Lenovo Legion Y900 11" (2026) vs iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 11.1-inch Lenovo Legion Y900 11" (2026) (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500s) that was released on May 22, 2026, against the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple M3 (iPad) and came out 1 year and 2 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 Y900 11" (2026)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Comes with 3394 mAh larger battery capacity: 11000 vs 7606 mAh
- 59% higher pixel density (416 vs 261 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 20W)
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3234K versus 2777K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- Ready for eSIM technology
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3113 and 2650 points
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 | 11.1 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2560 x 3840 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 261 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.7% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 34 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1016:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 250.6 mm (9.87 inches) | 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) |
| Width | 172.9 mm (6.81 inches) | 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.99 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 480 g (16.93 oz) | 460 g (16.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 433 cm2 (67.2 inches2) | 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.59/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (#33rd place)
iPad Ranking (#7th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Apple M3 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.05 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Apple GPU 9-core |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1152 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~3179.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25153 | 46172 |
| Single-core score | 2650 | 3113 |
| Multi-core score | 8265 | 11795 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 923248 | 782907 |
| GPU | 1141344 | 1029236 |
| Memory | 480340 | 305749 |
| UX | 689144 | 659395 |
| Total score | 3234076 | 2777287 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2552 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 50 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9672 |
Recent User Tests
Lenovo Legion Y900 11" (2026)
No benchmark results yet
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 | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iPadOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2) |
| OS size | - | 13 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 11000 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 | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:16 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual 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 |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - 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 |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | 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) | Yes | 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 |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2026 | March 2025 |
| Release date | May 2026 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $599 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026) |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Legion Y900 11" (2026). But if the camera, performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025).
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