Lenovo Legion Y900 13" (2026) vs Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13-inch Lenovo Legion Y900 13" (2026) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on May 22, 2026, against the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024), which is powered by Apple M2 (iPad) and came out 2 years 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 13" (2026)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Comes with 2360 mAh larger battery capacity: 12700 vs 10340 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3113K versus 2536K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 35% higher pixel density (355 vs 263 PPI)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
- 19% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3077 and 2585 points
Reasons to consider the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- 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 | 13 inches | 13 inches |
| Resolution | 2560 x 3840 pixels | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 4:3 |
| PPI | 355 ppi | 263 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.2% | 86.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 45 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1018:1 |
Screen space comparison
IPad Air 13" (2024)
13″ (4:3 ratio) = 81.1 in2
Legion Y900 13" (2026)
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~4% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 291.8 mm (11.49 inches) | 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) |
| Width | 200 mm (7.87 inches) | 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.99 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 599 g (21.13 oz) | 617 g (21.76 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 | 584 cm2 (90.4 inches2) | 603 cm2 (93.5 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (16th and 49th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#12th place)
iPad Ranking (#12th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple M2 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Apple GPU 10-core |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2863.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25015 | 43561 |
| Single-core score | 3077 | 2585 |
| Multi-core score | 9429 | 10090 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1030159 | 841074 |
| GPU | 1215533 | 801119 |
| Memory | 383071 | 371059 |
| UX | 484584 | 523068 |
| Total score | 3113347 | 2536320 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2299 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 38 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 30 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 20 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7827 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2) |
| OS size | - | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 12700 mAh | 10340 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Full charging time | - | 2:30 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 12:05 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:26 hr |
| Gaming | - | 07:56 hr |
| Standby | - | 167 hr |
General battery life
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 2) Depth: 2 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 | 6.0 | 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 | May 2024 |
| Release date | May 2026 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026) |
| Sensors | - 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Lenovo Legion Y900 13" (2026) is definitely a better buy.
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