Lenovo Idea Tab Pro vs Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
70
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.7-inch Lenovo Idea Tab Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300) that was released on March 14, 2025, against the Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 7 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 Idea Tab Pro
- Has a 3.9 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 3650 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 6550 mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 1406K)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 45W)
- Much smaller footprint: 51% more compact case (41.8 vs 85.6 square inches)
- 26% higher pixel density (343 vs 273 PPI)
- Weighs 270 grams less
- 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1839 and 1405 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 | LTPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.7 inches | 8.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1840 x 2944 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 273 ppi | 343 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 83.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.4% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 29 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Pro
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~108% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 291.8 mm (11.49 inches) | 208.5 mm (8.21 inches) |
| Width | 189.1 mm (7.44 inches) | 129.5 mm (5.1 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 620 g (21.87 oz) | 350 g (12.35 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 552 cm2 (85.5 inches2) | 270 cm2 (41.9 inches2) |
| Repairability | Excellent (4.04/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) · 14 drops | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (65th and 74th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (48th and 56th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 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 | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP5 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7982 | 6122 |
| Single-core score | 1405 | 1839 |
| Multi-core score | 4438 | 4792 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 531924 | 520872 |
| GPU | 401550 | 241847 |
| Memory | 290446 | 252204 |
| UX | 380890 | 391255 |
| Total score | 1604810 | 1406178 |
| Samples | [64 tests] | [64 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 881 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 16 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 14 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 12 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3688 | - |
Recent User Tests
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-06 (JOSUK3) | AnTuTu | 1598851 |
| 📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux) | GeekBench GPU | 7982 |
| 📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux) | GeekBench CPU | 1405 / 4438 |
Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 |
| OS size | 46 GB | 46 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10200 mAh | 6550 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 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 50 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 13:21 hr | - |
| Watching video | 18:05 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:22 hr | - |
| Standby | 157 hr | - |
General battery life
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 | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.3 | 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 | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | August 2024 |
| Release date | March 2025 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | $599 |
| Successor | - | - Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3 (Y700) 2025 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Idea Tab Pro:
- The 128 GB model uses UFS 3.1, while the 256 GB version has UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro. But if the display and performance are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 2).
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