Lenovo Tab Plus vs Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen)
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 Tab P11 (2nd Gen), which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year and 10 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 Plus
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Shows 31% longer battery life (33:33 vs 25:42 hours)
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 8600 vs 7700 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
- Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (435 against 392 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 736 and 683 points
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab P11 (2nd Gen)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Weighs 130 grams less
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 | 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 | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.5% | 82.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 96.1% | 133.5% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 37 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | 1550:1 | 1459:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 268.3 mm (10.56 inches) | 269.1 mm (10.59 inches) |
| Width | 174.25 mm (6.86 inches) | 169.4 mm (6.67 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.77 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 650 g (22.93 oz) | 520 g (18.34 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 468 cm2 (72.4 inches2) | 456 cm2 (70.6 inches2) |
| Repairability | Excellent (4.07/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 72 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (112th and 127th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (87th and 99th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1879 |
| Single-core score | 736 | 683 |
| Multi-core score | 2024 | 1865 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 250145 | 250145 |
| GPU | 43322 | 43322 |
| Memory | 116331 | 116331 |
| UX | 135748 | 135748 |
| Total score | 545546 | 545546 |
| Samples | [178 tests] | [178 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 135 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 343 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12681 | 9703 |
| Video editing | 7042 | 6207 |
| Photo editing | 25105 | 23237 |
| Data manipulation | 8143 | 8051 |
| Writing score | 13639 | 12175 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 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 14 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| OS size | 19 GB | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8600 mAh | 7700 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 (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:11 hr | 2:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 15:03 hr | 09:14 hr |
| Watching video | 18:38 hr | 12:17 hr |
| Gaming | 07:44 hr | 05:58 hr |
| Standby | 157 hr | 150 hr |
General battery life
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 | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| 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 6E (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 | 5.2 | 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 |
| 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 |
| LTE Cat* | - | 13 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2024 | September 2022 |
| Release date | June 2024 | January 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $289 | $369 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | 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 Plus is definitely a better buy.
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