Galaxy Tab S11 vs Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on September 4, 2025, against the Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500s and came out 1 year after. 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- 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 Yoga Tab Gen 2
- Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 11000 vs 8400 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Reverse charging feature
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | LTPS LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 11.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 3840 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 274 ppi | - |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6% | 84.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | 480 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Tab Gen 2
11.1″ (3:2 ratio) = 56.9 in2
Galaxy Tab S11
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~4% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 253.8 mm (9.99 inches) | 250.6 mm (9.87 inches) |
| Width | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 172.98 mm (6.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 469 g (16.54 oz) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP52 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Area | 420 cm2 (65 inches2) | 433 cm2 (67.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.86/5) | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (19th and 12th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (14th and 8th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
| Max clock | 3630 MHz | 3730 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | MediaTek NPU |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21988 | 25257 |
| Single-core score | 2742 | 2646 |
| Multi-core score | 8933 | 8144 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 871712 | 814403 |
| GPU | 976476 | 974550 |
| Memory | 335022 | 403750 |
| UX | 562350 | 585814 |
| Total score | 2745560 | 2778517 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2385 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 42 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 35 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 10813 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14704 | - |
| Video editing | 7384 | - |
| Photo editing | 41221 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13970 | - |
| Writing score | 27706 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (JJ) | AnTuTu 12 | 1116490 |
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Omsin) | AnTuTu 11 | 2745560 |
Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 17 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8400 mAh | 11000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 40 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
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 | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | - |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | September 2026 |
| Release date | September 2025 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11. But if the battery life and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Yoga Tab Gen 2.
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