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Xiaomi Pad 6 vs Honor Pad 9

61 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6
VS
55 out of 100
Honor Pad 9
Pad 6
Pad 9

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 Honor Pad 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6
  • Shows 25% longer battery life (28:21 vs 22:40 hours)
  • 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1005K versus 729K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 24% higher pixel density (309 vs 249 PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (64.9 vs 77.7 square inches)
  • 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1315 and 941 points
  • Weighs 65 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 9
  • Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (566 against 496 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Honor Pad 9 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pad 6
77
Pad 9
77
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pad 6
46
Pad 9
46
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pad 6
49
Pad 9
39
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pad 6
26
Pad 9
16
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pad 6
78
Pad 9
67
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Pad 6
71
Pad 9
58
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad 6
61
Pad 9
55
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
44.2
(Average)
Value Index
46.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 6
vs
Pad 9

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 11 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 1800 x 2880 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 309 ppi 249 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
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% 84.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 97% 99.8%
PWM 181600 Hz 29480 Hz
Response time 26 ms 27 ms
Contrast 832:1 1533:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 9
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Pad 6
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 6
496 nits
Pad 9 +14%
566 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 253.95 mm (10 inches) 278.27 mm (10.96 inches)
Width 165.18 mm (6.5 inches) 180.11 mm (7.09 inches)
Thickness 6.51 mm (0.26 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 490 g (17.28 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Blue White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 419 cm2 (65 inches2) 501 cm2 (77.7 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 6
83.6%
Pad 9 +1%
84.7%
Tablet Ranking (95th and 107th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (71st and 82nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Honor Pad 9
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock 3200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 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: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 768 256
GPU clock 670 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Honor Pad 9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 6 +40%
1315
Pad 9
941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 6 +26%
3506
Pad 9
2785
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 6 +106%
3371
Pad 9
1640
Compute Score (GPU) 3371 1640
Single-core score 1315 941
Multi-core score 3506 2785
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 6 +38%
1005598
Pad 9
729289
CPU 376827 307398
GPU 151343 74347
Memory 182214 162679
UX 295214 184865
Total score 1005598 729289
Samples [15 tests] [47 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pad 6
1147
Pad 9
n/a
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 1147 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 -> sbx.777AnTuTu 121143560
📘 2026-08-04 (Арсен)AnTuTu 11933942
📘 2026-07-21 (Peso Penguin)AnTuTu 11993797
📘 2026-06-27 (Aaru)AnTuTu 11932844
📘 2026-04-17 (Priyansh)AnTuTu 111010069
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Honor Pad 9
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 -
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 -
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 Magic OS 8
OS size 21 GB 32 GB

Battery

Capacity 8840 mAh 8300 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 35 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 40 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:05 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:51 hr 07:22 hr
Watching video 15:38 hr 06:55 hr
Gaming 07:18 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 139 hr 157 hr
General battery life
Pad 6 +25%
28:21 hr
Pad 9
22:40 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor - C616WPU
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - C617HWK
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 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
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
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* - No
Hybrid slot - No
5G support - Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 6
88.1 dB
Pad 9 +1%
89.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2023 December 2023
Release date April 2023 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $350
Successor - Xiaomi Pad 8 - Honor Pad 10
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 35 W
Further details
Notes on Pad 9:
    - The memory card slot is available only in the 4G model.
*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 Xiaomi Pad 6 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
78 (72.2%)
30 (27.8%)
Total votes: 108

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