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Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen) vs Amazon Fire HD 10

43 out of 100
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
VS
41 out of 100
Amazon Fire HD 10
Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
Fire HD 10

Here we compared two budget tablets: the 10.61-inch Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on May 1, 2022, against the Amazon Fire HD 10, which is powered by MediaTek octa-core processor and came out 2 years and 5 months after. 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 Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
  • Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 7700 vs 6500 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Thinner bezels – 7.4% more screen real estate
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 84% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 415 and 225 points
Reasons to consider the Amazon Fire HD 10
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen) and Amazon Fire HD 10 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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3 / 32 GB
VS
3 / 32 GB
49.9
(Average)
Value Index
131.3
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
vs
Fire HD 10

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 10.61 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 16:10
PPI 220 ppi 224 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.4% 73%
Screen space comparison
Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
10.61″ (5:3 ratio) = 49.7 in2
Fire HD 10
10.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 45.8 in2
~8% more screen space

Design and build

Height 251.2 mm (9.89 inches) 246 mm (9.69 inches)
Width 158.8 mm (6.25 inches) 164.8 mm (6.49 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 465 g (16.4 oz) 433.6 g (15.29 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 399 cm2 (61.8 inches2) 405 cm2 (62.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (158th and 159th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (127th and 128th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen) and Amazon Fire HD 10
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 MediaTek octa-core processor
Max clock 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) -
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 -
Manufacturing TSMC -
Lithography process 6 nanometers -
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 -
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 -
GPU shading units 128 -
GPU clock 1114 MHz -
FLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen) and Amazon Fire HD 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 578 -
Single-core score 415 225
Multi-core score 1457 852
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 186103 -
GPU 26538 -
Memory 105911 -
UX 96803 -
Total score 415355 -
Samples [38 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 172 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 5694 -
Video editing 5301 -
Photo editing 13268 -
Data manipulation 5326 -
Writing score 7605 -
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 3 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32 GB 32 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android
ROM - Fire OS
OS size - 9.7 GB

Battery

Capacity 7700 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes
Full charging time 3:00 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital No
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 2 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.2 -
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Aperture f/2.0 -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 720p at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* No -
Hybrid slot No -
LTE Cat* 13 -
5G support No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced May 2022 October 2024
Release date May 2022 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $159 $139
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Yes, 15 W
Further details
Notes on Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen):
    - The Wi-Fi version has a MediaTek Helio G80 SoC, while the LTE – Snapdragon 680.
    - Models with Helio G80 come with eMMC 5.1 memory. Snapdragon 680 models include UFS 2.2 memory (only 64 and 128 GB).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen). But if the display and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Amazon Fire HD 10.

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