Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025 vs iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 7, 2025, against the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple M3 (iPad) and came out 2 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 Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 20W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 30% higher pixel density (343 vs 264 PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 39% more compact case (41.8 vs 68.5 square inches)
- Weighs 110 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
- Has a 2.2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1056 mAh larger battery capacity: 7606 vs 6550 mAh
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2777K versus 2365K)
- 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3113 and 2205 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 343 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.2% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 34 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1016:1 |
Screen space comparison
iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
11β³ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025
8.8β³ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~60% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 208.54 mm (8.21 inches) | 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) |
| Width | 129.46 mm (5.1 inches) | 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.79 mm (0.31 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 350 g (12.35 oz) | 460 g (16.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 270 cm2 (41.9 inches2) | 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Good (3.94/5) | Average (2.59/5) |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) Β· 13 drops | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (46th and 26th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#32nd place)
iPad Ranking (#7th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple M3 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.05 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Apple GPU 9-core |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1152 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~3179.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16378 | 46172 |
| Single-core score | 2205 | 3113 |
| Multi-core score | 7012 | 11795 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 702789 | 782907 |
| GPU | 759626 | 1029236 |
| Memory | 390228 | 305749 |
| UX | 513080 | 659395 |
| Total score | 2365723 | 2777287 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1663 | 2552 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 32 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 50 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8465 | 9672 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 28 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4715 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 36112 | - |
| Video editing | 9361 | - |
| Photo editing | 57126 | - |
| Data manipulation | 17761 | - |
| Writing score | 28151 | - |
Recent User Tests
Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-26 (Martin Yeremyan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2103395 |
| π 2026-03-13 (Ghaz) | AnTuTu 11 | 2455351 |
| π 2025-11-28 (ogskilltrooper) | CPU Throttle | 85% |
| π 2025-11-28 (ogskilltrooper) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 16378 |
| π 2025-11-28 (ogskilltrooper) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2205 / 7012 |
Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-17 (Jacob) | AnTuTu 11 | 2015536 |
| π 2026-04-12 (Kaimen) | AnTuTu 11 | 2811760 |
| π 2026-04-08 (Bearry) | AnTuTu 11 | 2838721 |
| π 2026-03-22 (Noora) | AnTuTu 11 | 2779459 |
| π 2026-03-21 (Noora) | AnTuTu 11 | 2708158 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | iPadOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | Legion UI | - |
| OS size | - | 13 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6550 mAh | 7606 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 40 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:16 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | February 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $489 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 20 W |
Further details
Notes on Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025:
- It has two USB-C ports, but only one supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 for connecting the tablet to a monitor or TV.
*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 Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) is definitely a better buy.
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