Lenovo Tab M9 vs Lenovo Tab M11
Here we compared two budget tablets: the 9-inch Lenovo Tab M9 (with MediaTek Helio G80) that was released on December 20, 2022, against the Lenovo Tab M11, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G88 and came out 1 year and 1 month after. 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 M9
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (45.7 vs 58.1 square inches)
- Weighs 121 grams less
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab M11
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Has a 2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1940 mAh larger battery capacity: 7040 vs 5100 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Thinner bezels – 15.5% more screen real estate
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (339K versus 300K)
- Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (401 against 363 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (20W versus 10W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
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 | 9 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 800 x 1340 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 173 ppi | 206 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 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 | 78.2% | 93.7% |
| RGB color space | 84.9% | 99.1% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 38 ms | 52 ms |
| Contrast | 2382:1 | 1078:1 |
Screen space comparison
Tab M11
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Tab M9
9″ (5:3 ratio) = 35.7 in2
~52% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 215.4 mm (8.48 inches) | 166.31 mm (6.55 inches) |
| Width | 136.8 mm (5.39 inches) | 225.26 mm (8.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.15 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 344 g (12.13 oz) | 465 g (16.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP52 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 295 cm2 (45.7 inches2) | 375 cm2 (58.1 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Excellent (4.03/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Bad (E) · 1 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (145th and 134th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (115th and 104th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G80 | MediaTek Helio G88 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1018 | 1094 |
| Single-core score | 415 | 435 |
| Multi-core score | 1447 | 1457 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 140324 | 140153 |
| GPU | 26315 | 26892 |
| Memory | 64694 | 68773 |
| UX | 69650 | 103186 |
| Total score | 300983 | 339004 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [14 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5845 | - |
| Video editing | 4442 | - |
| Photo editing | 13642 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5698 | - |
| Writing score | 8001 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | ZUI 15.1 | ZUI 15.1 |
| OS size | - | 18 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Max charge power | 10 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes |
| Full charging time | 4:00 hr | 2:47 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:21 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:41 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:10 hr | - |
| Standby | 146 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 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: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 2 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | 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 | 5.1 |
| 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, 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 | 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | December 2022 | January 2024 |
| Release date | March 2022 | April 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $135 | $179 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 10 W | Not included |
*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 Tab M11 is definitely a better buy.
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