Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 vs Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2

Here we compared two 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 Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 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
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 45W)
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3192K versus 2420K)
  • Much smaller footprint: 53% more compact case (41.8 vs 88.2 square inches)
  • 28% higher pixel density (408 vs 318 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Weighs 251.3 grams less
  • 43% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3094 and 2163 points
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Has a 4.2 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 7600 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 and Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 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
8 / 128 GB
58.4
(Average)
Value Index
63.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD LTPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 13 inches
Resolution 1904 x 3040 pixels 3504 x 2190 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 408 ppi 318 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes -
Max rated brightness 600 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.2% 86.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.2%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 18 ms
Contrast - 1236:1
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
13″ (16:10 ratio) = 76 in2
Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~118% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 208.5 mm (8.21 inches) 296.48 mm (11.67 inches)
Width 129.5 mm (5.1 inches) 191.91 mm (7.56 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 6.2 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 346.7 g (12.23 oz) 598 g (21.09 oz)
Waterproof No IP52
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 270 cm2 (41.9 inches2) 569 cm2 (88.2 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (26th and 27th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (19th and 20th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 and Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max clock 4320 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 825
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 and Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 24462 19229
Single-core score 3094 2163
Multi-core score 9697 6823
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 928000 696993
GPU 1187392 801878
Memory 394675 426982
UX 682319 494585
Total score 3192386 2420441
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3
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
📘 2026-07-30 -> WwwsAnTuTu 113192386
📘 2026-07-09 (ZepyZepy)AnTuTu 113323284
📘 2026-02-01 -> OladyshekAnTuTu 113078221
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
No benchmark results yet

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 -
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 16
OS size - 43 GB

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 10200 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No -
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording - No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Sensor Samsung S5KJNS -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital -
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot - No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced May 2025 March 2026
Release date May 2025 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $549
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 68 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025. But if the battery life, connectivity, and software are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2.

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