Lenovo Tab M11 vs Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
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Here we compared two budget tablets: the 11-inch Lenovo Tab M11 (with MediaTek Helio G88) that was released on January 9, 2024, against the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 1 year and 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 Tab M11
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Thinner bezels – 13.3% more screen real estate
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (415K versus 339K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 10.61 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1200 x 2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 206 ppi | 220 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 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 | 93.7% | 80.4% |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 52 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1078:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Tab M11
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
10.61″ (5:3 ratio) = 49.7 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166.31 mm (6.55 inches) | 251.2 mm (9.89 inches) |
| Width | 225.26 mm (8.87 inches) | 158.8 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.15 mm (0.28 inches) | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 465 g (16.4 oz) | 465 g (16.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 375 cm2 (58.1 inches2) | 399 cm2 (61.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | Excellent (4.03/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) · 1 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (134th and 139th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (104th and 109th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G88 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1094 | 578 |
| Single-core score | 435 | 415 |
| Multi-core score | 1457 | 1457 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 140153 | 186103 |
| GPU | 26892 | 26538 |
| Memory | 68773 | 105911 |
| UX | 103186 | 96803 |
| Total score | 339004 | 415355 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [38 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 172 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 5694 |
| Video editing | - | 5301 |
| Photo editing | - | 13268 |
| Data manipulation | - | 5326 |
| Writing score | - | 7605 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | ZUI 15.1 | - |
| OS size | 18 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7040 mAh | 7700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:47 hr | 3:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 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 |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| 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 | 5.1 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | January 2024 | May 2022 |
| Release date | April 2024 | May 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | $159 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 10 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 display, camera, and design are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Tab M11. But if the performance, gaming, and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen).
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