Lenovo Legion Tab Android Gaming Tablet is Coming to EMEA and Asia

[TheLostSwede]

Lenovo has announced today that the Lenovo Legion Tab, an 8.8-inch Android tablet for the modern mobile gamer, is soon going to be expanding availability from China to select markets in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and Asia. The Lenovo Legion Tab bridges the gap between PC and mobile gaming, offering a solution for gamers seeking a high-performance gaming experience that is both accessible and convenient.

The Lenovo Legion Tab transcends the typical expectations of a tablet, delivering outstanding gaming performance thanks to its Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4 nm processor and 12 GB of LPDDR5X memory all in a 76 mm thin Storm Grey tablet weighing in at just 350 grams. The Lenovo Legion Tab allows for even more gaming on the go owing to its 256 GB onboard storage—expandable with the microSD slot that supports up to 1 TB cards. The 144 Hz 8.8-inch QHD+ Lenovo PureSight gaming display brings visuals to vibrant life, allowing any Android compatible game to shine crisp and colorful. The tablet's integrated haptic system gives gamers a further level of immersion and feedback so they can truly get in the game.




All this power is kept cool with the Legion ColdFront: Vapor thermal solution, featuring an oversized vapor chamber to keep things cool when the gaming gets hot. Legion ColdFront: Vapor offers three performance modes that allow users to tailor their tablet's performance to their given scenario—Beast Mode when every frame counts; Balanced Mode that toes the line between performance, heat, and battery life; and Energy Saving mode which makes the most of the Lenovo Legion Tab's 6550mAh battery for longer, untethered gaming sessions. When it is time to charge, the bottom USB Type-C port (in landscape orientation) features the Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.03 technology and up to 45 W of charging as well as charging bypass when gaming to help keep temperatures in check and cables out of the way. The USB Type-C ports offer DisplayPort 1.4 support so gamers can connect to a compatible external display to game small, bigger.

The Lenovo Legion Tab fits right into the Lenovo Legion ecosystem, offering seamless integration with other Legion devices. Through Lenovo Freestyle, gamers can effortlessly share content between the Lenovo Legion Tab and another Lenovo Legion Laptop, establishing a dynamic link that enhances the gaming experience across devices. The tablet is compatible with Lenovo Legion monitors, headsets, keyboards, and mice. The Lenovo Legion Tab and its ecosystem integration exemplify Lenovo's commitment to providing a holistic gaming environment that prioritizes performance, convenience, and immersive gameplay.

Lenovo's Premium Care Depot also provides essential support for gamers, offering help with device setup, internet connection fixes, software issues, and adding peripherals. This service ensures gamers have access to technical assistance when they need it most.

EMEA Pricing and Availability
The Lenovo Legion Tab is expected to be available in EMEA from March 2024 starting at €599 (including VAT).



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[Chaitanya]

Is bootloader unlocked? Also are there any stupid anti-consumer restrictions like these idiots have started to impose on Motorola devices? lenovo can go screw itself for good if similar restrictions apply to those Motorola devices.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Is bootloader unlocked? Also are there any stupid anti-consumer restrictions like these idiots have started to impose on Motorola devices? lenovo can go screw itself for good if similar restrictions apply to those Motorola devices.

What restrictions are those?

 

[Fungi]

This is known as the Y700 in China if you wanted to search for reviews.

 

[Chaitanya]

What restrictions are those?

Apart from usual BS about warranty voided terms, users arent allowed to sale their devices with unlocked bootloaders. Check the recent video posted by Louis Rossmann over Lenovo's change of language:

 

[ErikG]

Available at Giztop some time already.

 

[Chrispy_]

I guess there's now a whole generation of young adults who grew up playing phone games.

Every now and again I poke around on the Play Store and find articles like "5 best android games of 2023" and even when multiple independent articles agree on what some of the best mobile games are, they're still either grindy junk designed to make you buy speed-ups and boosters, or they're just lame ports of proper PC/console games making do with a horrible touch interface.

Clearly there's a huge market for these 'gaming' tablets, but I just pity the kids who grew up with these games as their only exposure to gaming. Even the best mobile games kinda suck - they exploit you for money and time in ways that can and do get games review-bombed out of existence on proper gaming platforms. I think Plants vs Zombies and Angry Birds (the first ones) might have been the last time there were truly good mobile games.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

For what it's worth, this tablet uses the exact same panel as the Legion Go gaming handheld.

 

[trsttte]

Looks good and even the price is not unreasonable but the problem is always the same, software support which, from Lenovo, will be borderline garbage.

 

[alwayssts]

Looks good and even the price is not unreasonable but the problem is always the same, software support which, from Lenovo, will be borderline garbage.

Yeah. I was looking at the Xiaoxin tabs for quite a while (for my mother). They are a pretty incredible bargain, especially for their screens and hardware.

I wobbled back and forth on it, but ultimately decided the software may be too much of a PITA to deal with. I'm sure it's 'doable/fixable', but I haven't messed with that stuff (intricately) in years.

At some point taimu izu manee...

...and that's why she'll probably end up with another Fire (11 max) to compliment her old Fire (10) the next time they do a big sale/trade-in; enhanced with the Google Play Store (which is easy enough to do).

 

[ToTTenTranz]

Looks good and even the price is not unreasonable but the problem is always the same, software support which, from Lenovo, will be borderline garbage.

From Lenovo and from Google.
Why would anyone buy an Android Gaming Tablet?

What gaming are we supposed to do on this tablet that we wouldn't do on a Galaxy Tab, an iPad or a Xiaomi Pad?
Neither is there any relevant gaming to be done on an Android tablet, nor is this model specifically better equipped for gaming than its competing tablets.

 

[trsttte]

From Lenovo and from Google.

Google is doing 5 (and 7 on the newer devices) years with monthly security patches, with lenovo some models go as far as 4 years but only with quaterly/occasional updates.

Why would anyone buy an Android Gaming Tablet?

What gaming are we supposed to do on this tablet that we wouldn't do on a Galaxy Tab, an iPad or a Xiaomi Pad?
Neither is there any relevant gaming to be done on an Android tablet, nor is this model specifically better equipped for gaming than its competing tablets.

The same gaming you would do in a gaming phone

I think the point is more about having a smaller sized tablet with top end specs, the gaming part is marketing nonsense.