Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 vs Honor Pad 20
82
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70
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 13-inch Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 ) that was released on March 2, 2026, against the Honor Pad 20, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 3 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
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2420K versus 1042K)
- Has a 0.9 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 87% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2163 and 1154 points
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 20
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (77 vs 88.2 square inches)
- Weighs 73 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 | LTPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 13 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 3504 x 2190 pixels | 1872 x 3000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 318 ppi | 292 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.1% | 85.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 18 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1236:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
13″ (16:10 ratio) = 76 in2
Pad 20
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 296.48 mm (11.67 inches) | 277.1 mm (10.91 inches) |
| Width | 191.91 mm (7.56 inches) | 179.3 mm (7.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 598 g (21.09 oz) | 525 g (18.52 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 569 cm2 (88.2 inches2) | 497 cm2 (77 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (26th and 63rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (19th and 46th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 825 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 19229 | 4098 |
| Single-core score | 2163 | 1154 |
| Multi-core score | 6823 | 3110 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 696993 | 369492 |
| GPU | 801878 | 210450 |
| Memory | 426982 | 181398 |
| UX | 494585 | 281337 |
| Total score | 2420441 | 1042677 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | - | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 43 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10200 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | - | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | - | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | May 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $499 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 45 W |
*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 Pro Gen 2 is definitely a better buy.
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