Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2 vs Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 11.1-inch Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500s) that was released on September 4, 2026, against the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 6 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 Yoga Tab Gen 2
- Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 11000 vs 9000 mAh
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5
- 50% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4171K versus 2778K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 45W)
- Much smaller footprint: 39% more compact case (41.1 vs 67.1 square inches)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3625 and 2646 points
- Weighs 120 grams less
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 | 11.1 inches | 8.8 inches |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2560 pixels | 1904 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | - | 408 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 21 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1098:1 |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Tab Gen 2
11.1″ (3:2 ratio) = 56.9 in2
Legion Tab Gen 5
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~63% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 250.6 mm (9.87 inches) | 206.46 mm (8.13 inches) |
| Width | 172.98 mm (6.81 inches) | 128.5 mm (5.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) | 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 480 g (16.93 oz) | 360 g (12.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP52 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Green | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 433 cm2 (67.2 inches2) | 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (12th and 13th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (8th and 9th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25257 | 27090 |
| Single-core score | 2646 | 3625 |
| Multi-core score | 8144 | 10751 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 814403 | 1161389 |
| GPU | 974550 | 1577484 |
| Memory | 403750 | 444460 |
| UX | 585814 | 987775 |
| Total score | 2778517 | 4171108 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2
No benchmark results yet
Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-17 (DEFnub) | AnTuTu 11 | 4171108 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 16 |
| OS size | - | 56 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 11000 mAh | 9000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJNS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| 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) | 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | - | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | March 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $849 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5. But if the display, camera, and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2.
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