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Lenovo Tab M9 vs Lenovo Tab M8 (4th Gen)

37 out of 100
Lenovo Tab M9
VS
37 out of 100
Lenovo Tab M8 (4th Gen)
Tab M9
Tab M8 (4th Gen)

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 M8 (4th Gen), which is powered by MediaTek Helio A22 and came out 4 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 M9
  • 94% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (300K versus 155K)
  • Has a 1 inch larger screen size
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
  • 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 415 and 330 points
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab M8 (4th Gen)
  • Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (36.7 vs 45.7 square inches)

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Tab M9 and M8 (4th Gen) 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
66.2
(Good)
Value Index
60.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Tab M9
vs
Tab M8 (4th Gen)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 9 inches 8 inches
Resolution 800 x 1340 pixels 800 x 1280 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 16:10
PPI 173 ppi 189 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 350 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 78.2% 78.2%
Display tests
RGB color space 84.9% 85.6%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 38 ms 35 ms
Contrast 2382:1 2563:1
Screen space comparison
Tab M9
9″ (5:3 ratio) = 35.7 in2
Tab M8 (4th Gen)
8″ (16:10 ratio) = 28.8 in2
~24% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Tab M9
363 nits
Tab M8 (4th Gen) +5%
380 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 215.4 mm (8.48 inches) 197.97 mm (7.79 inches)
Width 136.8 mm (5.39 inches) 119.82 mm (4.72 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.95 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 320 g (11.29 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 295 cm2 (45.7 inches2) 237 cm2 (36.8 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tab M9
78.2%
Tab M8 (4th Gen)
78.2%
Tablet Ranking (145th and 144th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (115th and 114th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Tab M9 and Lenovo Tab M8 (4th Gen)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G80 MediaTek Helio A22
Max clock 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 4 (4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53
L3 cache 1 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes NeuroPilot
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 PowerVR GE8300
GPU shading units 48 16
GPU clock 950 MHz 660 MHz
FLOPS ~91.2 GFLOPS ~20.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Tab M9 and Lenovo Tab M8 (4th Gen)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tab M9 +26%
415
Tab M8 (4th Gen)
330
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tab M9 +26%
1447
Tab M8 (4th Gen)
1150
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1018 -
Single-core score 415 330
Multi-core score 1447 1150
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Tab M9 +94%
300983
Tab M8 (4th Gen)
155362
CPU 140324 50011
GPU 26315 11351
Memory 64694 43708
UX 69650 50292
Total score 300983 155362
Samples [11 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Tab M9 +46%
7021
Tab M8 (4th Gen)
4794
Web score 5845 5175
Video editing 4442 3987
Photo editing 13642 8627
Data manipulation 5698 3196
Writing score 8001 4460
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 3 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1600 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32 GB 32 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 -

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 10 W 10 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging No No
Full charging time 4:00 hr 4:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:21 hr 09:20 hr
Watching video 12:41 hr 12:46 hr
Gaming 05:10 hr 05:13 hr
Standby 146 hr 147 hr
General battery life
Tab M9
25:33 hr
Tab M8 (4th Gen)
25:38 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 5 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 No
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 5 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 2 megapixels 2 megapixels
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
Video resolution 720p 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
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
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 Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Tab M9
79.8 dB
Tab M8 (4th Gen) +1%
80.2 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced December 2022 April 2023
Release date March 2022 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $135 $119
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Yes, 10 W
Further details
Notes on Tab M8 (4th Gen):
    - Proximity sensor only in the 4G model.
    - No support for GLONASS, Beidou, or A-GPS in non-4G models.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance and design are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Tab M9. But if the display and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Tab M8 (4th Gen).

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
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Total votes: 16

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