Lenovo Tab One vs 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
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
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 | 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% |
| 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)
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
Tablet Ranking (141st and 136th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (111th and 106th place)
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 544 | 1094 |
| Single-core score | 411 | 435 |
| Multi-core score | 1433 | 1457 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 130650 | 140153 |
| GPU | 27382 | 26892 |
| Memory | 92029 | 68773 |
| UX | 99003 | 103186 |
| Total score | 349064 | 339004 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [14 tests] |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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
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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