Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) vs Lenovo Idea Tab
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) and Lenovo Idea Tab
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016)
- + True Tone display
- + A9X chip
- + Quad speakers
- + Apple Pencil support
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab
- + MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset
- + 11 inches display
- + 90 Hz refresh
- + 4 GB/128 GB
- + 7040 mAh battery
Pros & Cons
- Excellent display
- Four-speaker audio
- Premium aluminum build
- Apple Pencil support
- 60Hz display
- Limited modern app support
- Lightning port
- No Face ID
"Premium compact tablet with excellent display quality, strong speakers and flagship performance for its generation."
- 5G connectivity
- Water resistant (IP52)
- Limited performance for demanding apps
"A mid-range Lenovo Idea Tab tablet with standard performance. Suited for everyday browsing and video."
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Visual size comparison
| Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) | Lenovo Idea Tab | |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 9.45" | 10.02" |
| Width | 6.67" | 6.54" |
| Thickness | 0.24" | 0.28" |
| Height (mm) | 240.00 | 254.59 |
| Width (mm) | 169.50 | 166.15 |
| Thickness (mm) | 6.10 | 6.99 |
Benchmarks
| Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) | Lenovo Idea Tab | |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1400 | 2048 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8500 | 1249 |
| Single-core score | 750 | 793 |
| Multi-core score | 1400 | 2048 |
| AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 180000 | 524785 |
| CPU | 70000 | 223727 |
| GPU | 60000 | 45912 |
| Memory | 25000 | 110984 |
| UX | 25000 | 144162 |
| Total score | 180000 | 524785 |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | N/A | — |
| Stability | N/A | — |
| Graphics test | N/A | — |
| Graphics score | N/A | — |
| 3DMark Solar Bay | N/A | — |
| Section 1 | N/A | — |
| Section 2 | N/A | — |
| Section 3 | N/A | — |
| PCMark 3.0 | 6200 | — |
| Web score | 7000 | — |
| Video editing | 5500 | — |
| Photo editing | 6500 | — |
| Data manipulation | 6000 | — |
| Writing score | 7000 | — |
Specifications
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 9.7" | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:03 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 264 PPI | |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | N/A | |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Ion-strengthened glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 71.60% | 82.90% |
| Display features | True Tone|Wide Color (P3) | #NAME? |
| Display tests | N/A | |
| RGB color space | 100% DCI-P3 | 96.50% |
| PWM | No PWM | Not detected |
| Response time | 30 ms | 28 ms |
| Contrast | 1400:01:00 | 1054:01:00 |
| Peak brightness test (auto) | 520 nits | 393 nits |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 240 mm | 254.59 mm (10.02 inches) |
| Width | 169.5 mm | 166.15 mm (6.54 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 437 g | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP52 |
| Advanced cooling | Passive | |
| Rear material | Aluminum | Metal |
| Frame material | Aluminum | Metal |
| Colors | Silver|Gold|Space Gray|Rose Gold | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Touch ID | No |
| Area | 40680 mm² | 423 cm 2 (65.5 inches 2 ) |
| Repairability | 10-Mar | Excellent (4.04/5) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 71.60% | 82.90% |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| SoC | Apple A9X | |
| Chipset | A9X | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 |
| Max clock | 2.26 GHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 2 | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | Twister | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 16nm | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Yes |
| GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT (12-core) | |
| Graphics | PowerVR | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 64 |
| GPU clock | N/A | 1072 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | 2GB / 32GB|128GB|256GB | 4 / 128 GB |
| RAM | 2 GB | |
| RAM size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1600 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | Dual | 2 |
| Storage | 32GB|128GB|256GB | |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | 0 | Up to 2048 GB |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | iOS 9.3 (upgradable to iPadOS 16) | Android 15 |
| ROM | N/A | |
| OS updates | Major updates ended | 7 years |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 7306 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Max charge power | 12W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes |
| Full charging time | 180 min | |
| Battery cycles | 1000 | 1000 cycles |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Matrix | Single Camera | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Zoom | 5x Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual-LED | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | 4K 30fps | No |
| 1080p video recording | 1080p 120fps | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | Wide | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | Live Photos|HDR | - |
| Standard lens | Wide | |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | |
| Pixel size | 1.22 µm | |
| Autofocus | Yes | Phase autofocus |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Megapixels | 5 MP | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | 1/4" | |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p 30fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | MIMO|Hotspot | #NAME? |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | A2DP|LE | LE |
| USB type | Lightning | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | Charging|Data Transfer | #NAME? |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS (Cellular Only) | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Network | Wi-Fi / LTE | |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano-SIM | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Single SIM | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 2G network | Yes | GSM 850/900/1800/1900Mhz |
| 3G network | Yes | UMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| 4G network | Yes | LTE B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/18/19/20/25/26/28(a+b)/66 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers | 4 Speakers | 4 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Speakers test | Excellent | |
| Max loudness | 79 dB | 83.7 dB |
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 9.7" (2016) ↗ | Lenovo Idea Tab ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Tablet | Mid-range |
| Announced | 3/21/2016 | 25-Mar |
| Release date | 3/31/2016 | 25-Mar |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $189 |
| SAR (body) | N/A | |
| Sensors | Touch ID|Accelerometer|Gyroscope|Compass|Barometer|Ambient Light Sensor | #NAME? |
| Bundled charger | No | Yes, 20 W |
