Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026) vs Apple iPhone 17e
87
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79
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.82-inch Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on May 19, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 17e, which is powered by Apple A19 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Comes with 3995 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 4005 mAh
- Has a 0.72 inch larger screen size
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3377K versus 2272K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 25W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 11% higher pixel density (510 vs 460 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17e
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 55 grams less
- 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3595 and 2908 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.82 mm narrower
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.82 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 510 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2100 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 7000 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 4 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Legion Y70 (2026)
6.82″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
iPhone 17e
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.96 mm (6.46 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 77.32 mm (3.04 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 224 g (7.9 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.79/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 | Apple A19 |
| Max clock | 3800 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 829 | 4 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1225 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS | ~2073.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21057 | 31620 |
| Single-core score | 2908 | 3595 |
| Multi-core score | 9604 | 9245 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1057085 | 694087 |
| GPU | 1081735 | 750153 |
| Memory | 522519 | 238765 |
| UX | 715727 | 589170 |
| Total score | 3377066 | 2272175 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1752 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8032 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#46th place)
Recent User Tests
Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 17e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-14 (kpvas) | AnTuTu | 2134388 |
| 📘 2026-06-10 (Cocoon) | AnTuTu | 2272175 |
| 📘 2026-06-03 (Cosgun) | AnTuTu | 2060838 |
| 📘 2026-05-31 (Cosgun) | GeekBench CPU | 3595 / 9245 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 4005 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | - |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:34 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 11:40 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:33 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:37 hr |
| Standby | - | 135 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#86th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth |
1) Standard: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-710 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2026 | March 2026 |
| Release date | June 2026 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $479 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026) is definitely a better buy.
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