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Lenovo Idea Tab Pro vs Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)

70 out of 100
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
VS
80 out of 100
Apple IPad Air 13
Idea Tab Pro
IPad Air 13" (2024)

Here we compared two tablets: the 12.7-inch Lenovo Idea Tab Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300) that was released on March 14, 2025, against the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024), which is powered by Apple M2 (iPad) and came out 10 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
  • Shows 10% longer battery life (32:09 vs 29:14 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
Reasons to consider the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
  • 58% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2536K versus 1604K)
  • Delivers 53% higher peak brightness (588 against 385 nits)
  • 84% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2585 and 1405 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
98.4
(Very good)
Value Index
58.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Idea Tab Pro
vs
IPad Air 13" (2024)

Display

Type LTPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.7 inches 13 inches
Resolution 1840 x 2944 pixels 2048 x 2732 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 4:3
PPI 273 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 600 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8% 86.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.4% 99.7%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 29 ms 45 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1018:1
Screen space comparison
IPad Air 13" (2024)
13″ (4:3 ratio) = 81.1 in2
Idea Tab Pro
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Idea Tab Pro
385 nits
IPad Air 13" (2024) +53%
588 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 291.8 mm (11.49 inches) 280.6 mm (11.05 inches)
Width 189.1 mm (7.44 inches) 214.9 mm (8.46 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 620 g (21.87 oz) 617 g (21.76 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Area 552 cm2 (85.5 inches2) 603 cm2 (93.5 inches2)
Repairability Excellent (4.04/5) -
Drop resistance Bad (E) · 14 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (66th and 37th place)
iPad Ranking (#10th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Apple M2 (iPad)
Max clock 3350 MHz 3490 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 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 2.42 GHz: Blizzard
- 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche
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 10-core
GPU shading units 768 1024
GPU clock 1400 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~2863.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 7982 43561
Single-core score 1405 2585
Multi-core score 4438 10090
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Idea Tab Pro
1604810
IPad Air 13" (2024) +58%
2536320
CPU 531924 841074
GPU 401550 801119
Memory 290446 371059
UX 380890 523068
Total score 1604810 2536320
Samples [64 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 77% 74%
Graphics test 7 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 881 2299
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 14 FPS 30 FPS
Section 1 16 FPS 38 FPS
Section 2 14 FPS 30 FPS
Section 3 12 FPS 20 FPS
Graphics score 3688 7827
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)AnTuTu 111598851
📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux)Geekbench 6 GPU7982
📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux)Geekbench 6 CPU1405 / 4438
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Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 6400 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 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 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
OS size 46 GB 13 GB
OS updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 10200 mAh 10340 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
Full charging time 2:20 hr 2:30 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:21 hr 12:05 hr
Watching video 18:05 hr 11:26 hr
Gaming 08:22 hr 07:56 hr
Standby 157 hr 167 hr
General battery life
Idea Tab Pro +10%
32:09 hr
IPad Air 13" (2024)
29:14 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
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 6E (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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No eSIM
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
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
Idea Tab Pro +7%
85.6 dB
IPad Air 13" (2024)
80.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2025 May 2024
Release date March 2025 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $799
Successor - - Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025)
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
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 Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
3 (60%)
2 (40%)
Total votes: 5

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