The Moto Pad 70 Pro is Motorola’s boldest tablet in years. The company has listed the new slate on its India store with a 13-inch 3.5K display, a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip, and a stylus in the box. Meanwhile, the price lands at Rs 36,999, which converts to roughly $440. That figure matters, because Apple’s cheapest iPad now starts at $449 in the US.
There is one catch, though. Motorola has only launched the tablet in India so far, and it has said nothing about a US release. Digital Trends, which spotted the listing, notes the slate is a rebadged Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 with no US launch date or FCC filings yet.
A Big, Fast Screen for the Money
The display is the headline act. Motorola fits a 13-inch LTPS panel with a sharp 3504 x 2190 resolution, which the company rounds to 3.5K. On top of that, it refreshes at up to 144Hz, a rate many pricier tablets still skip. Dolby Vision support and four JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos round out the media story.
The hardware around that screen stays surprisingly trim. According to Motorola, the body measures 6.2mm thick and weighs 589 grams. Still, the company found room for a 10,200mAh battery with 68W fast charging.
Flagship-Adjacent Performance
Under the glass sits Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 with LPDDR5X memory. Motorola claims a 2.5 million AnTuTu score and 120fps gaming support, so this is far from a media-only slate. Buyers choose between 8GB/128GB at Rs 36,999 and 8GB/256GB at Rs 39,999, or about $476 for the bigger option.
Software is Android 16 with Motorola’s Hello UI. Additionally, Digital Trends reports the tablet is promised two major OS updates and security patches through 2030. That is not Samsung-grade support, but it is reasonable at this price.
The Stylus Comes Free
Here is the part iPad shoppers will envy. Motorola bundles the Moto Pen Pro in the box, while Apple sells its pencils separately. The pen brings 4,096 pressure levels, tilt detection, palm rejection, and a claimed 35 hours of battery life. Furthermore, Motorola leans on AI-powered writing tools that clean up scrawled notes. A Snap-On keyboard exists too, although that accessory costs extra.
Why This Stings for US Buyers
The timing sharpens the story. The cheapest iPad now starts at $449, and Motorola is aiming just under that line. For that money, the Moto Pad 70 Pro offers a bigger screen, a faster refresh rate, and the included pen. However, none of that helps American shoppers until Motorola or Lenovo brings the hardware over. The tablet market keeps heating up elsewhere too, as Huawei showed when its MatePad Pro Max went on sale in Europe this week.
For now, US buyers can only watch India’s listing and wait. Motorola clearly knows how to ship aggressive value hardware, as it proved with the 600-day-battery Moto Tag 2. Consequently, an American Moto Pad launch feels more like a when than an if, and Apple should hope the price does not travel unchanged.
