Lenovo Tab P12 vs Honor Pad 9
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.7-inch Lenovo Tab P12 (with MediaTek Dimensity 7050 ) that was released on July 28, 2023, against the Honor Pad 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 5 months 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 P12
- Shows 36% longer battery life (30:46 vs 22:40 hours)
- Comes with 1900 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 8300 mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (800K versus 729K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 10% higher pixel density (273 vs 249 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 9
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 40% higher peak brightness (566 against 405 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (77.7 vs 86.6 square inches)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
- Weighs 57 grams less
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12.7 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1840 x 2944 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 273 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6% | 84.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 280300 Hz | 29480 Hz |
| Response time | 29 ms | 27 ms |
| Contrast | 750:1 | 1533:1 |
Screen space comparison
Tab P12
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
Pad 9
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 293.3 mm (11.55 inches) | 278.27 mm (10.96 inches) |
| Width | 190.7 mm (7.51 inches) | 180.11 mm (7.09 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 612 g (21.59 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green | White, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 559 cm2 (86.7 inches2) | 501 cm2 (77.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (114th and 107th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (89th and 82nd place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 550 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 676 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~346.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2392 | 1640 |
| Single-core score | 966 | 941 |
| Multi-core score | 2424 | 2785 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 285232 | 307398 |
| GPU | 80158 | 74347 |
| Memory | 188153 | 162679 |
| UX | 247047 | 184865 |
| Total score | 800617 | 729289 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [47 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 233 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9630 | - |
| Video editing | 5765 | - |
| Photo editing | 28539 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8000 | - |
| Writing score | 15985 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | - |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | - |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | - | Magic OS 8 |
| OS size | - | 32 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 10200 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:35 hr | 2:05 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:47 hr | 07:22 hr |
| Watching video | 17:12 hr | 06:55 hr |
| Gaming | 07:44 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | 159 hr | 157 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 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 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | C616WPU |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | C617HWK |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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, Galileo | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2023 | December 2023 |
| Release date | July 2023 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $350 |
| Successor | - | - Honor Pad 10 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 20 W | Yes, 35 W |
Further details
Notes on Pad 9:
- The memory card slot is available only in the 4G model.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Honor Pad 9. But if the gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Tab P12.
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