Lenovo’s Legion Tab Gen 3 tablet promises to be a gaming powerhouse

Two Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 tablets

Lenovo has just announced the Legion Tab Gen 3, packing some impressive key specs into a small package. The tablet still works great Snapdragon 8 3rd generation chipset with improved vapor chamber cooling for more stable performance. This bodes well for mobile gamers, so we hope that demanding games and apps won’t experience any major performance issues after a while.

Other notable specs include an 8.8-inch 165Hz (2560 x 1600) screen, 6550mAh battery, and 45W wired charging support. The rest of the specs include Bluetooth 5.4, two USB-C ports with bypass charging support, a 13MP rear camera and an unspecified secondary camera, an 8MP selfie camera and Wi-Fi 7. Unfortunately, the tablet ships with Android 14. 15 and there is no word about update policy for now.

The company has also introduced the Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus (above) in case you want a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 tablet with a larger screen. Expect a 12.7-inch LCD screen (2944 x 1840, 144Hz, 900 nits in high brightness mode) and a 10,200mAh battery with 45W wired charging. The rest of the specification includes Android 15, a pair of 13MP + 2MP rear cameras, a 13MP front camera, Harmon-Kardon speakers, and Wi-Fi 7.

Lenovo also says this is its first tablet with artificial intelligence built into the device, highlighting the Lenovo AI Now feature. The company bills it as a personal knowledge base that allows you to search and retrieve images and documents on your device. Unfortunately, both the AI ​​note-taking assistant and the tablet’s AI Transcript feature require the cloud, which is a real shame in light of the “AI tablet on device” designation. The fact that the latter feature is limited to the cloud is especially disappointing since the Google Recorder app for Pixel phones has been offering audio transcription for many years.

Looking for a larger but cheaper tablet? Lenovo also offers the IdeaPad Pro with a 12.7-inch LCD panel (2944 x 1840, 144Hz) and a 10,200mAh battery. The firm also offers a Matte Edition model with a matte display to reduce glare.

One notable change over the Legion Tab and Yoga Tab Plus is the move from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip to the mid-range Dimensity 8300 processor. But this chipset should still handle many apps and games without issue. Other features worth knowing about include 45W USB-C charging, Android 14, quad JBL speakers, 13MP rear camera, 8MP selfie camera, and Wi-Fi 6E support.

Lastly, Lenovo also offers the Lenovo Tab, which is a budget Android tablet in every way. Expect an ancient Helio G85 processor, a 10.1-inch 60Hz (1920 x 1200) LCD screen, 4GB of RAM, 64GB or 128GB of storage, and a 5,100mAh battery with 15W wired charging.

The cheap tablet also features an 8MP rear camera, 5MP selfie camera, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 5 and Android 14. We’re also happy to see a hybrid SIM/microSD card slot here, although we would have liked separate SIM slots. cards and microSD cards for maximum flexibility. The Lenovo Tab also offers a headphone jack, which is not found in other recently announced Lenovo tablets.

Interested in purchasing Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3? It will go on sale later this month with a suggested price of $499.99. This model is available with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal memory. The Yoga Tab Plus will be available later this month for $699.99 and will be available in a single 16GB/512GB variant.

Want a larger mid-range IdeaPad Pro? Lenovo says it will go on sale starting April 2025 for $349.99. Meanwhile, the new Lenovo Tab will hit the market in June for $159.