Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2 vs Lenovo Yoga Tab
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 11.1-inch Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9500s) that was released on September 4, 2026, against the Lenovo Yoga Tab, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2
- Comes with 2140 mAh larger battery capacity: 11000 vs 8860 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2778K versus 2333K)
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2646 and 2160 points
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Yoga Tab
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
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 | LTPS LCD | LTPS LCD |
| Size | 11.1 inches | 11.1 inches |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2560 pixels | 3200 x 2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | - | 340 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Tab Gen 2
11.1″ (3:2 ratio) = 56.9 in2
Yoga Tab
11.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 55.4 in2
~2% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 250.6 mm (9.87 inches) | 255.52 mm (10.06 inches) |
| Width | 172.98 mm (6.81 inches) | 165.84 mm (6.53 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 480 g (16.93 oz) | 458 g (16.16 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Green | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 433 cm2 (67.2 inches2) | 424 cm2 (65.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (12th and 38th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (8th and 26th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25257 | 16642 |
| Single-core score | 2646 | 2160 |
| Multi-core score | 8144 | 5672 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 814403 | 643259 |
| GPU | 974550 | 818824 |
| Memory | 403750 | 348314 |
| UX | 585814 | 522888 |
| Total score | 2778517 | 2333285 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [298 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 90% |
| Graphics test | - | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1656 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 32 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 32 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8316 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 32701 |
| Video editing | - | 9052 |
| Photo editing | - | 55325 |
| Data manipulation | - | 16739 |
| Writing score | - | 30383 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 15 |
Battery
| Capacity | 11000 mAh | 8860 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | 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) | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | - | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $449 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
| 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 Yoga Tab Gen 2 is definitely a better buy.
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