Lenovo Unveils Rollable Laptop Concept and New Legion Gaming Lineup at CES 2026
Under the Day One Keynote of CES 2026, an entire series of devices were unveiled, including a prototype of a rollable gaming laptop actively working, and latest editions of the popular Legion 5 and Legion 7 gaming laptops, updated with the latest processors from AMD and Intel.
Glimpse into the Future Legion Pro Rollable
Lenovo presented an active prototype of the Legion Pro Rollable, a device that changes its shape from standard 16-inch laptop form to 21.5 or even 24-inch display with a press of a button. Two internal motors push out the OLED screen that wraps around an expanding mechanism.
- Display: Transforms from a 16-inch to a 24-inch OLED
- Performance: Concept with Intel Core Ultra processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU
- Design Notes: Concept is operational, with light wrinkles mark on the display while it glides over the internal mechanism.
Alongside the Legion Pro Rollable, Lenovo also showed off a ThinkPad Rollable XD concept. Both devices are in the concept stage, and their possible release into the market is not guaranteed.
Legion 5 Series (Gen 11) A Mainstream Gaming Refresh
Gen 11 changes to the Legion 5 series consist of the Legion 5a (AMD) and the Legion 5i (Intel), which both have had internal hardware changes while keeping with a well-known external design.
- Display: Both models employ a 15.3-inch OLED panel with 2560x1600 resolution, 165Hz refresh rate, with 1ms response time and 100% DCI-P3 coverage.
- Memory & Storage: Up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM and 2TB of PCIe Gen 4 storage.
- Battery: 80Wh battery on both versions.
Lenovo Legion 5a (15, Gen 11)
- Processor: With the latest AMD Ryzen AI 400 series up to a Ryzen AI 9 465 APU.
- Graphics: Configurable with NVIDIA RTX 5060 laptop GPU at most.
- Ports: Two USB4 ports, three USB Type-A, HDMI 2.1, RJ45 ethernet port.
Lenovo Legion 5i (15, Gen 11)
- Processor: Panther Lake series of Intel, up to Core Ultra 9 386H CPU.
- Graphics: Also configurable with NVIDIA RTX 5060 laptop GPU at most.
- Ports: The Intel model includes one Thunderbolt 4 port and one USB-C (with DisplayPort and Power Delivery), plus standard I/O.
Legion 7a (16, Gen 11) Lightweight Performance
The fresh 16-inch Legion 7a Gen 11 is engineered to be a lightweight yet powerful gaming laptop of only 1.85 kgs (4.07 lbs).
- Processor: Up to the 12-core AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 CPU.
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 5060 laptop GPU, max 125W TDP.
- Memory & Storage: Up to 64 GB of DDR5 memory and 2 TB of storage.
- Display: Up to 16 inches OLED panel, with a resolution of 2560 x 1600, a refresh rate of 240 Hz, and support for NVIDIA G-Sync.
- Battery: Caulfield by an 84Wh battery.
- Ports: Two USB 4.0 ports, two Type-A ports, an SD card reader, and an HDMI jack.
Pricing and Availability
The Legion laptops in stores for consumers are expected to be available in April 2026.
- Legion 5a 15 (AMD): Starting price: $1,499.
- Legion 5i 15 (Intel): Starting price: $1,549.
- Legion 7a 16 (AMD): Starting price: $1,999.
