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Lenovo Legion Y700 AI vs Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)

88 out of 100
Lenovo Legion Y700 AI
VS
67 out of 100
Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
Legion Y700 AI
Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)

Here we compared two tablets: the 8.4-inch Lenovo Legion Y700 AI (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on August 25, 2026, against the Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 2 years and 1 month 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
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Y700 AI
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4518K versus 1406K)
  • Comes with 920 mAh larger battery capacity: 7470 vs 6550 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (36.3 vs 41.8 square inches)

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion Y700 AI 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
44.5
(Average)
Value Index
38.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Legion Y700 AI
vs
Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 8.4 inches 8.8 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 359 ppi 343 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness - 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 83.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Screen space comparison
Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
Legion Y700 AI
8.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 31.7 in2
~9% more screen space
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 190.48 mm (7.5 inches) 208.5 mm (8.21 inches)
Width 122.64 mm (4.83 inches) 129.5 mm (5.1 inches)
Thickness 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 298 g (10.51 oz) 350 g (12.35 oz)
Waterproof IP52 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Purple Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 234 cm2 (36.2 inches2) 270 cm2 (41.9 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (17th and 87th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (13th and 68th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Legion Y700 AI and Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 4740 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 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 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1300 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Legion Y700 AI and Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 27982 6122
Single-core score 3765 1839
Multi-core score 11405 4792
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Legion Y700 AI +221%
4518403
Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
1406178
CPU 1322001 520872
GPU 1594848 241847
Memory 593523 252204
UX 1008031 391255
Total score 4518403 1406178
Samples Less than 3 [64 tests]
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13
OS size - 46 GB

Battery

Capacity 7470 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
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (80% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 0:51 hr 1:30 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording - No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.0
Sensor 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 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 3.2 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
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No -
Hybrid slot No -
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced August 2026 August 2024
Release date August 2026 August 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $820 $599
Successor - - Lenovo Legion Y700 AI
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 68 W Not included
*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 Y700 AI is definitely a better buy.

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