Xiaomi Pad 6 vs Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 6 months 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
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- 73% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1005K versus 582K)
- Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 8840 vs 7040 mAh
- 50% higher pixel density (309 vs 206 PPI)
- Shows 12% longer battery life (28:21 vs 25:25 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 8% higher peak brightness (502 against 463 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1800 x 2880 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 8:5 |
| PPI | 309 ppi | 206 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 90 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% | 80.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 97% | 94.2% |
| PWM | 181600 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 26 ms | 42 ms |
| Contrast | 832:1 | 1409:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 253.95 mm (10 inches) | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) |
| Width | 165.18 mm (6.5 inches) | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.51 mm (0.26 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 490 g (17.28 oz) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Blue | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 419 cm2 (65 inches2) | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.81/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (91st and 125th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (68th and 97th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 670 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3371 | 1405 |
| Single-core score | 1315 | 908 |
| Multi-core score | 3506 | 2072 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 376827 | 245267 |
| GPU | 151343 | 57538 |
| Memory | 182214 | 108723 |
| UX | 295214 | 170923 |
| Total score | 1005598 | 582451 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1147 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 10572 |
| Video editing | - | 4298 |
| Photo editing | - | 22564 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8881 |
| Writing score | - | 13360 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-04 (ΠΡΡΠ΅Π½) | AnTuTu | 933942 |
| π 2026-07-21 (Peso Penguin) | AnTuTu | 993797 |
| π 2026-06-27 (Aaru) | AnTuTu | 932844 |
| π 2026-04-17 (Priyansh) | AnTuTu | 1010069 |
| π 2026-04-17 (Priyansh) | AnTuTu | 1010069 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench GPU | 1246 |
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench CPU | 917 / 1939 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | GeekBench CPU | 907 / 2014 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | AnTuTu | 582451 |
| π 2026-07-26 (Abolfazl) | AnTuTu | 601154 |
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 | 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 13 |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 21 GB | 22.9 GB |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8840 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| 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 | 2:58 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:51 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 15:38 hr | 11:07 hr |
| Gaming | 07:18 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 139 hr | 155 hr |
General battery life
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) | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2023 | October 2023 |
| Release date | April 2023 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $219 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 8 | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus):
- Doesn't have S Pen support.
*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.
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Total votes: 87
