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Lenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2) vs Microsoft - Surface Pro 11

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Tab P12 (Gen 2)LENOVOILLUSTRATION
Probe A
Lenovo
Tab P12 (Gen 2)
58.1/ 100C
Performance46· 40%
Display71· 32%
Design59· 28%
Surface Pro 11MICROSOFTILLUSTRATION
Probe B
Microsoft
Surface Pro 11
59.6/ 100C
Performance64· 40%
Display72· 32%
Design35· 28%
The fork

Where they actually differ

The most decisive specs, ranked by how much they matter — before the full spec table.

SpecLenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2)Microsoft - Surface Pro 11
Storage128 GB512 GB
Weight615 g895 g
Peak brightness400 nits900 nits
RAM8 GB16 GB
Screen size12.7 "13 "
Quick verdict

Between the Tab P12 (Gen 2) and Surface Pro 11, the Tab P12 (Gen 2) comes out ahead in weight, while the Surface Pro 11 wins on storage / peak brightness. Overall, the Tab P12 (Gen 2) scores 58.1 and the Surface Pro 11 scores 59.6 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (58.1 vs 59.6). The decision is not about overall quality — both clear the bar — it is about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the Tab P12 (Gen 2) if you carry the device everywhere and weight or thickness has been the deciding factor before. The biggest gaps in its favor are weight. The single most decisive one: Weight — 280.00 g less. 615 vs 895.

Pick the Surface Pro 11 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. Its strongest claims are storage, peak brightness, ram, among others. The single most decisive one: Storage — 300.00% more. 512 GB vs 128 GB.

Both ship with comparable refresh rate, stylus support, so those specs do not separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity says both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Decision guide

Which should you buy: Lenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2) or Microsoft - Surface Pro 11?

Microsoft - Surface Pro 11 leads the current Mars Score by 1.5 points.The more useful decision is the trade-off behind that result: compare screen size, ram, storage against the way you will actually use the product.

Choose Lenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2) if…

Lenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2) has the measurable edge on weight g.

Choose Microsoft - Surface Pro 11 if…

Microsoft - Surface Pro 11 has the measurable edge on storage gb, peak brightness nits, ram gb.

This is a structured comparison of the published catalog values. It is not a claim of identical real-world performance across every workload; use the linked spec drill-downs and methodology page to inspect the inputs.

Why Lenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2) wins

  • ▲Weight — 280.00 g less. 615 vs 895.

Why Microsoft - Surface Pro 11 wins

  • ▲Storage — 300.00% more. 512 GB vs 128 GB.
  • ▲Peak brightness — 125.00% more. 900 nits vs 400 nits.
  • ▲RAM — 100.00% more. 16 GB vs 8 GB.
  • ▲Screen size — 2.36% more. 13 " vs 12.7 ".
Full readout

Spec comparison

Display

SpecLenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2)Microsoft - Surface Pro 11
Screen size12.7 "13 "lead
Refresh rateⓘ120 Hz120 Hz
PanelⓘLCDOLEDlead
Peak brightnessⓘ400 nits900 nitslead

Performance

SpecLenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2)Microsoft - Surface Pro 11
ChipsetⓘMediaTek Dimensity 7050Snapdragon X Elite
RAMⓘ8 GB16 GBlead
Storageⓘ128 GB512 GBlead

Design

SpecLenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2)Microsoft - Surface Pro 11
Weight615 glead895 g
Stylus supporttruetrue
Cellularfalsetruelead
OSAndroidWindowslead
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