Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2 vs iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)

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 Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple M5 (iPad) 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

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2
  • Comes with 4540 mAh larger battery capacity: 12700 vs 8160 mAh
  • Has a 2 inches larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
  • 33% higher pixel density (355 vs 267 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4122K versus 3113K)
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (68.7 vs 90.7 square inches)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Weighs 161 grams less
  • 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4193 and 3028 points

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2 and Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
97.3
(Very good)
Value Index
30.0
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 13 inches 11 inches
Resolution 3840 x 2560 pixels 1668 x 2420 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 355 ppi 267 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 700 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.1% 81.3%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~39% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 291.78 mm (11.49 inches) 249.7 mm (9.83 inches)
Width 200.35 mm (7.89 inches) 177.5 mm (6.99 inches)
Thickness 6.09 mm (0.24 inches) 5.3 mm (0.21 inches)
Weight 605 g (21.34 oz) 444 g (15.66 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Blue Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 585 cm2 (90.7 inches2) 443 cm2 (68.7 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.7/5)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (8th and 7th place)
iPad Ranking (#2nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2 and Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple M5 (iPad)
Max clock 4320 MHz 4610 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 2.95 GHz:
- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz:
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple GPU 10-core
GPU shading units 1536 1280
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~4147.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2 and Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 25015 75091
Single-core score 3028 4193
Multi-core score 9206 15913
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 1030159 1791896
GPU 1215533 1221223
Memory 383071 446888
UX 484584 662397
Total score 3113347 4122404
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 71%
Graphics test - 30 FPS
Graphics score - 4104
Graphics test - 66 FPS
Section 1 - 88 FPS
Section 2 - 63 FPS
Section 3 - 46 FPS
Graphics score - 17310
Sources: 3DMark [5]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-06 (Ty)AnTuTu 113824321
📘 2026-07-17 -> LiberoGeekbench 6 GPU76909
📘 2026-07-17 -> LiberoGeekbench 6 CPU4193 / 15913

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 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 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2)
OS size - 56 GB
OS updates 7 years 5 years
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 12700 mAh 8160 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 60 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles

Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
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
2) Depth
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
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
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture - f/2.4
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 4.0
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
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers 6.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2026 October 2025
Release date October 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $469 $999
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus Gen 2. But if the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025).

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