Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus vs iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.7-inch Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 7, 2025, against the Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024), which is powered by Apple M2 (iPad) and came out 8 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has a 1.7 inches larger screen size
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 8900 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (68.5 vs 84.9 square inches)
- Weighs 179 grams less
- 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2619 and 2242 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.7 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2944 x 1840 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 273 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.4% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.4% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 52 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1265:1 |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Tab Plus
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~29% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 290.9 mm (11.45 inches) | 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) |
| Width | 188.3 mm (7.41 inches) | 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.69 mm (0.26 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 640 g (22.57 oz) | 461 g (16.26 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Green | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 548 cm2 (84.8 inches2) | 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Excellent (4.09/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) · 7 drops | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (44th and 38th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#31st place)
iPad Ranking (#11th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple M2 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 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 |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Apple GPU 10-core |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2863.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 16145 | 43394 |
| Single-core score | 2242 | 2619 |
| Multi-core score | 6888 | 10084 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 643259 | 841074 |
| GPU | 818824 | 801119 |
| Memory | 348314 | 371059 |
| UX | 522888 | 523068 |
| Total score | 2333285 | 2536320 |
| Samples | [298 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 87% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1644 | 2160 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Section 1 | 35 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 2 | 30 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Section 3 | 26 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8004 | 7322 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 25868 | - |
| Video editing | 6865 | - |
| Photo editing | 55198 | - |
| Data manipulation | 15860 | - |
| Writing score | 27512 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10200 mAh | 8900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:17 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 | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | 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 6E (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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 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 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.4 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2025 | May 2024 |
| Release date | February 2025 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $669 | $599 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 20 W |
Further details
Notes on Yoga Tab Plus:
- Branded Harman Kardon sound with six speakers.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024). But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus.
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