ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova vs Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 10.9-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on September 5, 2024, against the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 1 year and 6 months 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 ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova
- Has a 2.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 9000 mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 68W)
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- 79% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4171K versus 2333K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (558 against 516 nits)
- 31% higher pixel density (408 vs 312 PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 36% more compact case (41.1 vs 64.6 square inches)
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 | 10.9 inches | 8.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1800 x 2880 pixels | 1904 x 3040 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 312 ppi | 408 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | - | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 840 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.6% | 84.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 21 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1098:1 |
Screen space comparison
Nubia Red Magic Nova
10.9″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
Legion Tab Gen 5
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~53% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 253.3 mm (9.97 inches) | 206.46 mm (8.13 inches) |
| Width | 164.6 mm (6.48 inches) | 128.5 mm (5.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 530 g (18.69 oz) | 360 g (12.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP52 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 417 cm2 (64.6 inches2) | 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (49th and 15th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (35th and 11th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 27090 |
| Single-core score | 2197 | 3625 |
| Multi-core score | 7410 | 10751 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 643259 | 1161389 |
| GPU | 818824 | 1577484 |
| Memory | 348314 | 444460 |
| UX | 522888 | 987775 |
| Total score | 2333285 | 4171108 |
| Samples | [298 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova
No benchmark results yet
Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-17 (DEFnub) | AnTuTu 11 | 4171108 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| ROM | REDMAGIC Space 9.5 | - |
| OS size | - | 56 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10100 mAh | 9000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (66% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:58 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 07:05 hr | - |
| Watching video | 08:54 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:38 hr | - |
| Standby | 155 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | - |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJNS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2024 | March 2026 |
| Release date | September 2024 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $849 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
*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 Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5 is definitely a better buy.
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