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Lenovo Tab Plus vs Honor Pad X9

54 out of 100
Lenovo Tab Plus
VS
49 out of 100
Honor Pad X9
Tab Plus
Pad X9

Here we compared two tablets: the 11.5-inch Lenovo Tab Plus (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on June 20, 2024, against the Honor Pad X9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
4 / 128 GB
  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
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Shows 31% longer battery life (33:33 vs 25:36 hours)
  • Comes with 1350 mAh larger battery capacity: 8600 vs 7250 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 22.5W)
  • 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (545K versus 461K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad X9
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Weighs 151 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Tab Plus and Honor Pad X9 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
56.8
(Average)
Value Index
87.1
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Tab Plus
vs
Pad X9

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 11.5 inches 11.5 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels 1200 x 2000 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 5:3
PPI 203 ppi 203 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 400 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.5% 84.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 96.1% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 37 ms -
Contrast 1550:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Tab Plus
436 nits
Pad X9 +3%
451 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 268.3 mm (10.56 inches) 267.3 mm (10.52 inches)
Width 174.25 mm (6.86 inches) 167.4 mm (6.59 inches)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 650 g (22.93 oz) 499 g (17.6 oz)
Waterproof IP52 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 468 cm2 (72.4 inches2) 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2)
Repairability Excellent (4.07/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 72 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Tab Plus
80.5%
Pad X9 +4%
84.1%
Tablet Ranking (111th and 127th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (86th and 99th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Tab Plus and Honor Pad X9
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max clock 2200 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1260 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Tab Plus and Honor Pad X9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tab Plus +54%
736
Pad X9
477
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tab Plus +30%
2024
Pad X9
1551
Compute Score (GPU)
Tab Plus
n/a
Pad X9
570
Compute Score (GPU) - 570
Single-core score 736 477
Multi-core score 2024 1551
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Tab Plus +18%
545546
Pad X9
461236
CPU 250145 191663
GPU 43322 29731
Memory 116331 110054
UX 135748 129788
Total score 545546 461236
Samples [178 tests] [37 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Tab Plus
135
Pad X9
n/a
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 135 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Tab Plus +45%
11893
Pad X9
8206
Web score 12681 8739
Video editing 7042 4586
Photo editing 25105 15530
Data manipulation 8143 7170
Writing score 13639 8896
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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 13
ROM - MagicOS 7.1
OS size 19 GB -
OS updates 0 years -

Battery

Capacity 8600 mAh 7250 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 46 min) Yes (34% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:11 hr 2:04 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:03 hr 08:56 hr
Watching video 18:38 hr 11:02 hr
Gaming 07:44 hr 07:03 hr
Standby 157 hr 155 hr
General battery life
Tab Plus +31%
33:33 hr
Pad X9
25:36 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1944
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 5 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1944
Aperture - f/2.2
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot - No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 8.0 6.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Tab Plus
82.8 dB
Pad X9
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced June 2024 July 2023
Release date June 2024 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $289 $230
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Accelerometer
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Pad X9:
    - The memory card slot is available only in the 4G model.
    - In some European countries, the package includes a charger, while others do not.
*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 Plus is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
7 (77.8%)
2 (22.2%)
Total votes: 9

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