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Lenovo Idea Tab Pro vs iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)

70 out of 100
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
VS
64 out of 100
Apple iPad 10.9
Idea Tab Pro
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.7-inch Lenovo Idea Tab Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300) that was released on March 14, 2025, against the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022), which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 2 years and 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has a 1.8 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2594 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 7606 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (32:09 vs 26:19 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1604K versus 1216K)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.5% more screen real estate
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
  • Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (467 against 385 nits)
  • Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (69.1 vs 85.6 square inches)
  • 51% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2124 and 1405 points
  • Weighs 143 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) crucial features
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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8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
98.4
(Very good)
Value Index
92.1
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Idea Tab Pro
vs
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)

Display

Type LTPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.7 inches 10.9 inches
Resolution 1840 x 2944 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 273 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8% 79.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.4% 97.6%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 29 ms 33 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 953:1
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Pro
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
10.9″ (3:2 ratio) = 54.8 in2
~32% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Idea Tab Pro
385 nits
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022) +21%
467 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 291.8 mm (11.49 inches) 248.6 mm (9.79 inches)
Width 189.1 mm (7.44 inches) 179.5 mm (7.07 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 620 g (21.87 oz) 477 g (16.83 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Area 552 cm2 (85.5 inches2) 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2)
Repairability Excellent (4.04/5) -
Drop resistance Bad (E) · 14 drops -
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (65th and 87th place)
iPad Ranking (#23rd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Apple A14 Bionic
Max clock 3350 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm
- 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP5 Apple GPU 4-core
GPU shading units 768 256
GPU clock 1400 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~654.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 7982 16803
Single-core score 1405 2124
Multi-core score 4438 4871
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 531924 344641
GPU 401550 317647
Memory 290446 129624
UX 380890 424836
Total score 1604810 1216748
Samples [64 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 77% -
Graphics test 7 FPS -
Graphics score 881 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 85%
Graphics test 14 FPS 11 FPS
Section 1 16 FPS 13 FPS
Section 2 14 FPS 10 FPS
Section 3 12 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 3688 2767
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 86%
Graphics test - 13 FPS
Graphics score - 2229
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-06 (JOSUK3)AnTuTu1598851
📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux)GeekBench GPU7982
📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux)GeekBench CPU1405 / 4438
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Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-04 (Stelle)AnTuTu1288870
📘 2026-06-29 (Ad_545)AnTuTu1216748
📘 2026-05-22 (Ashutosh)AnTuTu1161773
📘 2026-05-19 -> Starjack36AnTuTu1208173
📘 2026-04-24 (denckk)AnTuTu1211908
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
OS size 46 GB -
OS updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 10200 mAh 7606 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 50 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:20 hr 2:22 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:21 hr 07:43 hr
Watching video 18:05 hr 10:43 hr
Gaming 08:22 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 157 hr 178 hr
General battery life
Idea Tab Pro +22%
32:09 hr
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
26:19 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.3 5.2
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 Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2025 October 2022
Release date March 2025 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $449
Successor - - Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight - 297 g
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 20 W
Further details
Notes on Idea Tab Pro:
    - The 128 GB model uses UFS 3.1, while the 256 GB version has UFS 4.0.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
10 (90.9%)
1 (9.1%)
Total votes: 11

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