13-inch panel with a 3504 x 2190-pixel resolution, and Motorola rounds things out with a quad-speaker setup featuring Dolby Atmos. Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 are on board too, which helps the Pad 70 Pro look current rather than merely cheap.
Accessories and design
Motorola is shipping the tablet with a bundled stylus, while an optional keyboard accessory is also available for buyers who want to push it toward light laptop duty. The metal chassis is another sensible touch; tablet makers love talking about versatility, but thin plastic shells rarely help the pitch.
For buyers weighing the Moto Pad 70 Pro against rival Android tablets in the same price range, the appeal is straightforward: a flagship-grade chip, a large display, and a battery that should outlast a typical workday. If Motorola gets the final pricing right in India, this could be one of the more compelling mid-range tablets of the year.