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Xiaomi Pad 6 vs Lenovo Tab Plus

61 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6
VS
54 out of 100
Lenovo Tab Plus
Pad 6
Tab Plus

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 Lenovo Tab Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 1 year and 2 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6
  • 84% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1005K versus 545K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 52% higher pixel density (309 vs 203 PPI)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (496 against 435 nits)
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (64.9 vs 72.5 square inches)
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab Plus
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Shows 18% longer battery life (33:33 vs 28:21 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Lenovo Tab Plus crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pad 6
77
Tab Plus
60
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pad 6
46
Tab Plus
45
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pad 6
49
Tab Plus
33
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pad 6
26
Tab Plus
13
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pad 6
78
Tab Plus
92
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Pad 6
71
Tab Plus
59
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad 6
61
Tab Plus
54
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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
56.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS 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 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6% 80.5%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97% 96.1%
PWM 181600 Hz Not detected
Response time 26 ms 37 ms
Contrast 832:1 1550:1
Screen space comparison
Tab Plus
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
Pad 6
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 6 +14%
496 nits
Tab Plus
435 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 253.95 mm (10 inches) 268.3 mm (10.56 inches)
Width 165.18 mm (6.5 inches) 174.25 mm (6.86 inches)
Thickness 6.51 mm (0.26 inches) 7.77 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 490 g (17.28 oz) 650 g (22.93 oz)
Waterproof No IP52
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Blue Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 419 cm2 (65 inches2) 468 cm2 (72.4 inches2)
Repairability - Excellent (4.07/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) · 72 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 6 +4%
83.6%
Tab Plus
80.5%
Tablet Ranking (95th and 112th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (71st and 87th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Lenovo Tab Plus
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 3200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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)		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 768 64
GPU clock 670 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Lenovo Tab Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 6 +79%
1315
Tab Plus
736
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 6 +73%
3506
Tab Plus
2024
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 6
3371
Tab Plus
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 3371 -
Single-core score 1315 736
Multi-core score 3506 2024
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 6 +84%
1005598
Tab Plus
545546
CPU 376827 250145
GPU 151343 43322
Memory 182214 116331
UX 295214 135748
Total score 1005598 545546
Samples [15 tests] [178 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad 6
n/a
Tab Plus
135
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 135
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pad 6
1147
Tab Plus
n/a
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 1147 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pad 6
n/a
Tab Plus
11893
Web score - 12681
Video editing - 7042
Photo editing - 25105
Data manipulation - 8143
Writing score - 13639
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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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Lenovo Tab Plus
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 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 MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 14
ROM HyperOS 1.0 -
OS size 21 GB 19 GB
OS updates - 0 years

Battery

Capacity 8840 mAh 8600 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 45 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 (80% in 46 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:11 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:51 hr 15:03 hr
Watching video 15:38 hr 18:38 hr
Gaming 07:18 hr 07:44 hr
Standby 139 hr 157 hr
General battery life
Pad 6
28:21 hr
Tab Plus +18%
33:33 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 -
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) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 -
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 5.2
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
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* - No
5G support - No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 6 +6%
88.1 dB
Tab Plus
82.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2023 June 2024
Release date April 2023 June 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $289
Successor - Xiaomi Pad 8 -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Not included
*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?
9 (81.8%)
2 (18.2%)
Total votes: 11

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yaizu July 28, 2024 at 04:04 PM
The Lenovo Pad Plus, with a G99 SoC, is enough for daily use, for movies, music, Instagram, Facebook, and more. This tablet features 4 treble+4 bass, tuned by JBL. Go for the Pad 6 if you're into heavy gaming, as it features an SD870 SoC.
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