Lenovo Tab P12 vs Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
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Here we compared two tablets: the 12.7-inch Lenovo Tab P12 (with MediaTek Dimensity 7050 ) that was released on July 28, 2023, against the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 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 P12
- Has a 2.09 inches larger screen size
- 93% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (800K versus 415K)
- Comes with 2500 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 7700 mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- 24% higher pixel density (273 vs 220 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
- Much smaller footprint: 29% more compact case (61.8 vs 86.6 square inches)
- Weighs 147 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.7 inches | 10.61 inches |
| Resolution | 1840 x 2944 pixels | 1200 x 2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 273 ppi | 220 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6% | 80.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | - |
| PWM | 280300 Hz | - |
| Response time | 29 ms | - |
| Contrast | 750:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Tab P12
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen)
10.61″ (5:3 ratio) = 49.7 in2
~45% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 293.3 mm (11.55 inches) | 251.2 mm (9.89 inches) |
| Width | 190.7 mm (7.51 inches) | 158.8 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 612 g (21.59 oz) | 465 g (16.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 559 cm2 (86.7 inches2) | 399 cm2 (61.8 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (113th and 140th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (88th and 110th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2400 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 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 550 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2392 | 578 |
| Single-core score | 966 | 415 |
| Multi-core score | 2424 | 1457 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 285232 | 186103 |
| GPU | 80158 | 26538 |
| Memory | 188153 | 105911 |
| UX | 247047 | 96803 |
| Total score | 800617 | 415355 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [38 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 233 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 172 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9630 | 5694 |
| Video editing | 5765 | 5301 |
| Photo editing | 28539 | 13268 |
| Data manipulation | 8000 | 5326 |
| Writing score | 15985 | 7605 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
Battery
| Capacity | 10200 mAh | 7700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 20 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 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:35 hr | 3:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:47 hr | - |
| Watching video | 17:12 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:44 hr | - |
| Standby | 159 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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 |
| LTE Cat* | - | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | July 2023 | May 2022 |
| Release date | July 2023 | May 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $159 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 20 W | Yes, 10 W |
Further details
Notes on Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen):
- The Wi-Fi version has a MediaTek Helio G80 SoC, while the LTE – Snapdragon 680.
- Models with Helio G80 come with eMMC 5.1 memory. Snapdragon 680 models include UFS 2.2 memory (only 64 and 128 GB).
*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 Lenovo Tab P12 is definitely a better buy.
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