8-Inch OLED, 5G, and 4.74GHz Snapdragon

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8-Inch OLED, 5G, and 4.74GHz Snapdragon


The Legion Y700 Gen 5 already impressed this year. Lenovo isn’t done. Digital Chat Station just dropped specs for a new “Infinite” variant, and the two key upgrades answer the Y700 Gen 5’s two biggest complaints: no OLED display and no cellular connectivity. Both are fixed. August China launch is the target.
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Summary

  • Lenovo Legion Y700 Infinite is tipped for August 2026 in China, featuring an 8-inch OLED display with centered punch-hole — replacing the standard Y700 Gen 5’s IPS LCD.
  • First 5G in the Y700 line: dual-SIM standby (physical SIM + eSIM), N79 5G band, and a multi-antenna system designed for stable signal in landscape and portrait orientations.
  • Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 runs overclocked to 4.74GHz, with RAM/storage configs up to 24GB/1TB.
  • The Infinite is around 310g — roughly 50g lighter than the Y700 Gen 5 — with RGB lighting and a 50MP rear camera also tipped.
  • No global release confirmed; the Infinite competes directly with the Red Magic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro (Astra 2), which launched in China on June 30.
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Two Problems Fixed in One Variant

The Legion Y700 Gen 5 launched in March 2026 with an 8.8-inch 165Hz IPS LCD and a 9,000mAh battery. Solid gaming credentials. But two things held it back from being the obvious buy in the gaming tablet space. First: no OLED. IPS LCD is fine, but it’s not what you want when you’re playing in the dark and the competition is serving deep blacks and real contrast. Second: no 5G. A tablet that needs Wi-Fi to go online in 2026 is a tablet that stays home.

The Y700 Infinite fixes both. The display drops to 8 inches — slightly smaller than the Gen 5’s 8.8 — but it’s OLED. The punch-hole is centered, which is cleaner than an off-axis notch for landscape gaming use. And 5G is finally here, with dual-SIM standby including eSIM support and a multi-antenna layout designed to maintain signal whether you’re holding it horizontally or vertically. That last detail matters — most multi-antenna systems degrade when you cover certain corners, and Lenovo is clearly aware of it.

5G in a Legion tablet changes the use case entirely. It’s not just a gaming device you bring to a café and connect to Wi-Fi — it’s a portable gaming machine that works anywhere you have a signal.

That Overclocked Snapdragon Number

4.74GHz. The standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 peaks around 4.47GHz on its prime cores. The Infinite pushes past that — an overclocked variant Lenovo has apparently tuned specifically for this device. Whether the thermals hold at that speed under sustained gaming load is the question reviewers will answer in August. Lenovo’s Y700 cooling systems have historically been strong; the Gen 5 in particular impressed in sustained performance tests. The Infinite will need to match that at a higher clock speed.

RAM options top out at 24GB LPDDR5X with up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage — serious headroom for multitasking, emulation, and cloud gaming workloads.

How It Stacks Up Against Red Magic Astra 2

The Red Magic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro — now on sale in China as of June 30 — is the obvious rival. It brings a 9.06-inch 185Hz OLED, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, up to 24GB RAM, and an active liquid cooling fan with a built-in turbofan. The Infinite’s OLED is smaller at 8 inches, and no fan cooling has been confirmed. But 5G is the Y700 Infinite’s trump card — the Red Magic Astra 2 is Wi-Fi only.

It’s a genuine trade-off. Bigger screen and active cooling vs. 5G and a lighter form factor at 310g. For commuters and mobile gamers, the Infinite’s cellular independence may well win.