Lenovo's next gaming tablet could pack 24GB RAM, but RedMagic may still have the edge

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Lenovo's next gaming tablet could pack 24GB RAM, but RedMagic may still have the edge News By Tabitha Baker published 10 February 2026

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Lenovo could be taking a leaf out of RedMagic's book with its next tablet, as recent teases point to the upcoming Legion Y700 packing a massive 24GB of RAM. That's a hefty stick, especially in the face of shortages, that promises to deliver on demanding games and multi-tasking when aligned with that Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. It's got a big job ahead of it, looking to take on one of the best gaming tablets on the market right now.

The brand took to Weibo earlier this week to share new details around the upcoming slab. An 8.8-inch, 165Hz display running at 3,040 x 1,904 resolution is on the cards alongside a 1TB storage option. It's that memory that has chatter ablaze this week, though.

It looks like the Lenovo Legion Y700 Gen 5 will ship with 12GB, 16GB or 24GB RAM configurations, scaled up with 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB SSDs. That's inline with the RedMagic Astra, launched last year, an incredibly powerful device from the makers of some of the best gaming phones available.

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There's one crucial detail still out of the equation, though. The RedMagic Astra blew the competition away with its speed and stability during testing, but it also had a helping hand. It uses 24GB of LPDDR5T RAM, the same DRAM tech that keeps the RedMagic 11 Pro so competitive. We don't yet know whether the Lenovo Legion Y700 Gen 5 will opt for this faster memory or keep things more traditional with the same LPDDR5X sticks found in the previous generation model.

What difference does it make? Anecdotally, more than you might think.

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In a smaller form factor (and admittedly with other smaller sacrifices under the hood), the RedMagic 11 Air dropped the LPDDR5T memory from its spec sheet when it launched earlier this year. While the 11 Pro managed to scale all the way up to 8,000 points in Wild Life Extreme, the 11 Air middled with its 6,912 score.

Of course, there are a lot of different things that go into those final benchmark scores. The Air is a thinner, lighter, cheaper phone with less jazz in the cooling department. RAM alone is in no way responsible for that gap.

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Still, it's a contributing factor and with the mobile scene continuing to heat up (and margins for error slimming) all eyes will be on the finer details of Lenovo's spec sheets in the lead up to launch.

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