Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4) VS Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro

The most meaningful design differentiators between these two tablets come down to weight and thickness — two specs that pull in opposite directions. The Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4) is significantly lighter at 340 g versus the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro's 494 g, a difference of 154 g that is very noticeable in extended one-handed or handheld use. For a gaming-oriented tablet used during long sessions, this weight advantage matters considerably.

The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro counters with a slimmer profile at 5.8 mm thick compared to the Legion's 7 mm, making it feel more premium and pocketable in a bag or sleeve. However, the extra thinness comes at a real cost in hand weight, which is often the more practical consideration for daily portability. Neither device offers water resistance, a rugged build, a bundled stylus, or any keyboard accessory support, so those dimensions are a complete tie and offer no differentiation.

On balance, the Legion Y700 (Gen 4) holds a clear edge in Design for most users. Its 154 g weight advantage has far greater real-world impact — reducing fatigue during gaming, media consumption, or commuting — than the Xiaomi's marginal thinness gain. Unless ultra-slim aesthetics are a priority, the Legion's portability profile is the stronger overall package here.

Both panels are LCD IPS, so neither enjoys the contrast or power efficiency advantages of OLED. Within that shared foundation, though, the two screens serve noticeably different priorities. The Legion Y700 (Gen 4) packs a 408 ppi pixel density into its compact 8.8″ panel — the highest sharpness figure of the two — while its 165 Hz refresh rate edges out the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro's 144 Hz. In practice, that extra smoothness is perceptible during fast-paced gaming and rapid scrolling, reinforcing the Legion's gaming-tablet positioning.

Where the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro asserts itself is in media credentials and screen real estate. Its 11.2″ display offers substantially more viewing area — meaningful for productivity, video, and split-screen multitasking — and it backs that up with Dolby Vision and HDR10 support, neither of which the Legion offers. Streaming platforms that serve Dolby Vision content will display it with dynamic tone-mapping on the Pad 8 Pro, producing richer highlights and shadow detail than a non-HDR panel can render. The Pad 8 Pro also includes branded damage-resistant glass, adding a practical durability layer the Legion lacks.

There is no single winner here — the edge shifts depending on intent. The Legion Y700 (Gen 4) leads for gaming, where its superior pixel density and higher refresh rate matter most. The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro leads for media consumption and general use, where larger screen size, HDR/Dolby Vision certification, and glass protection collectively deliver a more well-rounded display package.

Rarely does a performance comparison arrive this clear-cut: both tablets run the identical Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, built on a 3 nm process, paired with the same Adreno 830 GPU, 16 GB of RAM at 5300 MHz, and produce exactly the same Geekbench 6 scores — 3234 single-core and 10059 multi-core. Every CPU clock, cache size, memory bandwidth, and graphics API version is shared. In raw compute terms, these two devices are functionally identical, and no meaningful real-world performance gap will exist between them in gaming, multitasking, or any workload.

The only differences worth noting lie in storage capacity and Android version. The Legion Y700 (Gen 4) ships with up to 1024 GB of internal storage versus the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro's 512 GB — a significant practical advantage for users who store large game libraries, media files, or high-resolution content locally, especially since neither device offers a microSD slot. On the software side, the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro launches on Android 16 while the Legion ships on Android 15, giving Xiaomi a slight forward-looking edge in OS freshness at launch.

Overall, this group is essentially a tie in performance, with the Legion holding a tangible storage advantage and the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro countering with a newer Android version. Neither difference touches compute power itself — users should base their choice here on how much local storage they need rather than any expectation of a performance delta.

Tablet cameras are rarely a primary purchase driver, but the gaps here are worth understanding. Both devices share a 50 MP main camera with identical feature sets — HDR mode, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, manual ISO, white balance, focus, and exposure controls — so rear-camera capability is effectively a draw. Where things diverge is the front camera: the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro equips a 32 MP selfie shooter versus just 8 MP on the Legion Y700 (Gen 4). For video calls, which are among the most common tablet camera use cases, that resolution gap translates to noticeably sharper image quality on the Xiaomi side.

Two further differentiators favor the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro. It carries a CMOS sensor on the main camera — a sensor architecture the Legion lacks according to the provided data — and it supports in-camera panoramas, a feature absent on the Legion. Neither device offers optical image stabilization, slow-motion recording, or any optical zoom, so those limitations are shared equally.

The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro holds a clear edge in Cameras. Its 32 MP front camera is the single most impactful differentiator for real-world tablet use, and the addition of CMOS sensor support and panorama mode gives it a broader imaging toolkit overall. The Legion's camera suite is adequate but lags behind in every area where the two actually differ.

Audio is the most straightforward category in this comparison: every single spec is identical across both devices. The Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4) and the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro both feature stereo speakers, omit a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and support none of the premium Bluetooth audio codecs — no aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, or any variant. Wireless audio quality for both will be governed by standard SBC or AAC codec support at best, meaning audiophiles relying on high-fidelity Bluetooth headphones will find neither device particularly accommodating.

The absence of a headphone jack on both is a practical consideration worth flagging for users who prefer wired audio — particularly gamers who favor low-latency wired headsets. Without aptX Low Latency or aptX Adaptive support either, Bluetooth audio on both tablets carries a baseline risk of perceptible audio lag in time-sensitive gaming scenarios.

This group is an unambiguous tie. No differentiator exists between these two products on any audio specification provided. The decision here ultimately comes down to speaker tuning and real-world audio output quality, which lie outside the scope of the available data.

Battery is one of the cleaner wins in this entire comparison. The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro carries a 9200 mAh cell against the Legion Y700 (Gen 4)'s 7600 mAh — a 1600 mAh gap that, on a larger-screened device running the same chip, still represents a meaningful endurance advantage. All else being equal, the Xiaomi's larger reservoir translates to more screen-on time before needing a charge, which matters for travel, long work sessions, or extended media consumption.

The charging story compounds that advantage further. The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro supports fast charging while the Legion Y700 (Gen 4) does not — meaning not only does the Xiaomi start with more capacity, it also replenishes faster when it does run low. That combination of higher endurance and quicker recovery is a significant practical edge. Neither device offers wireless charging or a removable battery, so those dimensions are equal.

The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro holds a clear advantage in Battery on both fronts that matter most: it lasts longer on a charge thanks to its larger 9200 mAh cell, and it gets back to full faster with fast charging support — a feature the Legion entirely lacks.

Connectivity and features produce the second complete tie in this comparison — every single specification across this extensive group is identical for both tablets. Shared highlights include USB 3.2 Type-C, Wi-Fi with 10,000 Mbits/s download and 3,500 Mbits/s upload speeds, multi-user support, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, and a full suite of privacy controls including app tracking blocks, location options, and camera/microphone permissions. On the software side, both offer dynamic theming, dark mode, widgets, offline voice recognition, and battery health monitoring.

Notable shared absences are equally worth flagging. Neither device includes NFC, GPS, a cellular module, or 5G support — positioning both firmly as Wi-Fi-only tablets without contactless payment capability or standalone navigation. The lack of GPS in particular limits utility for any location-dependent applications that require precise positioning without an internet connection.

This group is a complete tie with no differentiator to separate the two products. Users evaluating on connectivity and software features alone will find no basis for preference between the Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4) and the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro — the decision must rest on the advantages identified in other spec groups.

With only two data points in this group — and both shared — there is little to analyze beyond confirming the tie. Both tablets use DDR5 memory and support multithreading, meaning each benefits from the same generation of high-bandwidth, low-power RAM architecture and the same CPU-level parallel processing capability. DDR5 is the current standard for flagship-tier chips, consistent with the Snapdragon 8 Elite platform both devices run, so neither product offers anything the other does not in this category.

This group is a complete tie. No differentiation exists between the Lenovo Legion Y700 (Gen 4) and the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro on any of the provided miscellaneous specifications.