Lenovo Idea Tab vs Huawei MatePad SE 11
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11-inch Lenovo Idea Tab (with MediaTek Dimensity 6300 ) that was released on March 14, 2025, against the Huawei MatePad SE 11, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 8 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
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (562K versus 461K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.0
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 72% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 793 and 460 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad SE 11
- Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (450 against 391 nits)
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 | 11 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | - | 206 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 84.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 96.5% | 98% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 28 ms | 26 ms |
| Contrast | 1054:1 | 1537:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.59 mm (10.02 inches) | 252.3 mm (9.93 inches) |
| Width | 166.15 mm (6.54 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 480 g (16.93 oz) | 475 g (16.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) | 413 cm2 (64 inches2) |
| Repairability | Excellent (4.04/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) · 9 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (117th and 126th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (90th and 98th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 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) | 1249 | - |
| Single-core score | 793 | 460 |
| Multi-core score | 2048 | 1489 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 221705 | 191663 |
| GPU | 41398 | 29731 |
| Memory | 118084 | 110054 |
| UX | 181258 | 129788 |
| Total score | 562445 | 461236 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [37 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Lenovo Idea Tab
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-11 (biszkopt875) | AnTuTu | 562445 |
Huawei MatePad SE 11
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | HarmonyOS 2.0 |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7040 mAh | 7700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 09:11 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:53 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:11 hr |
| Standby | - | 150 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 2592 x 1944 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p 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 | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | July 2024 |
| Release date | March 2025 | July 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $189 | $160 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 20 W | Yes, 22 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 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 5