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Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 vs Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14

73 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4
VS
69 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14
Pad 6S Pro 12.4
Pad 6 Max 14

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 Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 7 months before. 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (843 against 589 nits)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1797K versus 1406K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 22% higher pixel density (295 vs 242 PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (82.8 vs 101.8 square inches)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14
  • Has a 1.6 inches larger screen size
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 and Pad 6 Max 14 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
61.4
(Average)
Value Index
160.3
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 6S Pro 12.4
vs
Pad 6 Max 14

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.4 inches 14 inches
Resolution 2032 x 3048 pixels 1800 x 2880 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
PPI 295 ppi 242 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 900 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 86.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 97.5%
PWM - 130500 Hz
Response time - 21 ms
Contrast - 768:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 6 Max 14
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Pad 6S Pro 12.4
12.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 71 in2
~24% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 6S Pro 12.4 +43%
843 nits
Pad 6 Max 14
589 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 278.7 mm (10.97 inches) 318.58 mm (12.54 inches)
Width 191.58 mm (7.54 inches) 206.1 mm (8.11 inches)
Thickness 6.26 mm (0.25 inches) 6.53 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 590 g (20.81 oz) 750 g (26.46 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 534 cm2 (82.7 inches2) 657 cm2 (101.7 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 6S Pro 12.4
85.8%
Pad 6 Max 14 +1%
86.6%
Tablet Ranking (53rd and 67th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (39th and 50th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 and Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14
SoC
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3200 MHz 3190 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-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 680 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 and Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 6S Pro 12.4 +14%
1942
Pad 6 Max 14
1709
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 6S Pro 12.4 +24%
5624
Pad 6 Max 14
4541
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 6S Pro 12.4 +32%
8800
Pad 6 Max 14
6666
Compute Score (GPU) 8800 6666
Single-core score 1942 1709
Multi-core score 5624 4541
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 6S Pro 12.4 +28%
1797716
Pad 6 Max 14
1406178
CPU 587367 520872
GPU 435124 241847
Memory 304507 252204
UX 470718 391255
Total score 1797716 1406178
Samples [2 tests] [64 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 7 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 927 871
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
Pad 6S Pro 12.4 +50%
3721
Pad 6 Max 14
2483
Stability 96% -
Graphics test 22 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 3721 2483
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-24 (AJEG)AnTuTu1797716
📘 2025-09-15 (Party_imp)AnTuTu1726668
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Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 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
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size - 51 GB

Battery

Capacity 10000 mAh 10000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (88% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:38 hr 1:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:54 hr 09:24 hr
Watching video 09:32 hr 13:29 hr
Gaming 06:50 hr 06:23 hr
Standby 171 hr 134 hr
General battery life
Pad 6S Pro 12.4
24:53 hr
Pad 6 Max 14 +1%
25:03 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 20 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor OmniVision OV32D Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
5G support No -

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2024 August 2023
Release date February 2024 August 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $700
Successor - Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Keyboard weight 535 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

If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
51 (82.3%)
11 (17.7%)
Total votes: 62

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