Xiaomi Pad 6 vs iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11-inch Xiaomi Pad 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870) that was released on April 18, 2023, against the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022), which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 6 months before. 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Comes with 1234 mAh larger battery capacity: 8840 vs 7606 mAh
- Shows 8% longer battery life (28:21 vs 26:19 hours)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- 17% higher pixel density (309 vs 264 PPI)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1216K versus 1005K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A14 Bionic
- 62% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2124 and 1315 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 | 10.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1800 x 2880 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 309 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6% | 79.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97% | 97.6% |
| PWM | 181600 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 26 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | 832:1 | 953:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 253.95 mm (10 inches) | 248.6 mm (9.79 inches) |
| Width | 165.18 mm (6.5 inches) | 179.5 mm (7.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.51 mm (0.26 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 490 g (17.28 oz) | 477 g (16.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Blue | Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 419 cm2 (65 inches2) | 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (91st and 88th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#68th place)
iPad Ranking (#23rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Apple GPU 4-core |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 670 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3371 | 16803 |
| Single-core score | 1315 | 2124 |
| Multi-core score | 3506 | 4871 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 376827 | 344641 |
| GPU | 151343 | 317647 |
| Memory | 182214 | 129624 |
| UX | 295214 | 424836 |
| Total score | 1005598 | 1216748 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 13 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2767 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 86% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1147 | 2229 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-04 (Арсен) | AnTuTu | 933942 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (Peso Penguin) | AnTuTu | 993797 |
| 📘 2026-06-27 (Aaru) | AnTuTu | 932844 |
| 📘 2026-04-17 (Priyansh) | AnTuTu | 1010069 |
| 📘 2026-04-17 (Priyansh) | AnTuTu | 1010069 |
Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-04 (Stelle) | AnTuTu | 1288870 |
| 📘 2026-06-29 (Ad_545) | AnTuTu | 1216748 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 (Ashutosh) | AnTuTu | 1161773 |
| 📘 2026-05-19 -> Starjack36 | AnTuTu | 1208173 |
| 📘 2026-04-24 (denckk) | AnTuTu | 1211908 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | - |
| OS size | 21 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8840 mAh | 7606 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (38% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:51 hr | 07:43 hr |
| Watching video | 15:38 hr | 10:43 hr |
| Gaming | 07:18 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | 139 hr | 178 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | - | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | - | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2023 | October 2022 |
| Release date | April 2023 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $449 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 8 | - Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Keyboard weight | - | 297 g |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022). But if the display, battery life, and design are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Pad 6.
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