Motorola has introduced the Moto Pad 70 Groove, a new Android tablet built around an unusual design choice, a large JBL speaker system integrated directly into the device’s back panel. The tablet features a nine unit JBL Pro Speaker System made up of four tweeters, three woofers and two passive radiators, supported by Dolby Atmos and three pre tuned audio modes covering dynamic, movie and music listening. The device also includes a dedicated Bluetooth Speaker Mode, allowing users to stream music from a separate smartphone and use the tablet purely as a standalone speaker.
On the display side, the Moto Pad 70 Groove comes with a 12.1 inch LCD screen offering 2,560 by 1,600 pixel resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel reaches up to 800 nits of peak brightness, covers 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut, and supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10 for enhanced contrast and color reproduction. The tablet has a metal body weighing 775 grams, measuring 6.8mm thick across most of its frame, though thickness increases to 22.7mm around the rear speaker bump. It is currently available in a single Pantone Blue Surf color option.
The rear panel also houses a 360 degree metal kickstand, giving users four distinct viewing configurations described by Motorola as Lean Mode, Theatre Mode, Stand Mode and Hanging Mode, allowing the tablet to stand upright, lie flat, tilt at an angle or hang from a suitable surface. The back panel additionally holds the power button, volume controls and a 13MP primary camera, while an 8MP front facing camera handles selfies and video calls.
Internally, the tablet runs on MediaTek’s Dimensity 7400 chipset paired with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, expandable up to 2TB through a microSD card. It ships with Android 16 out of the box, with Motorola committing to software upgrades through Android 18 and four years of security updates, though Android 17 is already available, meaning the device could have launched with newer software and a longer eventual upgrade runway. The tablet is powered by a 10,200mAh battery, which Motorola says can deliver up to 15 hours of continuous YouTube streaming, and ships with a 68W power adapter despite the device itself supporting charging speeds of up to 45W. Additional features include dual microphones, an IP52 rating, and a USB-C port, though the tablet lacks LTE connectivity and relies entirely on Wi-Fi for internet access. Motorola has priced the Moto Pad 70 Groove at around 388 dollars in India, with no confirmation yet on whether the tablet will launch in additional markets.
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