Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) vs Lenovo Tab M9
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) (94/100)
Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Lenovo Tab M9 (37/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 13.0 Poor |
| NanoReview Score | 94.0 Excellent WINNER | 37.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 19.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | — |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Capacity | 10340 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 38 min) | No |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 10 W |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Full charging time | — | 4:00 hr |
| Gaming | — | 05:10 hr |
| Standby | — | 146 hr |
| Watching video | — | 12:41 hr |
| Web browsing | — | 09:21 hr |
Benchmarks
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 140324 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 75273 | 1018 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 26315 |
| Graphics score | 3978 | — |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | — |
| Memory | 458312 | 64694 |
| Multi-core score | 15895 | 1447 |
| Section 1 | 87 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 60 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 53 FPS | — |
| Single-core score | 4153 | 415 |
| Stability | 79% | — |
| Total score | 3396957 | 300983 |
| UX | 660296 | 69650 |
| Data manipulation | — | 5698 |
| Photo editing | — | 13642 |
| Video editing | — | 4442 |
| Web score | — | 5845 |
| Writing score | — | 8001 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G network | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5(B6/B19)/B8 |
| 4G network | LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 71 | LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5(B19)/B7/B8/B18/B20/B26/B28(a+b)/B66/B38/B40/B41 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| USB features | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG | - Charging- USB-Storage mode |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 4.0 | 2 |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| 2G network | — | GSM B2/B3/B5/B8 |
| LTE Cat* | — | 7 |
Design and build
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 607 cm2(94 inches2) | 295 cm2(45.7 inches2) |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Height | 281.6 mm (11.09 inches) | 215.4 mm (8.48 inches) |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Repairability | Average (2.7/5) | — |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Weight | 579 g (20.42 oz) | 344 g (12.13 oz) |
| Width | 215.5 mm (8.48 inches) | 136.8 mm (5.39 inches) |
Display
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | No |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 5:3 |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | — |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | — |
| PPI | 264 ppi | 173 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Resolution | 2064 x 2752 pixels | 800 x 1340 pixels |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.2% | 78.2% |
| Size | 13 inches | 9 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Contrast | — | 2382:1 |
| PWM | — | Not detected |
| RGB color space | — | 84.9% |
| Response time | — | 38 ms |
Main camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support | - |
| Flash | Quad LED | No |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8 MP |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | — |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
Memory
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| RAM size | 12 GB | 3 GB |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card max size | — | Up to 512 GB |
| Memory clock | — | 1800 MHz |
Other
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | December 2022 |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 10 W |
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Keyboard weight | 662 g | — |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $135 |
| Release date | October 2025 | March 2022 |
| Sensors | - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor | - Hall-effect sensor- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor |
Performance
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz: | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| CPU cores | 10 (4 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Chipset | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Helio G80 |
| FLOPS | ~4147.2 GFLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS |
| GPU clock | 1620 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Graphics | Apple GPU 10-core | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| GPU shading units | — | 48 |
| L3 cache | — | 1 MB |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
Selfie camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 720p at 30 FPS |
| Sensor | — | CMOS |
Software
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| OS updates | 5 years | — |
| Operating system | iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | — | ZUI 15.1 |
Sound
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) | Lenovo Tab M9 |
|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
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