Unleashing Gaming on the Go: Lenovo’s Groundbreaking Legion Tab Gen 3 Tablets

Lenovo has just unveiled an incredibly powerful gaming tablet at CES 2025, designed to potentially transform the expectations gamers have for a mobile gaming experience.

The Legion Tab Gen 3 gaming tablet from Lenovo is equipped with an 8.8-inch 2.5K display boasting an exceptional 165 Hz refresh rate, ensuring ultra-smooth gameplay at high frame rates. It is both slim and lightweight while also being robust and durable, featuring a body entirely made of metal that measures 7.79mm in thickness and weighs merely 0.77lbs (350g).

This device operates on Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform processor, recognized as one of the most potent CPUs currently accessible for Android devices. In fact, benchmarking site Versus indicates that the Snapdragon chipset surpasses the A18 Pro, Apple’s leading mobile processor found in the latest iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max models. By utilizing the Snapdragon 8 Gen, users of Lenovo’s latest tablet can anticipate unparalleled mobile gaming performance, such as fluid frame rates reaching up to 165 FPS. Additionally, the chipset supports advanced ray tracing – a technique in 3D graphics that models light – ensuring users can witness remarkable graphics on a mobile platform, with highly realistic lighting and shadows.

Other noteworthy technical specifications include 12GB of rapid LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB of internal storage, and an expansive 6550mAh battery. The tablet also supports bypass charging, which means when connected to power, it won’t charge the battery, aiding in maintaining battery health. In terms of audio, the Legion Tab Gen 3 comes with dual Dolby Atmos speakers for a captivating experience, alongside two integrated microphones. As would be expected, the tablet is equipped with both front and rear cameras.

“What’s the purpose of all this power?” you might wonder. In some aspects, it could be deemed a bit excessive at this moment – there isn’t an Android game available that the Legion Tab Gen 3 can’t run flawlessly at the highest settings with ease. However, with Android, you’re not solely confined to games produced for Android – emulation is immensely popular on the platform, and possessing such processing power unlocks various possibilities. For instance, you can emulate Windows and play complete PC games on an Android device, play PS2, and even carry your GameCube or Wii with you wherever you venture – all these illustrate Android emulators that necessitate substantial processing power for optimal performance, and a tablet like the new Legion Tab Gen 3 serves as the ideal device for them.

As observed in recent years, the gaming sector is increasingly leaning towards mobile gaming, with handheld gaming devices experiencing a significant resurgence and cloud-based services such as Xbox Cloud becoming available on mobile phones.

Our prediction is as follows: the more impressive and proficient the hardware turns out to be, the more gamers will be drawn to it. Consequently, this trend will likely prompt game developers to place additional emphasis on producing games for mobile platforms.

The Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 is currently available at a price of $499.99.