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Lenovo Tab P12 vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S

53 out of 100
Lenovo Tab P12
VS
60 out of 100
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
Tab P12
MatePad 11.5 S

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 Huawei MatePad 11.5 S, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9000WL and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
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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 P12
  • Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 8800 mAh
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (447 against 405 nits)
  • Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (71.6 vs 86.6 square inches)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1241 and 966 points
  • Weighs 102 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Tab P12 and Huawei MatePad 11.5 S 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
49.6
(Average)
Value Index
25.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Tab P12
vs
MatePad 11.5 S

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 12.7 inches 11.5 inches
Resolution 1840 x 2944 pixels 1840 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 273 ppi 291 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
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% 85.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 98.6% 97.4%
PWM 280300 Hz Not detected
Response time 29 ms 23 ms
Contrast 750:1 516:1
Screen space comparison
Tab P12
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
MatePad 11.5 S
11.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Tab P12
405 nits
MatePad 11.5 S +10%
447 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 293.3 mm (11.55 inches) 261 mm (10.28 inches)
Width 190.7 mm (7.51 inches) 177.2 mm (6.98 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.2 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 612 g (21.59 oz) 510 g (17.99 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green Silver, Gray, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 559 cm2 (86.7 inches2) 462 cm2 (71.8 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tab P12
83.6%
MatePad 11.5 S +2%
85.1%
Tablet Ranking (114th and 96th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (89th and 72nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Tab P12 and Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7050 HiSilicon Kirin 9000WL
Max clock 2600 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) -
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78		 -
Manufacturing TSMC -
Lithography process 6 nanometers -
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 550 -
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Maleoon 910
GPU shading units 128 -
GPU clock 950 MHz -
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Tab P12 and Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tab P12
966
MatePad 11.5 S +28%
1241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tab P12
2424
MatePad 11.5 S +60%
3882
Compute Score (GPU)
Tab P12
2392
MatePad 11.5 S +8%
2591
Compute Score (GPU) 2392 2591
Single-core score 966 1241
Multi-core score 2424 3882
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Tab P12 +7%
800617
MatePad 11.5 S
751382
CPU 285232 263131
GPU 80158 96927
Memory 188153 186235
UX 247047 205089
Total score 800617 751382
Samples [11 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 233 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9630 -
Video editing 5765 -
Photo editing 28539 -
Data manipulation 8000 -
Writing score 15985 -
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 -
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 HarmonyOS 4.2

Battery

Capacity 10200 mAh 8800 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:35 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:47 hr -
Watching video 17:12 hr -
Gaming 07:44 hr -
Standby 159 hr -
General battery life
Tab P12
30:46 hr
MatePad 11.5 S
n/a
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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 No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.0
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* No -
Hybrid slot No -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Tab P12
85.8 dB
MatePad 11.5 S +5%
90.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2023 May 2024
Release date July 2023 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $349 $399
Successor - - Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Yes, 22 W
*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 Huawei MatePad 11.5 S is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
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Total votes: 11

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