Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 vs Vivo iQOO Pad 2 Pro
Here we compared two flagship 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 Vivo iQOO Pad 2 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus and came out 3 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 6S Pro 12.4
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 89 grams less
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Pad 2 Pro
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 11500 vs 10000 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2347K versus 1797K)
- 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2261 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.4 inches | 13 inches |
| Resolution | 2032 x 3048 pixels | 2064 x 3096 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 295 ppi | 286 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
iQOO Pad 2 Pro
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
Pad 6S Pro 12.4
12.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 71 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 278.7 mm (10.97 inches) | 289.56 mm (11.4 inches) |
| Width | 191.58 mm (7.54 inches) | 198.32 mm (7.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.26 mm (0.25 inches) | 6.64 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 590 g (20.81 oz) | 679 g (23.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 534 cm2 (82.7 inches2) | 574 cm2 (89 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (53rd and 45th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (39th and 31st place)
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3400 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Immortalis-G720 MC12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8800 | 15782 |
| Single-core score | 1942 | 2261 |
| Multi-core score | 5624 | 7567 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 587367 | 676003 |
| GPU | 435124 | 788281 |
| Memory | 304507 | 368524 |
| UX | 470718 | 514308 |
| Total score | 1797716 | 2347116 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [64 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 927 | 1831 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5245 | 7609 |
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 | 1797716 |
| 📘 2025-09-15 (Party_imp) | AnTuTu | 1726668 |
Vivo iQOO Pad 2 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | OriginOS 4 |
Battery
| Capacity | 10000 mAh | 11500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 66 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 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 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2024 | May 2024 |
| Release date | February 2024 | June 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $470 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Keyboard weight | 535 g | - |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 66 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
If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO Pad 2 Pro. But if the camera, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4.
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