Oppo Pad Mini vs Lenovo Legion Y700 AI

85 out of 100
Oppo Pad Mini
VS
88 out of 100
Lenovo Legion Y700 AI

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Oppo Pad Mini (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on April 21, 2026, against the Lenovo Legion Y700 AI, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Oppo Pad Mini
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Y700 AI
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4518K versus 3337K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3765 and 2919 points

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Pad Mini and Lenovo Legion Y700 AI crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
39.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
44.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 8.4 inches
Resolution 1680 x 2520 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
PPI 344 ppi 359 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1600 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4000 nits
HDR support - Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 87.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Screen space comparison
Pad Mini
8.8″ (3:2 ratio) = 35.7 in2
Legion Y700 AI
8.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 31.7 in2
~12% more screen space

Design and build

Height 194.38 mm (7.65 inches) 190.48 mm (7.5 inches)
Width 132.38 mm (5.21 inches) 122.64 mm (4.83 inches)
Thickness 5.46 mm (0.21 inches) 6.5 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 282 g (9.95 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
Waterproof No IP52
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Purple White, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 257 cm2 (39.9 inches2) 234 cm2 (36.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad Mini +2%
89.6%
Tablet Ranking (21st and 15th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (16th and 11th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Oppo Pad Mini and Lenovo Legion Y700 AI
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 3800 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Oppo Pad Mini and Lenovo Legion Y700 AI
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2919
3765
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9780
11405
Compute Score (GPU)
20583
27982
Compute Score (GPU) 20583 27982
Single-core score 2919 3765
Multi-core score 9780 11405
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3337900
4518403
CPU 1037450 1322001
GPU 1091223 1594848
Memory 438401 593523
UX 770826 1008031
Total score 3337900 4518403
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM ColorOS 16 -
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 7470 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 24 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 0:51 hr

Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS -
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 MP
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
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 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.4
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 2
Type of SIM card No Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 August 2026
Release date April 2026 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $849 $820
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 68 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Legion Y700 AI. But if the connectivity is more of a priority – go for the Oppo Pad Mini.

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