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Xiaomi Pad 6 vs Galaxy Tab S9 FE

61 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6
VS
56 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
Pad 6
Galaxy Tab S9 FE

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 S9 FE, which is powered by Exynos 1380 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (3)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1005K versus 741K)
  • Shows 13% longer battery life (28:21 vs 25:00 hours)
  • Comes with 840 mAh larger battery capacity: 8840 vs 8000 mAh
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • 24% higher pixel density (309 vs 249 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 30% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1315 and 1014 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Delivers 39% higher peak brightness (697 against 502 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 1380

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE crucial features
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)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
44.2
(Average)
Value Index
35.8
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 6
vs
Galaxy Tab S9 FE

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 11 inches 10.9 inches
Resolution 1800 x 2880 pixels 1440 x 2304 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 309 ppi 249 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 750 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6% 81.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97% 96.7%
PWM 181600 Hz 84400 Hz
Response time 26 ms 27 ms
Contrast 832:1 1052:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 6
502 nits
Galaxy Tab S9 FE +39%
697 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 253.95 mm (10 inches) 254.3 mm (10.01 inches)
Width 165.18 mm (6.5 inches) 165.8 mm (6.53 inches)
Thickness 6.51 mm (0.26 inches) 6.5 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 490 g (17.28 oz) 523 g (18.45 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Blue Silver, Gray, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 419 cm2 (65 inches2) 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 6 +2%
83.6%
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
81.7%
Tablet Ranking (91st and 109th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (68th and 84th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Samsung Exynos 1380
Max clock 3200 MHz 2400 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G68 MP5
GPU shading units 768 160
GPU clock 670 MHz 949 MHz
FLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 6 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 6 +30%
1315
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
1014
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 6 +20%
3506
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
2910
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 6 +10%
3371
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
3076
Compute Score (GPU) 3371 3076
Single-core score 1315 1014
Multi-core score 3506 2910
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 6 +36%
1005598
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
741211
CPU 376827 306773
GPU 151343 92101
Memory 182214 125803
UX 295214 216534
Total score 1005598 741211
Samples [15 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 295
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 1147 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 10094
Video editing - 6776
Photo editing - 25266
Data manipulation - 10377
Writing score - 14346
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-04 (Арсен)AnTuTu933942
📘 2026-07-21 (Peso Penguin)AnTuTu993797
📘 2026-06-27 (Aaru)AnTuTu932844
📘 2026-04-17 (Priyansh)AnTuTu1010069
📘 2026-04-17 (Priyansh)AnTuTu1010069
Add View all (18)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBelAnTuTu741211
📘 2026-03-27 (DanielDuca12)AnTuTu696034
Add View all (2)

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 One UI 6.1
OS size 21 GB 29 GB

Battery

Capacity 8840 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 45 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 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:51 hr 08:42 hr
Watching video 15:38 hr 12:33 hr
Gaming 07:18 hr 05:38 hr
Standby 139 hr 145 hr
General battery life
Pad 6 +13%
28:21 hr
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
25:00 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 Up to 30FPS
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 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.2 -
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 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 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 5.3
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
Network
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
Pad 6 +3%
88.1 dB
Galaxy Tab S9 FE
85.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2023 October 2023
Release date April 2023 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $449
Successor - Xiaomi Pad 8 - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
SAR (body) - 0.59 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight - 345 g
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?
140 (78.7%)
38 (21.3%)
Total votes: 178

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Mik319 August 27, 2024 at 05:59 AM
The Pad 6 is better and cheaper.
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Rey June 6, 2024 at 01:07 PM
For artists who want a good drawing experience, it's better to choose the S9 FE since it does come included with the pen. Pen support for drawing is much better than the Pad 6.
+30 Reply
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Parsa June 11, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Mi Pad 6 supports pen too, but we should buy separately.
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