8.0/ 10
- Sturdy, compact design good for travel
- Excellent 165Hz OLED display
- High-end Qualcomm chip delivers top performance
- Lots of gaming-specific features
After a few weeks of testing, I can safely say that while Lenovo’s little tablet is still excellent, the Astra beats it in a couple of key areas. The most important of them is performance: It’s just flat-out faster than the Legion Tab. On the other hand, the Lenovo is a better option as a small, general-purpose Android tablet that’s also great for gaming (and it’s regularly less expensive than the Astra, too). However, if gaming features and performance, as well as a standout design, are what you care most about, the RedMagic Astra is worth paying a premium for.
Flagship hardware
I thoroughly enjoyed the Legion Tab’s design, and it convinced me of the benefits of the entire form factor. Even as someone who enjoys mobile gaming, I really don’t like carrying around a massive phone everywhere I go, so having something that’s big enough to game on without being as big as an iPad or Galaxy Tab, and especially a laptop, is pretty great.
The thin bezel around the display mean more screen in a smaller body.
The 9.1-inch OLED display shows off all your favorite games with a 2,400×1,504-pixel resolution (331 ppi) and a beautifully smooth 165Hz refresh rate. It also gets up to 1,600 nits peak brightness, which is more than bright enough if you find yourself caught in the sun. I’d say it’s one of the best screens I’ve seen on a tablet and fantastic for any game. (By comparison, the iPad Mini’s screen has a pixel density of 326 ppi).
