Lenovo Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026 vs iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Lenovo Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on March 18, 2026, against the Apple iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026), which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 7 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 5 (Y700) 2026
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Comes with 4026 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 4974 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 20W)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3928K versus 3478K)
- 26% higher pixel density (408 vs 325 PPI)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Weighs 105 grams less
- 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4752 and 3710 points
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 | 8.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1904 x 3040 pixels | 1512 x 2316 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 408 ppi | 325 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | - |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 83.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
8.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 33.3 in2
~4% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 206.46 mm (8.13 inches) | 195.3 mm (7.69 inches) |
| Width | 128.5 mm (5.06 inches) | 132.6 mm (5.22 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) | 5.4 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 360 g (12.7 oz) | 255 g (8.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2) | 259 cm2 (40.1 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (16th and 40th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#12th place)
iPad Ranking (#9th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 26925 | 63193 |
| Single-core score | 3710 | 4752 |
| Multi-core score | 11672 | 12197 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1293540 | 948657 |
| GPU | 1393286 | 1389766 |
| Memory | 372983 | 420368 |
| UX | 869004 | 720042 |
| Total score | 3928813 | 3478833 |
| Samples | [113 tests] | Less than 3 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 3 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iPadOS 27 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2) |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 9000 mAh | 4974 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | - | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.8 |
| 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 | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2026 | October 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | November 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $580 | $699 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Yes, 20 W |
*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 Gen 5 (Y700) 2026 is definitely a better buy.
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