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Lenovo Tab Plus vs Lenovo Idea Tab Plus

54 out of 100
Lenovo Tab Plus
VS
60 out of 100
Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
Tab Plus
Idea Tab Plus

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.5-inch Lenovo Tab Plus (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on June 20, 2024, against the Lenovo Idea Tab Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6400 and came out 1 year and 2 months after. 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
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
  • Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 8600 mAh
  • Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (622 against 436 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 23% higher pixel density (249 vs 203 PPI)
  • Weighs 120 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Tab Plus and Idea Tab Plus 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
56.8
(Average)
Value Index
98.2
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11.5 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 16:10
PPI 203 ppi 249 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
Max rated brightness 400 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.5% 84.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 96.1% 134.4%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 37 ms 23 ms
Contrast 1550:1 1296:1
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Plus
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Tab Plus
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Tab Plus
436 nits
Idea Tab Plus +43%
622 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 268.3 mm (10.56 inches) 278.8 mm (10.98 inches)
Width 174.25 mm (6.86 inches) 181.05 mm (7.13 inches)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 inches) 6.29 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 650 g (22.93 oz) 530 g (18.69 oz)
Waterproof IP52 IP52
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 468 cm2 (72.4 inches2) 505 cm2 (78.3 inches2)
Repairability Excellent (4.07/5) Excellent (4.05/5)
Drop resistance Average (D) · 72 drops Bad (E) · 5 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Tab Plus
80.5%
Idea Tab Plus +4%
84.1%
Tablet Ranking (111th and 93rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (86th and 69th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Tab Plus and Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Max clock 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Tab Plus and Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tab Plus
736
Idea Tab Plus +4%
764
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 1240
Single-core score 736 764
Multi-core score 2024 2021
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Tab Plus +5%
545546
Idea Tab Plus
519771
CPU 250145 215919
GPU 43322 47513
Memory 116331 109180
UX 135748 147129
Total score 545546 519771
Samples [178 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Tab Plus
135
Idea Tab Plus +2%
138
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 135 138
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Tab Plus
11893
Idea Tab Plus +2%
12164
Web score 12681 15292
Video editing 7042 6125
Photo editing 25105 25011
Data manipulation 8143 7802
Writing score 13639 14566
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 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 MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 15
OS size 19 GB 28 GB
OS updates 0 years 0 years

Battery

Capacity 8600 mAh 10200 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
Fast charging Yes (80% in 46 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 1:11 hr 1:27 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 15:03 hr -
Watching video 18:38 hr -
Gaming 07:44 hr -
Standby 157 hr -
General battery life
Tab Plus
33:33 hr
Idea Tab Plus
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
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
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture - 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 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 5.2
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
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
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 Yes

Sound

Speakers 8.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Tab Plus
82.8 dB
Idea Tab Plus +3%
84.99 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2024 September 2025
Release date June 2024 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $289 $229
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 Idea Tab Plus is definitely a better buy.

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