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Xiaomi Pad 6 vs Honor Pad X9

61 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6
VS
48 out of 100
Honor Pad X9
Pad 6
Pad X9

Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Xiaomi Pad 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870) that was released on April 18, 2023, against the Honor Pad X9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
4 / 128 GB
  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
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1005K versus 461K)
  • 52% higher pixel density (309 vs 203 PPI)
  • Comes with 1590 mAh larger battery capacity: 8840 vs 7250 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate โ€“ 144 Hz
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (28:21 vs 25:36 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (496 against 451 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 22.5W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Honor Pad X9 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pad 6
77
Pad X9
63
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pad 6
46
Pad X9
54
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pad 6
49
Pad X9
25
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pad 6
26
Pad X9
15
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pad 6
78
Pad X9
66
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Pad 6
71
Pad X9
58
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad 6
61
Pad X9
48
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
44.2
(Average)
Value Index
82.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 6
vs
Pad X9

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 11 inches 11.5 inches
Resolution 1800 x 2880 pixels 1200 x 2000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 5:3
PPI 309 ppi 203 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 550 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6% 84.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 97% -
PWM 181600 Hz -
Response time 26 ms -
Contrast 832:1 -
Screen space comparison
Pad X9
11.5โ€ณ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
Pad 6
11โ€ณ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 6 +10%
496 nits
Pad X9
451 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 253.95 mm (10 inches) 267.3 mm (10.52 inches)
Width 165.18 mm (6.5 inches) 167.4 mm (6.59 inches)
Thickness 6.51 mm (0.26 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 490 g (17.28 oz) 499 g (17.6 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Blue Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 419 cm2 (65 inches2) 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 6
83.6%
Pad X9 +1%
84.1%
Tablet Ranking (95th and 130th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (71st and 102nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Honor Pad X9
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max clock 3200 MHz 2800 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 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 768 128
GPU clock 670 MHz 1260 MHz
FLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Honor Pad X9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 6 +176%
1315
Pad X9
477
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 6 +126%
3506
Pad X9
1551
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 6 +491%
3371
Pad X9
570
Compute Score (GPU) 3371 570
Single-core score 1315 477
Multi-core score 3506 1551
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 6 +118%
1005598
Pad X9
461236
CPU 376827 191663
GPU 151343 29731
Memory 182214 110054
UX 295214 129788
Total score 1005598 461236
Samples [15 tests] [37 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pad 6
1147
Pad X9
n/a
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 1147 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pad 6
n/a
Pad X9
8206
Web score - 8739
Video editing - 4586
Photo editing - 15530
Data manipulation - 7170
Writing score - 8896
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad 6
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> sbx.777AnTuTu 121143560
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-04 (ะั€ัะตะฝ)AnTuTu 11933942
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Peso Penguin)AnTuTu 11993797
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-27 (Aaru)AnTuTu 11932844
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Priyansh)AnTuTu 111010069
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Honor Pad X9
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 13
ROM HyperOS 1.0 MagicOS 7.1
OS size 21 GB -

Battery

Capacity 8840 mAh 7250 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (38% in 30 min) Yes (34% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:04 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:51 hr 08:56 hr
Watching video 15:38 hr 11:02 hr
Gaming 07:18 hr 07:03 hr
Standby 139 hr 155 hr
General battery life
Pad 6 +11%
28:21 hr
Pad X9
25:36 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 2592 x 1944
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) No
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 5 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/4.0" (โ‰ˆ 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
GPS - GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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 - No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 6.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 6
88.1 dB
Pad X9
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced April 2023 July 2023
Release date April 2023 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $230
Successor - Xiaomi Pad 8 -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Pad X9:
    - The memory card slot is available only in the 4G model.
    - In some European countries, the package includes a charger, while others do not.
*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?
18 (85.7%)
3 (14.3%)
Total votes: 21

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