Lenovo Tab One vs Lenovo Tab M11

43 out of 100
Lenovo Tab One
VS
45 out of 100
Lenovo Tab M11

Here we compared two budget tablets: the 8.7-inch Lenovo Tab One (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on March 12, 2025, against the Lenovo Tab M11, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G88 and came out 1 year and 3 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

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab One
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (40.8 vs 58.1 square inches)
  • Weighs 145 grams less
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab M11
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1940 mAh larger battery capacity: 7040 vs 5100 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Thinner bezels – 11.9% more screen real estate
  • 15% higher pixel density (206 vs 179 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Tab One and Tab M11 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
64*
62*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
43*
45*
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
116.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
72.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Size 8.7 inches 11 inches
Resolution 800 x 1340 pixels 1200 x 1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 16:10
PPI 179 ppi 206 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 480 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.8% 93.7%
Display tests
RGB color space 81% 99.1%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 24 ms 52 ms
Contrast 1696:1 1078:1
Screen space comparison
Tab M11
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Tab One
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~62% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
381 nits
Tab M11 +7%
408 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 211 mm (8.31 inches) 166.31 mm (6.55 inches)
Width 124.8 mm (4.91 inches) 225.26 mm (8.87 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 7.15 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 320 g (11.29 oz) 465 g (16.4 oz)
Waterproof No IP52
Rear material Plastic Metal
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Gray, Green Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) 375 cm2 (58.1 inches2)
Repairability Excellent (4/5) Excellent (4.03/5)
Drop resistance Bad (E) · 3 drops Bad (E) · 1 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
81.8%
Tab M11 +15%
93.7%
Tablet Ranking (141st and 136th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (111th and 106th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Tab One and Lenovo Tab M11
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 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
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Tab One and Lenovo Tab M11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
411
Tab M11 +6%
435
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1433
Tab M11 +2%
1457
Compute Score (GPU)
544
Tab M11 +101%
1094
Compute Score (GPU) 544 1094
Single-core score 411 435
Multi-core score 1433 1457
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Tab One +3%
349064
339004
CPU 130650 140153
GPU 27382 26892
Memory 92029 68773
UX 99003 103186
Total score 349064 339004
Samples [32 tests] [14 tests]

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 13
ROM - ZUI 15.1
OS size - 18 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 7040 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time - 2:47 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles

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
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 2 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.0
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.3 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
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
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
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Tab One +3%
83.7 dB
81.4 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced March 2025 January 2024
Release date March 2025 April 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $99 $179
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 0 W Not included
*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 software is more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Tab One.

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