Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025 vs iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
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Here we compared two 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 mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024), which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 3 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 Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Comes with 1472 mAh larger battery capacity: 6550 vs 5078 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 20W)
- 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2365K versus 1788K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Thinner bezels – 5.4% more screen real estate
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- 35% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2972 and 2205 points
- Weighs 57 grams less
- 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 | 8.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1488 x 2266 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 343 ppi | 327 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% | 77.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.4% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1221:1 |
Screen space comparison
Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
8.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 31.8 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 208.54 mm (8.21 inches) | 195.4 mm (7.69 inches) |
| Width | 129.46 mm (5.1 inches) | 134.8 mm (5.31 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.79 mm (0.31 inches) | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 350 g (12.35 oz) | 293 g (10.34 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) | 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | Good (3.94/5) | Average (2.73/5) |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) · 13 drops | Average (D) · 52 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (46th and 63rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#32nd place)
iPad Ranking (#17th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 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 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16378 | 25633 |
| Single-core score | 2205 | 2972 |
| Multi-core score | 7012 | 7397 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 702789 | 571661 |
| GPU | 759626 | 477510 |
| Memory | 390228 | 217930 |
| UX | 513080 | 521861 |
| Total score | 2365723 | 1788962 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 79% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1663 | 1350 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 32 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8465 | 5750 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-26 (Martin Yeremyan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2103395 |
| 📘 2026-03-13 (Ghaz) | AnTuTu 11 | 2455351 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (ogskilltrooper) | CPU Throttle | 85% |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (ogskilltrooper) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 16378 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (ogskilltrooper) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2205 / 7012 |
Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 (Markyhuhu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1679642 |
| 📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 25633 |
| 📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2897 / 7192 |
| 📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai) | AnTuTu 11 | 1831753 |
| 📘 2026-02-04 (Helios_Qu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1788962 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 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 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | Legion UI | - |
| OS size | - | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6550 mAh | 5078 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 (80% in 75 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 07:39 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:07 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:43 hr |
| Standby | - | 161 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| 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 - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2025 | October 2024 |
| Release date | February 2025 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $489 | $499 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
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
If the display, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025. But if the camera, performance, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024).
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