Lenovo debuts enticing new Android tablets, SteamOS gaming handheld, more laptops

Ben Schoon | Jan 7 2025 - 8:00 am PT

Lenovo is kicking off 2025 with the reveal of two surprisingly enticing new Android tablets which include a lot of AI and the company’s first products with Circle to Search. Beyond that, there’s also a new Lenovo gaming handheld powered by SteamOS and a lot of new laptops.

Lenovo’s new Android tablets have Circle to Search, 144Hz displays, and more

Starting off with the company’s new Android-powered products, Lenovo has announced the Yoga Tab Plus and the Idea Tab Pro.

The Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus has a 12.7-inch 3K display with an anti-reflective finish, 900 nits of brightness, and a 144Hz refresh rate. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 which helps to run Lenovo’s “AI Now” suite of both cloud and on-device AI features. The tablet features support for a 2-in-1 keyboard and a the Lenovo Tab Pen Pro, and should prove to be a media powerhouse with Harman Kardon-tuned audio including speakers with 4 woofers and 2 tweeters. It also features a 10,200 mAh battery, 45W charging, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, and runs Android 15 out of the box.

Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus is set to launch later this month (January 2025) starting at $699.

Meanwhile, the Idea Tab Pro offers a very similar package with the same display size, matte finish, and refresh rate, but minus the high brightness. It also features JBL speakers, Android 14 out of the box, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, the same 10,200 mAh battery and 45W charging, and is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8400.

Lenovo Idea Tab Pro will be available in April and is expected to start at $349.

Finally, the “Lenovo Tab” is a 10.1-inch budget-focused tablet with Android 14 out of the box, 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage, and a MediaTek Helio G85 powering the show behind the scenes. It starts at $159 and will be available starting in June.

The company is also launching the 8.8-inch Lenovo Legion Tab, powered by Android, for $499.

Lenovo’s new 8.8-inch Android tablet has Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 165Hz for $499

Lenovo Legion Go S is powered by SteamOS from $499

Moving on to Lenovo’s new gaming lineup, the company is announcing three new gaming handhelds.

The first is only a prototype. An 8.8-inch device with the same detachable controllers/joysticks from the first Legion Go, but with AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme and revamped hardware. There’s no release date on this model yet, but Lenovo says it will come to market sometime in 2025, meaning we’ll likely hear more about it later in the year.

Coming to market before that is the Legion Go S, a new all-in-one handheld that comes in two flavors. Both powered by the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go, Lenovo will be launching the Legion Go S with either Windows or SteamOS. The former will launch for $729 this month with variants available from $599 starting in May. The SteamOS version, though, will start at $499 and use the same software as Valve’s Steam Deck. This is the first gaming handheld licensing that platform, and it looks like a solid alternative with a bigger 8-inch display, 55.5WHr battery, and the stronger processor too.

Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS launches in May 2025.

New Lenovo laptops & more launching in 2025

Beyond these, Lenovo also has a ton of new laptops launching in 2025.

Starting with the Yoga series, the Yoga Slim 9i (14″) has the world’s first under-display camera in a laptop, leading to a 98% screen-to-body ratio for the $1,849 machine. Yoga Book 9i continues Lenovo’s dual-screen laptop design starting at $1,999, while the Yoga Book 9i Aura Edition is Lenovo’s latest Intel-powered Copilot+ PC starting at $1,599. The Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition will also be launching at $1,099 and up.

A highlight of the company’s new lineup is also the IdeaCentre Mini x which is powered by Snapdragon X Plus, the world’s first desktop for consumers powered by Qualcomm’s chip. It will start at $659 and launch in April.

Other highlights from Lenovo’s 2025 laptop lineups include new Legion gaming laptops with Nvidia’s latest RTX 5090 GPU, as well as new gaming monitors.

Meanwhile, the “Think” series is bringing the debut of the world’s first rollable laptop, with the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable which can convert from a 14-inch display to a 16.7-inch display by unrolling the display vertically. Lenovo is launching this laptop sometime in Q1 starting at $3,499.