Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 vs Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
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Here we compared two tablets: the 12.4-inch Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 (with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on February 22, 2024, against the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 2 years and 1 month 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 6S Pro 12.4
- Delivers 41% higher peak brightness (849 against 603 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2420K versus 1797K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2163 and 1942 points
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 | LTPS LCD |
| Size | 12.4 inches | 13 inches |
| Resolution | 2032 x 3048 pixels | 3504 x 2190 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 295 ppi | 318 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | - |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 86.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.2% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 18 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1236:1 |
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
13″ (16:10 ratio) = 76 in2
Pad 6S Pro 12.4
12.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 71 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 278.7 mm (10.97 inches) | 296.48 mm (11.67 inches) |
| Width | 191.58 mm (7.54 inches) | 191.91 mm (7.56 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.26 mm (0.25 inches) | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 590 g (20.81 oz) | 598 g (21.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP52 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 534 cm2 (82.7 inches2) | 569 cm2 (88.2 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (55th and 27th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (40th and 20th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8800 | 19229 |
| Single-core score | 1942 | 2163 |
| Multi-core score | 5624 | 6823 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 587367 | 696993 |
| GPU | 435124 | 801878 |
| Memory | 304507 | 426982 |
| UX | 470718 | 494585 |
| Total score | 1797716 | 2420441 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 927 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5245 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 96% | - |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3721 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-24 (AJEG) | AnTuTu 11 | 1797716 |
| 📘 2025-09-15 (Party_imp) | AnTuTu 11 | 1726668 |
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | - |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | - | 43 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 10000 mAh | 10200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | - |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (88% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:38 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 06:54 hr | - |
| Watching video | 09:32 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:50 hr | - |
| Standby | 171 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | - |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | - | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2024 | March 2026 |
| Release date | February 2024 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $549 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
| Keyboard weight | 535 g | - |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | - |
Further details
Notes on Pad 6S Pro 12.4:
- Has 6 speakers.
- NFC only works for file transfer.
*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 Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 is definitely a better buy.
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