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Lenovo Idea Tab Pro vs iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)

70 out of 100
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
VS
89 out of 100
Apple iPad Pro 13
Idea Tab Pro
iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 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 Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024), which is powered by Apple M4 (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
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)
  • Delivers 161% higher peak brightness (1005 against 385 nits)
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3314K versus 1604K)
  • OLED display (versus competitor's LTPS LCD)
  • 2.6x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3663 and 1405 points
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
98.4
(Very good)
Value Index
30.8
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Idea Tab Pro
vs
iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)

Display

Type LTPS LCD OLED
Size 12.7 inches 13 inches
Resolution 1840 x 2944 pixels 2064 x 2752 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 4:3
PPI 273 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 400 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8% 86.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.4% 99.8%
PWM Not detected 240 Hz
Response time 29 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 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 Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024) +161%
1005 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 291.8 mm (11.49 inches) 281.6 mm (11.09 inches)
Width 189.1 mm (7.44 inches) 215.5 mm (8.48 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 5.1 mm (0.2 inches)
Weight 620 g (21.87 oz) 579 g (20.42 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 552 cm2 (85.5 inches2) 607 cm2 (94 inches2)
Repairability Excellent (4.04/5) Average (2.7/5)
Drop resistance Bad (E) · 14 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (65th and 8th place)
iPad Ranking (#3rd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Apple M4 (iPad)
Max clock 3350 MHz 4400 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 2.85 GHz:
- 4 cores at 4.41 GHz:
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP5 Apple GPU 10-core
GPU shading units 768 -
GPU clock 1400 MHz 1470 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~3763.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 7982 53792
Single-core score 1405 3663
Multi-core score 4438 11376
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 531924 1521099
GPU 401550 945613
Memory 290446 257529
UX 380890 590286
Total score 1604810 3314527
Samples [64 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 77% 74%
Graphics test 7 FPS 26 FPS
Graphics score 881 3507
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 14 FPS 54 FPS
Section 1 16 FPS 63 FPS
Section 2 14 FPS 56 FPS
Section 3 12 FPS 43 FPS
Graphics score 3688 14286
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 Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-07-10 (Vlad)GeekBench CPU3663 / 13353
Add View all (1)

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 7500 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 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 37 GB
OS updates 7 years 5 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 Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 50 min) Yes (50% in 38 min)
Full charging time 2:20 hr 2:20 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:21 hr 10:59 hr
Watching video 18:05 hr 17:16 hr
Gaming 08:22 hr 07:49 hr
Standby 157 hr 174 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
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
2) Depth
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
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 4.0
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
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2025 May 2024
Release date March 2025 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $1299
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Face recognition sensor
Keyboard weight - 662 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.
Notes on iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024):
    - The base versions with 256 or 512 GB come with 8 GB of RAM and have a 9-core CPU, while 1 TB and 2 TB models have 16 GB RAM and a 10-core CPU (about 14% faster in multi-core tests).
*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 Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
2 (66.7%)
1 (33.3%)
Total votes: 3

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