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TL;DR
- The Legion Tab Gen 5 is now listed as “coming soon” on Lenovo’s US site, confirming that it is close to launch.
- It runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 with Lenovo AI Engine+, which actively boosts performance, enhances audio, and fine-tunes haptics during gameplay.
- The battery grows to 9000mAh with 68W fast charging and bypass charging.
Lenovo showed off the 8.8-inch Legion Tab Gen 5 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March, but at the time, there was no information about when it would be released. About a month later, Song Yuezhu, Lenovo’s consumer customer marketing director in China, posted a photo of the tablet next to a larger, yet-to-be-announced Legion model on Weibo. This sparked speculation that Lenovo could be working on something big.
Now, there’s a live product listing For the Legion Tab Gen 5 (8.8-inch Snapdragon) on Lenovo’s US website. The page only says that the product is “coming soon”, without giving any details about a release date or price. Nevertheless, the listing does include a full spec sheet, which shows what a powerful Android gaming tablet looks like.
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What can you expect? The tablet features an 8.8-inch 3K PureSight display with a 165Hz refresh rate. It offers 3040 x 1904 resolution, 408 pixels per inch, Dolby Vision support, and up to 800 nits of brightness.
Inside, it runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform with Lenovo AI Engine+. Lenovo says the AI ​​will analyze your gameplay in real-time, boosting frame rates, amplifying key sounds, and adjusting haptic feedback as you play.
The new model has a larger battery than the previous Legion Tab. It comes with a 9000mAh battery that supports 68W fast charging and bypass charging, so you can keep it plugged in without damaging the battery.
The cooling system has also been improved with Legion Coldfront, including a multilayer setup with a vapor chamber to help maintain stable frame rates.
Lenovo includes two USB-C ports, one supporting 10Gbps for DisplayPort out, and the other offering 480Mbps for charging. The tablet also has WiFi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, and dual speakers with Dolby Atmos. It weighs 360 grams and is only 7.59 mm thick. The package includes a folio case and a 68W charger.
It appears that this listing is a placeholder for one that was previously posted, which often means that the official launch is just days away.
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