Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 3) vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Compared 2 smartphones : Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 3) Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 8.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025), Manufactured in August, 2025with chipsetHisilicon Kirin 9020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Lenovo Legion Tab (8.8, Gen 3)
- Higher pixel density: 343ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Lighter design: 350g vs 515g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
- Larger display: 11.5in
- Higher battery capacity: 8800mAh vs 6550mAh
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 8.8 in | 11.5 in |
| Resolution | 1600x2560 pixels | 1840x2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 343 ppi | 291 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max brightness | 900 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.2 % | 85.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 208.54 mm (8.21 in) | 261 mm (10.28 in) |
| Width | 129.46 mm (5.1 in) | 177.3 mm (6.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.79 mm (0.31 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) |
| Weight | 350 g (12.35 oz) | 515 g (18.17 oz) |
| Area | 270 cm² (41.85 in²) | 463 cm² (71.77 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | - Silver - Gray - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Hisilicon Kirin 9020 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little) - 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120) - 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121) |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2226 | 1360 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6986 | 3866 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 16250 | n/a |
| CPU | 302420 | 351901 |
| GPU | 852628 | 278517 |
| Memory | 362022 | 405011 |
| UX | 268098 | 213091 |
| NanoReview Score | 1785168 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | n/a |
| Memory Frequency | 4800 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | n/a |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
| UI Skin | Legion UI | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 6550 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 68 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 40 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 13 MP |
| Features |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Type | No | No |
| eSIM Support * | No | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | January, 2025 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes, 0 W |
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