Lenovo Idea Tab Plus vs Honor Pad X9a
60
out of 100
VS
53
out of 100
Here we compared two tablets: the 12.1-inch Lenovo Idea Tab Plus (with MediaTek Dimensity 6400 ) that was released on September 5, 2025, against the Honor Pad X9a, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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 Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Comes with 1900 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 8300 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 35W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 63% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 764 and 470 points
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad X9a
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (69.3 vs 78.3 square inches)
- Weighs 55 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 | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12.1 inches | 11.5 inches |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1504 x 2508 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 134.4% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 23 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1296:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Plus
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Pad X9a
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 278.8 mm (10.98 inches) | 267.3 mm (10.52 inches) |
| Width | 181.05 mm (7.13 inches) | 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.29 mm (0.25 inches) | 6.77 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 530 g (18.69 oz) | 475 g (16.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Pink | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 505 cm2 (78.3 inches2) | 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2) |
| Repairability | Excellent (4.05/5) | Good (3.05/5) |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) · 5 drops | Bad (E) · 10 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (93rd and 116th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (69th and 89th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6400 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1072 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1240 | 387 |
| Single-core score | 764 | 470 |
| Multi-core score | 2021 | 1463 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 215919 | 185758 |
| GPU | 47513 | 30082 |
| Memory | 109180 | 162956 |
| UX | 147129 | 137172 |
| Total score | 519771 | 515968 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 138 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15292 | 11364 |
| Video editing | 6125 | 4584 |
| Photo editing | 25011 | 16321 |
| Data manipulation | 7802 | 7431 |
| Writing score | 14566 | 10637 |
Recent User Tests
Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
No benchmark results yet
Honor Pad X9a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack) | CPU Throttle | 94% |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack) | GeekBench GPU | 385 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack) | GeekBench CPU | 470 / 1463 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack) | AnTuTu | 515968 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 9 |
| OS size | 28 GB | - |
| OS updates | 0 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10200 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 40 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:27 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1200 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 2592 x 1944 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | 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) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | September 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $185 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Lenovo Idea Tab Plus is definitely a better buy.
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