Lenovo has confirmed that its upcoming Legion Y700 5th-generation tablet will launch in March. Ahead of the official unveiling, the company has disclosed major hardware details, highlighting significant performance gains over its predecessor. Here’s a look at what to expect from the Y700 in terms of performance.
Lenovo Y700 (2026): Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 drives record-breaking score
The Legion Y700 (2026) will run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, currently positioned as the most powerful chip in the Android camp. With this, the Y700 becomes the first compact tablet to feature the new flagship silicon. Lenovo has paired the chipset with LPDDR5T RAM rated at 10667Mbps and UFS 4.1 Pro storage, ensuring high-speed memory and faster data transfers. A previous report revealed that the device will arrive with up to 24GB+1TB configuration.
In AnTuTu testing, the tablet achieved a score of 4,532,189. This places it ahead of recent contenders such as the iQOO 15 Ultra, which scored 4,518,403, and the Honor Windows device at 4,409,382. Based on these numbers, Lenovo is pitching the Y700 as the most powerful Android small tablet at present.
The upcoming Lenovo Y700 continues with the 8.8-inch display size, offering a resolution of 3040 x 1904 pixels. It supports a 165Hz refresh rate, 408PPI pixel density, 2640Hz instantaneous touch sampling and 480Hz multi-touch sampling rate. The screen delivers up to 800nits global brightness, covers the DCI-P3 colour gamut and supports 12bit colour depth. It also carries TÜV Rheinland certifications for low blue light and flicker-free viewing.
Lenovo has introduced an AI-based network acceleration feature aimed at gamers. In challenging network conditions, the company claims gaming latency can reduce by 54.8 percent, while stutter instances may drop by 42.7 percent compared to rival devices. It will be available in black and white shades.
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