Our Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) was bought on AliExpress, for under €300; it was not supplied by the manufacturer. The test, of the 12 GB / 256 GB version, was carried out mainly in cloud gaming, with the Legion G9 controller clipped around the tablet.

The all-metal chassis (7.79 mm, 349 g) feels solid and premium, with a back that picks up fingerprints. The design is restrained for a gaming tablet, with no lighting. The 8.8-inch screen is a 2560 × 1600 LTPS LCD in 16:10, up to 165 Hz, and pleasant: vivid colours, good fluidity, thin bezels, Widevine certification for HD content. The 165 Hz is only fully used with Shadow PC or Moonlight, since GeForce Now is capped at 120 Hz; there is no menu to force a refresh rate, only a smart mode or 60 Hz. An OLED screen is all that is missing for perfection. Two USB-C ports take a controller, USB drive or external display (up to 4K 60 Hz in extended mode), but there is no headphone jack or microSD slot; we use an external hub for storage.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (12 GB RAM, Wi-Fi 7) delivers excellent cloud gaming in our view (GeForce Now at 1600p/120 fps, Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud, Shadow PC at 165 Hz). It emulates GameCube, Wii, PS2, PSP, Wii U (alternative drivers) and a good part of the Switch well; PS3 and PC games via GameHub are decent, with tweaking. The lack of a fan is the price paid in heavy emulation: after 10 to 15 minutes, performance falls to what a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 would give. We measure 8 to 10 hours in cloud gaming at 120 Hz, 6 to 7 hours on PS2/GameCube, 3 to 4 hours in heavy emulation, with a 0 to 100% charge in about an hour (68 W). The Game Assistant, PC mode and external display output are useful; the Android skin stays restrained.

For cloud gaming we find it very well placed, at around €300 to €350 for the tablet alone.

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