Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 vs Honor MagicPad 4

83 out of 100
Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
VS
87 out of 100
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

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
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 – 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

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 and Honor MagicPad 4 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
59.9
(Average)
Value Index
65.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 60 Hz
Response time - 8 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
MagicPad 4
12.3β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 69.8 in2
Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
8.8β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~100% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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 specifications of Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 and Honor MagicPad 4
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 and Honor MagicPad 4
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
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3082388
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 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-30 -> WwwsAnTuTu3192386
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 (ZepyZepy)AnTuTu3323284
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-01 -> OladyshekAnTuTu3078221
Honor MagicPad 4
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957GeekBench GPU21413
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 -> Nano_Limanlin957GeekBench CPU2819 / 9300

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Sensor Samsung S5KJNS -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 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
Network
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 – go for the Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025.

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