Lenovo Legion Y900 13" (2026) vs Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
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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 Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin T92B and came out 8 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 13" (2026)
- Has a 1 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 12700 vs 10100 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 27% higher pixel density (355 vs 279 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3077 and 1507 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (76.6 vs 90.5 square inches)
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 | 12 inches |
| Resolution | 2560 x 3840 pixels | 2800 x 1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 355 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (30-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.2% | 86.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 23 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1115:1 |
Screen space comparison
Legion Y900 13" (2026)
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
MatePad 12 X (2025)
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 291.8 mm (11.49 inches) | 270 mm (10.63 inches) |
| Width | 200 mm (7.87 inches) | 183 mm (7.2 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.99 mm (0.24 inches) | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 599 g (21.13 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | White, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 584 cm2 (90.4 inches2) | 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (16th and 59th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (12th and 44th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | HiSilicon Kirin T92B |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | - |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
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| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | - |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | - |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | HiSilicon Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | - |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25015 | 3426 |
| Single-core score | 3077 | 1507 |
| Multi-core score | 9429 | 3973 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1030159 | - |
| GPU | 1215533 | - |
| Memory | 383071 | - |
| UX | 484584 | - |
| Total score | 3113347 | - |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 4.3 |
| OS size | - | 30 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 12700 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:35 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | 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) | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | May 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on MatePad 12 X (2025):
- The PaperMatte Display is optional.
*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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