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Lenovo Tab Plus vs Lenovo Tab M11

54 out of 100
Lenovo Tab Plus
VS
45 out of 100
Lenovo Tab M11
Tab Plus
Tab M11

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 Lenovo Tab M11, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G88 and came out 6 months 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
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • 61% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (545K versus 339K)
  • Comes with 1560 mAh larger battery capacity: 8600 vs 7040 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (436 against 401 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 69% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 736 and 435 points
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab M11
  • Thinner bezels – 13.2% more screen real estate
  • Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (58.1 vs 72.5 square inches)
  • Weighs 185 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Tab Plus and Tab M11 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
Tab Plus
92
Tab M11
62*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Tab Plus
54
Tab M11
45*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
56.8
(Average)
Value Index
72.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Tab Plus
vs
Tab M11

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11.5 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels 1200 x 1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 16:10
PPI 203 ppi 206 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80.5% 93.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 96.1% 99.1%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 37 ms 52 ms
Contrast 1550:1 1078:1
Screen space comparison
Tab Plus
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
Tab M11
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Tab Plus +9%
436 nits
Tab M11
401 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 268.3 mm (10.56 inches) 166.31 mm (6.55 inches)
Width 174.25 mm (6.86 inches) 225.26 mm (8.87 inches)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 inches) 7.15 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 650 g (22.93 oz) 465 g (16.4 oz)
Waterproof IP52 IP52
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 468 cm2 (72.4 inches2) 375 cm2 (58.1 inches2)
Repairability Excellent (4.07/5) Excellent (4.03/5)
Drop resistance Average (D) · 72 drops Bad (E) · 1 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tab Plus
80.5%
Tab M11 +16%
93.7%
Tablet Ranking (111th and 134th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (86th and 104th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Tab Plus and Lenovo Tab M11
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Helio G88
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 64 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Tab Plus and Lenovo Tab M11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tab Plus +69%
736
Tab M11
435
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tab Plus +39%
2024
Tab M11
1457
Compute Score (GPU)
Tab Plus
n/a
Tab M11
1094
Compute Score (GPU) - 1094
Single-core score 736 435
Multi-core score 2024 1457
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Tab Plus +61%
545546
Tab M11
339004
CPU 250145 140153
GPU 43322 26892
Memory 116331 68773
UX 135748 103186
Total score 545546 339004
Samples [178 tests] [14 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Tab Plus
135
Tab M11
n/a
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 135 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Tab Plus
11893
Tab M11
n/a
Web score 12681 -
Video editing 7042 -
Photo editing 25105 -
Data manipulation 8143 -
Writing score 13639 -
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 13
ROM - ZUI 15.1
OS size 19 GB 18 GB
OS updates 0 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 8600 mAh 7040 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 46 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:11 hr 2:47 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
Tab M11
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/2.2
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.0
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
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, 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
LTE Cat* - 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 8.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Tab Plus +2%
82.8 dB
Tab M11
81.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced June 2024 January 2024
Release date June 2024 April 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $289 $179
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- 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 Tab Plus is definitely a better buy.

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So, which tablet would you choose?
18 (69.2%)
8 (30.8%)
Total votes: 26

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