Xiaomi Pad Mini vs Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Xiaomi Pad Mini (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 5 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 Xiaomi Pad Mini
- Reverse charging feature
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3192K versus 2845K)
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 | 8.8 inches | 8.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1880 x 3008 pixels | 1904 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 408 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 83.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 24 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1195:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 205.13 mm (8.08 inches) | 208.5 mm (8.21 inches) |
| Width | 132.03 mm (5.2 inches) | 129.5 mm (5.1 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.46 mm (0.25 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 326 g (11.5 oz) | 346.7 g (12.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Purple | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 271 cm2 (42 inches2) | 270 cm2 (41.9 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (28th and 27th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (21st and 20th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 4320 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 24462 |
| Single-core score | 2990 | 3094 |
| Multi-core score | 9086 | 9697 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 835859 | 928000 |
| GPU | 997763 | 1187392 |
| Memory | 385910 | 394675 |
| UX | 626018 | 682319 |
| Total score | 2845550 | 3192386 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 76% | - |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2156 | 2484 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | 51 FPS |
| Section 2 | 39 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9951 | 12145 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17430 | - |
| Video editing | 6789 | - |
| Photo editing | 34216 | - |
| Data manipulation | 17755 | - |
| Writing score | 23961 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad Mini
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-20 (Butter) | AnTuTu | 2845550 |
| π 2025-11-12 (Butter) | AnTuTu | 2814063 |
Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-30 -> Wwws | AnTuTu | 3192386 |
| π 2026-07-09 (ZepyZepy) | AnTuTu | 3323284 |
| π 2026-02-01 -> Oladyshek | AnTuTu | 3078221 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 20 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 7600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 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 (57% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:00 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 09:21 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:30 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | - |
| Standby | 202 hr | - |
General battery life
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 60FPS | 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 | Omnivision OV13B10 | Samsung S5KJNS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08F | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| 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 | 5.4 | 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 |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - 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 battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Pad Mini. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority β go for the Lenovo Legion Gen 4 (Y700) 2025.
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