Lenovo Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026 vs Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
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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 Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin T92B and came out 6 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 Gen 5 (Y700) 2026
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- 46% higher pixel density (408 vs 279 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Much smaller footprint: 46% more compact case (41.1 vs 76.6 square inches)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
- 2.5x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3710 and 1507 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 195 grams less
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
- Has a 3.2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 9000 mAh
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 8.8 inches | 12 inches |
| Resolution | 1904 x 3040 pixels | 2800 x 1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 408 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (30-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 86.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 23 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1115:1 |
Screen space comparison
MatePad 12 X (2025)
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~90% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 206.46 mm (8.13 inches) | 270 mm (10.63 inches) |
| Width | 128.5 mm (5.06 inches) | 183 mm (7.2 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 360 g (12.7 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2) | 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (11th and 53rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (7th and 38th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin T92B |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | - |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
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| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | - |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | - |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | HiSilicon Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | - |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 26925 | 3426 |
| Single-core score | 3710 | 1507 |
| Multi-core score | 11672 | 3973 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1293540 | - |
| GPU | 1393286 | - |
| Memory | 372983 | - |
| UX | 869004 | - |
| Total score | 3928813 | - |
| Samples | [113 tests] | Less than 3 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 4.3 |
| OS size | - | 30 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 9000 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:35 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| 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: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 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 |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | March 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $580 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on MatePad 12 X (2025):
- The PaperMatte Display is optional.
*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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