Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 vs OnePlus Pad
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 OnePlus Pad, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 1 year before. 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 90% higher peak brightness (849 against 446 nits)
- 51% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1797K versus 1190K)
- Shows 13% longer battery life (24:53 vs 22:00 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1942 and 1691 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.4 inches | 11.61 inches |
| Resolution | 2032 x 3048 pixels | 2000 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 7:5 |
| PPI | 295 ppi | 296 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 20 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1481:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 6S Pro 12.4
12.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 71 in2
OnePlus Pad
11.61″ (7:5 ratio) = 63.8 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 278.7 mm (10.97 inches) | 258.03 mm (10.16 inches) |
| Width | 191.58 mm (7.54 inches) | 189.41 mm (7.46 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.26 mm (0.25 inches) | 6.54 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 590 g (20.81 oz) | 552 g (19.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 534 cm2 (82.7 inches2) | 489 cm2 (75.8 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (56th and 88th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (40th and 65th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8800 | 6296 |
| Single-core score | 1942 | 1691 |
| Multi-core score | 5624 | 4386 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 587367 | 410160 |
| GPU | 435124 | 253720 |
| Memory | 304507 | 203220 |
| UX | 470718 | 323067 |
| Total score | 1797716 | 1190167 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 927 | 787 |
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 |
OnePlus Pad
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-25 (Akash) | AnTuTu 11 | 1190167 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS size | - | 23 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 10000 mAh | 9510 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (88% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:38 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:54 hr | 08:15 hr |
| Watching video | 09:32 hr | 12:45 hr |
| Gaming | 06:50 hr | 05:59 hr |
| Standby | 171 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| 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 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| 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 | f/2.3 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.12 micron |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax/be) | 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 | 5.3 | 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | 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 | February 2023 |
| Release date | February 2024 | April 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $479 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 | - OnePlus Pad 3 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Keyboard weight | 535 g | 360 g |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 67 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 Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 is definitely a better buy.
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