Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro vs Vivo Pad 5 Pro
Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on April 18, 2023, against the Vivo Pad 5 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and came out 2 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
- Fingerprint scanner
- Much smaller footprint: 27% more compact case (64.9 vs 89 square inches)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 145 grams less
Reasons to consider the Vivo Pad 5 Pro
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2825K versus 1323K)
- Has a 2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 3450 mAh larger battery capacity: 12050 vs 8600 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
- 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2738 and 1771 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 13 inches |
| Resolution | 1800 x 2880 pixels | 2064 x 3096 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 309 ppi | 286 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 48 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1366:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 5 Pro
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
Pad 6 Pro
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~43% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 253.95 mm (10 inches) | 289.56 mm (11.4 inches) |
| Width | 165.18 mm (6.5 inches) | 198.32 mm (7.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.51 mm (0.26 inches) | 6.64 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 490 g (17.28 oz) | 635 g (22.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | White, Gray, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 419 cm2 (65 inches2) | 574 cm2 (89 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (66th and 31st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (49th and 23rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.62 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 24474 |
| Single-core score | 1771 | 2738 |
| Multi-core score | 4690 | 8542 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 484050 | 889187 |
| GPU | 244968 | 966129 |
| Memory | 226305 | 370036 |
| UX | 367847 | 600124 |
| Total score | 1323170 | 2825476 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [51 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 863 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 96% | - |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2756 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-27 (Jeff) | AnTuTu | 1323170 |
Vivo Pad 5 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | OriginOS 5 |
| OS size | 21 GB | 17 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 8600 mAh | 12050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:02 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 10:39 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:31 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:20 hr | - |
| Standby | 142 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX596 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2023 | April 2025 |
| Release date | April 2023 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $539 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Keyboard weight | 430 g | - |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Pad 5 Pro:
- The 128GB model has UFS 3.1, while 256GB and 512GB use UFS 4.1.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo Pad 5 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 5