Lenovo Tab P12 vs Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen)
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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 Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen), which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 11 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 1.2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2500 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 7700 mAh
- 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (800K versus 545K)
- Shows 20% longer battery life (30:46 vs 25:42 hours)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 34% higher pixel density (273 vs 203 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)
- 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 966 and 683 points
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (70.7 vs 86.6 square inches)
- Weighs 92 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 | 11.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1840 x 2944 pixels | 1200 x 2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 273 ppi | 203 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 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% | 82.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 98.6% | 133.5% |
| PWM | 280300 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 29 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | 750:1 | 1459:1 |
Screen space comparison
Tab P12
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
Tab P11 (2nd Gen)
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
~24% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 293.3 mm (11.55 inches) | 269.1 mm (10.59 inches) |
| Width | 190.7 mm (7.51 inches) | 169.4 mm (6.67 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 612 g (21.59 oz) | 520 g (18.34 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 559 cm2 (86.7 inches2) | 456 cm2 (70.6 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (113th and 124th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (88th and 96th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 550 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2392 | 1879 |
| Single-core score | 966 | 683 |
| Multi-core score | 2424 | 1865 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 285232 | 250145 |
| GPU | 80158 | 43322 |
| Memory | 188153 | 116331 |
| UX | 247047 | 135748 |
| Total score | 800617 | 545546 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [178 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 233 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 343 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9630 | 9703 |
| Video editing | 5765 | 6207 |
| Photo editing | 28539 | 23237 |
| Data manipulation | 8000 | 8051 |
| Writing score | 15985 | 12175 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 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) |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
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 | 2:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:47 hr | 09:14 hr |
| Watching video | 17:12 hr | 12:17 hr |
| Gaming | 07:44 hr | 05:58 hr |
| Standby | 159 hr | 150 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| 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 | 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 6E (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 | 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 | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2023 | September 2022 |
| Release date | July 2023 | January 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $369 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 20 W | Yes, 10 W |
Further details
Notes on Tab P11 (2nd Gen):
- Has Precision Pen 2 support.
*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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Total votes: 14