Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025 vs Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)

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 Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
12 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025
  • 68% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2365K versus 1406K)
  • Higher display refresh rate โ€“ 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2205 and 1839 points
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025 and Tab (8.8, Gen 2) 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
86.1
(Very good)
Value Index
39.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 8.8 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 343 ppi 343 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 900 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.2% 83.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 208.54 mm (8.21 inches) 208.5 mm (8.21 inches)
Width 129.46 mm (5.1 inches) 129.5 mm (5.1 inches)
Thickness 7.79 mm (0.31 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 350 g (12.35 oz) 350 g (12.35 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 270 cm2 (41.9 inches2) 270 cm2 (41.9 inches2)
Repairability Good (3.94/5) -
Drop resistance Bad (E) ยท 13 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (44th and 74th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (30th and 56th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025 and Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3300 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025 and Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 16378 6122
Single-core score 2205 1839
Multi-core score 7012 4792
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 702789 520872
GPU 759626 241847
Memory 390228 252204
UX 513080 391255
Total score 2365723 1406178
Samples [3 tests] [64 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 90% -
Graphics test 12 FPS -
Graphics score 1663 -
Graphics test 32 FPS -
Section 1 36 FPS -
Section 2 33 FPS -
Section 3 28 FPS -
Graphics score 8465 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 28 FPS -
Graphics score 4715 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
Web score 36112 -
Video editing 9361 -
Photo editing 57126 -
Data manipulation 17761 -
Writing score 28151 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Martin Yeremyan)AnTuTu2103395
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-13 (Ghaz)AnTuTu2455351
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-28 (ogskilltrooper)CPU Throttle85%
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-28 (ogskilltrooper)GeekBench GPU16378
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-28 (ogskilltrooper)GeekBench CPU2205 / 7012
Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
No benchmark results yet

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13
ROM Legion UI -
OS size - 46 GB
OS updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 6550 mAh 6550 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
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:30 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -

Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
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 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, DP 1.4
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* 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 Mid-range
Announced January 2025 August 2024
Release date February 2025 August 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $489 $599
Successor - - Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Compass
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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025 is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 30

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