Lenovo Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026 vs Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025

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 Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 10 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

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 7600 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3928K versus 3192K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3710 and 3094 points

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026 and Gen 4 (Y700) 2025 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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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
70.4
(Good)
Value Index
58.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 8.8 inches
Resolution 1904 x 3040 pixels 1904 x 3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 408 ppi 408 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 600 nits 600 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% 83.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 206.46 mm (8.13 inches) 208.5 mm (8.21 inches)
Width 128.5 mm (5.06 inches) 129.5 mm (5.1 inches)
Thickness 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 360 g (12.7 oz) 346.7 g (12.23 oz)
Waterproof IP52 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black White, Black
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2) 270 cm2 (41.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (11th and 26th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (7th and 19th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026 and Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4600 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026 and Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 26925 24462
Single-core score 3710 3094
Multi-core score 11672 9697
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 1293540 928000
GPU 1393286 1187392
Memory 372983 394675
UX 869004 682319
Total score 3928813 3192386
Samples [113 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Graphics score - 2484
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 5 (Y700) 2026
No benchmark results yet
Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-30 -> WwwsAnTuTu 113192386
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-09 (ZepyZepy)AnTuTu 113323284
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-01 -> OladyshekAnTuTu 113078221

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 7600 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

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

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.4
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 1.4
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 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2026 May 2025
Release date March 2026 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $580 $599
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 68 W Yes, 68 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Legion Gen 5 (Y700) 2026. But if the camera is more of a priority โ€“ go for the Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025.

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