Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2 vs iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13-inch Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on September 23, 2026, against the Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026), which is powered by Apple M4 (iPad) and came out 7 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 Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Comes with 2360 mAh larger battery capacity: 12700 vs 10340 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 20W)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- 35% higher pixel density (355 vs 263 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3617K versus 3113K)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Ready for eSIM technology
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3738 and 3028 points
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 | 13 inches | 13 inches |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2560 pixels | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 4:3 |
| PPI | 355 ppi | 263 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.1% | 86.8% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 19 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1563:1 |
Screen space comparison
iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026)
13″ (4:3 ratio) = 81.1 in2
Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~4% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 291.78 mm (11.49 inches) | 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) |
| Width | 200.35 mm (7.89 inches) | 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.09 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 605 g (21.34 oz) | 616 g (21.73 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 585 cm2 (90.7 inches2) | 603 cm2 (93.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.84/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Bad (E) · 16 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (8th and 14th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#6th place)
iPad Ranking (#3rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple M4 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4410 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 10 (4 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 2.85 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.41 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | 9 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3763.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25015 | - |
| Single-core score | 3028 | 3738 |
| Multi-core score | 9206 | 13702 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1030159 | 1732068 |
| GPU | 1215533 | 945613 |
| Memory | 383071 | 349993 |
| UX | 484584 | 590286 |
| Total score | 3113347 | 3617960 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3027 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 59 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12850 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | iPadOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2) |
| OS size | - | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 0 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 12700 mAh | 10340 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 60 min) | Yes (51% in 70 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:28 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | 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) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | March 2026 |
| Release date | October 2026 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $469 | $799 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display is more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2. But if the camera, performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad Air 13" (3th Gen, 2026).
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