Motorola has refreshed its premium tablet line, and the new Moto Pad 70 Pro arrives more than a year after the Moto Pad 60 Pro it replaces. The headline pitch is simple: a big, fast screen, serious battery capacity, and enough silicon to keep gamers happy.
At the heart sits a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. If that isn’t enough, there’s a microSD slot that takes cards up to 2TB — a welcome touch on a device pitched as a media machine.
That media angle shows in the display. The Moto Pad 70 Pro packs a 13-inch 3.5K panel with a 144Hz refresh rate, 12-bit color depth, 800 nits of HBM brightness, and Dolby Vision support. Motorola says the tablet handles 120FPS gaming, so the high refresh rate isn’t just there for smooth scrolling. Audio comes from quad JBL speakers tuned with Dolby Atmos, which should fill a room better than the usual tablet tweeters.
Stamina is the other big talking point. A 10,200 mAh battery sits inside, with 45W charging to top it back up. That’s a generous cell even by large-tablet standards, and it pairs well with a 13-inch screen that you’ll likely lean on for long video sessions.
Connectivity is bang up to date, with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 on board. Motorola’s Smart Connect feature also makes an appearance, handling cross-device file sharing and smoother handoffs across compatible hardware — handy if you’re already in the Motorola or Lenovo ecosystem.
On software, the tablet ships with Android 16 out of the box. Motorola has committed to upgrades to Android 17 and 18, plus security patches running through 2030. That’s a respectable support window for a tablet, and it means the Moto Pad 70 Pro should stay current for several years rather than being abandoned after a season.
The Moto Pad 70 Pro was unveiled today and is priced from roughly $440 for the baseline model. It goes on sale on July 4, 2026.
Put together, it’s a confident mid-premium tablet: the kind of spec sheet that reads less like a budget compromise and more like a deliberate play for buyers who want a large screen for gaming, streaming, and the occasional bout of productivity — without paying flagship money.
