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Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra vs Lenovo Idea Tab Pro

81 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
VS
70 out of 100
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
Idea Tab Pro

Here we compared two tablets: the 14.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has a 1.9 inches larger screen size
  • 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2347K versus 1604K)
  • Delivers 56% higher peak brightness (599 against 385 nits)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 11200 vs 10200 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Thinner bezels – 6% more screen real estate
  • Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's LTPS LCD)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (85.6 vs 105.5 square inches)
  • 14% higher pixel density (273 vs 239 PPI)
  • Weighs 98 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Lenovo Idea Tab Pro 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
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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
40.2
(Average)
Value Index
98.4
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
vs
Idea Tab Pro

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED LTPS LCD
Size 14.6 inches 12.7 inches
Resolution 1848 x 2960 pixels 1840 x 2944 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 239 ppi 273 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 930 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 84.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 98.4%
PWM 120 Hz Not detected
Response time 3 ms 29 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
14.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 95.8 in2
Idea Tab Pro
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
~32% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra +56%
599 nits
Idea Tab Pro
385 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) 291.8 mm (11.49 inches)
Width 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) 189.1 mm (7.44 inches)
Thickness 5.4 mm (0.21 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 718 g (25.33 oz) 620 g (21.87 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Area 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2) 552 cm2 (85.5 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.85/5) Excellent (4.04/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 14 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (34th and 66th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (26th and 49th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Max clock 3250 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 790 MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Immortalis-G720 MC12 Mali-G615 MP5
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 14163 7982
Single-core score 2135 1405
Multi-core score 7125 4438
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra +46%
2347116
Idea Tab Pro
1604810
CPU 676003 531924
GPU 788281 401550
Memory 368524 290446
UX 514308 380890
Total score 2347116 1604810
Samples [64 tests] [64 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 78% 77%
Graphics test 14 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 1898 881
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 31 FPS 14 FPS
Section 1 33 FPS 16 FPS
Section 2 31 FPS 14 FPS
Section 3 27 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 8051 3688
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 31 FPS -
Graphics score 5298 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14898 -
Video editing 6833 -
Photo editing 28407 -
Data manipulation 17927 -
Writing score 22497 -
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Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
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📘 2026-09-06 (JOSUK3)AnTuTu 111598851
📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux)Geekbench 6 GPU7982
📘 2026-01-19 (JRioux)Geekbench 6 CPU1405 / 4438
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14
ROM One UI 8.5 -
OS size 28.1 GB 46 GB
OS updates 0 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 11200 mAh 10200 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 61 min) Yes (50% in 50 min)
Full charging time 1:43 hr 2:20 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:18 hr 13:21 hr
Watching video 18:28 hr 18:05 hr
Gaming 09:39 hr 08:22 hr
Standby 167 hr 157 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra +2%
32:45 hr
Idea Tab Pro
32:09 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor - CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Additional lens 12 MP -
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 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
84.2 dB
Idea Tab Pro +2%
85.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2024 March 2025
Release date October 2024 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $379
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra -
SAR (head) 0.94 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 45 W
Further details
Notes on Idea Tab Pro:
    - The 128 GB model uses UFS 3.1, while the 256 GB version has UFS 4.0.
*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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
8 (72.7%)
3 (27.3%)
Total votes: 11

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