Lenovo Legion Tab

R8,000
SKU: 4351
Brand: Lenovo
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
RAM: 12GB
Storage: 256GB
Display: IPS LCD, 144Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10, 500 nits (typ)
Camera: 13MP
OS: Android 13

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

5.8

Display 6 / 10
Camera 6 / 10
Performance 5 / 10
Battery 6 / 10

PROS

8.8-inch IPS LCD display, 144Hz refresh.
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, 12GB RAM.
Dual rear camera 13MP and 2MP.
Stereo speakers, 3.5mm jack Tuned by JBL.
6550mAh battery with 45W charging.

CONS

No cellular connectivity.
FM Radio and NFC are unavailable.
No Fingerprint sensor.

The Lenovo Legion Tab carved out a unique space in South Africa as a dedicated, high-performance Android gaming tablet. Starting at a highly aggressive baseline of ZAR 8,000, this compact powerhouse is engineered specifically for mobile gamers and tech enthusiasts who want flagship-grade processing speeds and ultra-smooth visuals without jumping to massive, unwieldy 11-inch or 12-inch tablets.

South African Pricing & Realistic Availability

While the entry price kicks off around ZAR 8,000, final in-store and online pricing can fluctuate depending on regional import costs, active retail promotions, and currency shifts.

Because the Legion Tab is a highly niche, gaming-centric tablet rather than a mainstream consumer smartphone, its actual physical availability varies dramatically across different local distribution channels.

Where to Buy in South Africa

Online Marketplaces & Tech Hubs: Takealot, Hi Online, HiFi Corp, Cellucity, and 4U.
National Megastores & Retail Chains: Makro, Game, Foschini, and Mr Price.
Cellular Networks & Partners: MTN and Chatz.
Value-Focused Outlets: PEP and Ackermans.

Availability Reality Check: While Lenovo has vast supply chains with local retail partners, value-centric stores like PEP and Ackermans, or standard supermarkets like Game, focus almost exclusively on budget, entry-level cellular handsets. For a dedicated premium gaming tablet like the Legion Tab, your most reliable avenues are specialized tech retailers like HiFi Corp and Cellucity, or major online storefronts like Takealot.

Core Pillars: What Makes the Legion Tab a Mobile Beast?

By steering past the traditional technical specification sheets, we can examine the core design and performance pillars that justify its placement in the gaming ecosystem:

The Perfect 8.8-Inch Form Factor: Most premium tablets are bulky devices built for desk productivity. The Legion Tab targets the sweet spot with a compact 8.8-inch display, making it incredibly comfortable to hold in a landscape grip for hours of continuous handheld gaming without causing wrist fatigue.
Ultra-Responsive 144Hz Gaming Screen: Built for fast-paced, competitive titles, the screen boasts a blistering 144Hz refresh rate. This ensures that fast motion looks perfectly fluid, and touch inputs register with near-zero latency—giving you a distinct competitive edge during intense online matches.
Legion ColdFront Thermal Cooling: Intensive 3D gaming forces mobile processors to heat up, which usually causes lag and frame drops. Lenovo tackles this by integrating an advanced internal cooling architecture that actively dissipates heat across the chassis, allowing the tablet to maintain peak, unthrottled performance during marathon gaming sessions.
Dual USB-C Ports for Seamless Charging: Mirroring its gaming laptop siblings, the tablet features two separate USB-C ports (one on the bottom and one on the side). This clever layout allows you to plug in your charger or a wired gaming controller from the side while holding the device horizontally, keeping the cables entirely out of the way of your hands.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	Lenovo Legion Tab
Announced	13 August, 2024
Released	15 August, 2024
Status	Available
Price	ZAR 8,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.	Bar
Dimensions	208.5 x 129.5 x 7.6 mm (8.21 x 5.10 x 0.30 in)
Weight	350 g (12.35 oz)
Colors	Storm Grey

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	No

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	IPS LCD, 144Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10, 500 nits (typ)
Size	8.8 inches, 224.5 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~343 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio	No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.	13 MP, (wide) 2 MP, (macro)
Video	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera	8 MP
Video	1080p@30fps

Software

Android 13

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	Qualcomm SM8475P Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.	Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Adreno 730
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.	12GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.	256GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB	2x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort 1.4
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	No
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.	Li-Po 6550 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.	45W wired

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