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

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Tab P12 (Gen 2)LENOVORENDER
Probe A
Lenovo
Tab P12 (Gen 2)
57.8/ 100D
Performance46· 40%
Display71· 32%
Design—· 28%
Surface Pro 11MICROSOFTRENDER
Probe B
Microsoft
Surface Pro 11
67.6/ 100C
Performance64· 40%
Display72· 32%
Design—· 28%
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 and peak brightness. Overall, the Tab P12 (Gen 2) scores 57.8 and the Surface Pro 11 scores 67.6 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The Surface Pro 11 is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 9.8 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

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.

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.

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

Bottom line: the Surface Pro 11 is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

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 sizeⓘ12.7 "13 "lead
Refresh rateⓘ120 Hz120 Hz
PanelⓘLCDOLEDlead
Peak brightnessⓘ400 nits900 nitslead

Performance

SpecLenovo - Tab P12 (Gen 2)Microsoft - Surface Pro 11
ChipsetMediaTek 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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Spec-level deep dives

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