Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 vs Honor MagicPad 4
Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite ) that was released on May 8, 2025, against the Honor MagicPad 4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 10 months after. 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 Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
- 41% higher pixel density (408 vs 290 PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 45% more compact case (41.8 vs 75.8 square inches)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Weighs 103.3 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 4
- Has a 3.5 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2500 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 7600 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Thinner bezels β 8.9% more screen real estate
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Reverse charging feature
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 8.8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1904 x 3040 pixels | 1920 x 3000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 408 ppi | 290 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 2400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.2% | 92.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 8 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
MagicPad 4
12.3β³ (3:2 ratio) = 69.8 in2
Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
8.8β³ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~100% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 208.5 mm (8.21 inches) | 273.4 mm (10.76 inches) |
| Width | 129.5 mm (5.1 inches) | 178.8 mm (7.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 4.8 mm (0.19 inches) |
| Weight | 346.7 g (12.23 oz) | 450 g (15.87 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 270 cm2 (41.9 inches2) | 489 cm2 (75.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.31/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Bad (E) Β· 5 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (27th and 14th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (20th and 10th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 829 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1225 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24462 | 21253 |
| Single-core score | 3094 | 2903 |
| Multi-core score | 9697 | 9602 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 928000 | 973072 |
| GPU | 1187392 | 1061022 |
| Memory | 394675 | 370365 |
| UX | 682319 | 677929 |
| Total score | 3192386 | 3082388 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [31 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2484 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 51 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 41 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 12145 | - |
Recent User Tests
Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-30 -> Wwws | AnTuTu | 3192386 |
| π 2026-07-09 (ZepyZepy) | AnTuTu | 3323284 |
| π 2026-02-01 -> Oladyshek | AnTuTu | 3078221 |
Honor MagicPad 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957 | GeekBench GPU | 21413 |
| π 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957 | GeekBench CPU | 2819 / 9300 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | - | 45 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7600 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Battery cycles | - | 1600 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | - | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJNS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 9 megapixels |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2025 | February 2026 |
| Release date | May 2025 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Honor MagicPad 4. But if the camera and gaming are more of a priority β go for the Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025.
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