Lenovo Teases Next-Gen Legion Tab with AI Features and Sleeker Design

Here's our first look at Lenovo's thinner, lighter, next-gen Legion Tab

A May launch is expected in China, with no global release details confirmed yet. Just a couple of days after we found out that a new compact Lenovo gaming tablet was on the way, the manufacturer followed up by giving us a first proper look at it. A teaser video and promotional image shared on Weibo over the weekend reveal more about the fourth-generation Legion Tab device, which is referred to as the Legion Y700 on the Chinese social media site. The short video, spotted by 9to5Google, shows the tablet in action, highlighting what appears to be the same 8.8-inch display size found on the previous generation of the Android tablet, now housed in a slimmer, flatter body, including a model with a white finish. It also confirms a switch to a single rear camera. Specs still haven't been revealed, but Lenovo says the tablet will feature a "new Snapdragon," likely referring to the 8 Elite. As well as the video, Lenovo posted a promo image boasting that the new model is "thinner," "lighter," "stronger," "longer," and -- for some reason -- "back". The company also refers to it as an "AI flagship small tablet" and hints at some form of "AI combat support," though what that actually means in practice isn't yet clear. That Weibo post also kicks off a giveaway, with one unit of the new tablet set to be awarded a week after the tablet goes on sale. A Chinese launch is expected sometime in May, but it remains to be seen how long global fans will have to wait.

Lenovo shows off its next 8.8-inch Legion Tab with vague AI promises [Gallery]

Lenovo's Legion Tab (Gen 3) only hit the global market a few short months ago, but a new generation is already in the works and has just been shown off for the first time. The new fourth-generation Lenovo Legion Tab, or Y700 as it's referred to in China, has shown up in a new teaser video. The tablet has the white finish that's not available internationally and drops from two rear cameras down to just one. It still retains the same 8.8-inch display, though. There's not much revealed in this teaser, though an image posted to Weibo teases that the tablet is "thinner" and "lighter" than the third generation. The video also confirms it has a "new Snapdragon" inside, almost certainly referring to Snapdragon 8 Elite. Through all of the teasers, though, Lenovo refers to the tablet in the context of AI. The inevitable mention sees Lenovo hinting at some "AI combat support," presumably meaning this tablet will leverage AI to assist players in their games. This is something that's been popping up in other gaming products for a while now. All of the teasers we could find about the AI capabilities are rather vague, though. Lenovo hasn't yet released this next-gen Legion Tab in China, but it's expected to launch in May.