Lenovo is preparing an unusually compact addition to its Legion gaming tablet lineup with the Legion Y700 Infinite, a device designed to sit between large-screen Android tablets and oversized flagship smartphones. The new model combines an 8.4-inch OLED display, 5G connectivity and flagship-class Snapdragon hardware in a body smaller than the existing 8.8-inch Legion Tab Gen 5. The important point is that this is primarily a high-performance Android gaming tablet, not a miniature Windows gaming PC, so what it can play depends heavily on whether a game is available for Android, can be streamed, or can run through third-party compatibility software.
What Lenovo Is Actually Releasing
The device is known in China as the Lenovo Legion Y700 Infinite. Lenovo has scheduled its Chinese launch for August 25, 2026, meaning some specifications and pricing details are still awaiting the full launch announcement.
Lenovo has nevertheless disclosed enough information to distinguish the Infinite from the regular Y700 Gen 5, which is sold internationally as the Legion Tab Gen 5. The new tablet uses a smaller 8.4-inch OLED panel, adds 5G connectivity and uses a high-performance version of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 platform.
The Y700 Infinite should not be confused with specification sheets for older Legion Y700 or Legion Tab models. In particular, the 8.8-inch LCD specifications frequently associated with the Legion Tab Gen 5 describe a different device.
Why the Smaller 8.4-Inch Screen Matters
The difference between an 8.4-inch and an 8.8-inch screen may appear small on paper, but compact tablets are unusually sensitive to changes in width, weight and bezel size. Lenovo is effectively moving the Y700 Infinite slightly closer to the handheld end of the tablet market rather than attempting to compete with 11-inch or 13-inch productivity tablets.
That does not necessarily make it genuinely pocketable. Even an 8-inch-class tablet is substantially wider than a conventional smartphone, particularly when carried in a case or attached to a game controller. The more realistic advantage is easier one-handed carrying, lower weight and better portability inside a small bag.
There is also a practical lower limit to shrinking a gaming tablet. A 5-inch or 6-inch device would be easier to carry, but it would increasingly overlap with smartphones while sacrificing one of the main reasons for buying a tablet: a substantially larger display for games, video and touch controls.
OLED Is One of the Biggest Changes
The Y700 Infinite uses an 8.4-inch OLED display with a reported 2560 × 1600 resolution and refresh rate of up to 165Hz. This represents an important change from the 8.8-inch IPS LCD used by the current Legion Tab Gen 5.
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