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Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 vs Honor Pad 20

67 out of 100
Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2
VS
70 out of 100
Honor Pad 20
Tab Plus Gen 2
Pad 20

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.1-inch Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 (with MediaTek Dimensity 7400 ) that was released on June 16, 2026, against the Honor Pad 20, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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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 Plus Gen 2
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 20
  • 17% higher pixel density (292 vs 249 PPI)
  • Weighs 250 grams less
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1154 and 1060 points

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 and Honor Pad 20 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
71.1
(Good)
Value Index
53.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Tab Plus Gen 2
vs
Pad 20

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.1 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1872 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 249 ppi 292 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - Yes
Max rated brightness 800 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1% 85.4%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 278.8 mm (10.98 inches) 277.1 mm (10.91 inches)
Width 181.1 mm (7.13 inches) 179.3 mm (7.06 inches)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) 6.3 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 775 g (27.34 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
Waterproof IP52 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White Gray, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 505 cm2 (78.3 inches2) 497 cm2 (77 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tab Plus Gen 2
84.1%
Pad 20 +2%
85.4%
Tablet Ranking (69th and 63rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (51st and 46th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 and Honor Pad 20
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 2600 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 256 512
GPU clock 1300 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2 and Honor Pad 20
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tab Plus Gen 2
1060
Pad 20 +9%
1154
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tab Plus Gen 2 +1%
3148
Pad 20
3110
Compute Score (GPU)
Tab Plus Gen 2
2988
Pad 20 +37%
4098
Compute Score (GPU) 2988 4098
Single-core score 1060 1154
Multi-core score 3148 3110
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Tab Plus Gen 2
979430
Pad 20 +6%
1042677
CPU 358193 369492
GPU 158502 210450
Memory 181398 181398
UX 281337 281337
Total score 979430 1042677
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM - MagicOS 10
OS updates 2 years 6 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 10200 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:26 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No LED
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: 13 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
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
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers - 6.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2026 May 2026
Release date June 2026 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $369 $499
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These tablets have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Honor Pad 20. It has a better gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound.

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