Home > Tablet comparison > Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Pad 6 – which one to choose?

Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Xiaomi Pad 6

83 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 8
VS
61 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6
Pad 8
Pad 6

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Pad 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Xiaomi Pad 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and came out 2 years and 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory
  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 8
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2296K versus 1005K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 8 and Pad 6 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pad 8
93
Pad 6
77
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pad 8
68
Pad 6
46
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pad 8
76
Pad 6
49
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pad 8
68
Pad 6
26
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pad 8
100*
Pad 6
78
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Pad 8
78
Pad 6
71
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad 8
83*
Pad 6
61
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
πŸ“± Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

To get an accurate value-for-money index, update the default prices with actual prices from your country’s retailers (for the selected memory configs) and press the "Calculate" button.
Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
139.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
44.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 8
vs
Pad 6

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11.2 inches 11 inches
Resolution 2136 x 3200 pixels 1800 x 2880 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
PPI 344 ppi 309 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 85.7% 83.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 97%
PWM - 181600 Hz
Response time - 26 ms
Contrast - 832:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 8
11.2β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
Pad 6
11β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~6% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 8
n/a
Pad 6
503 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) 253.95 mm (10 inches)
Width 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) 165.18 mm (6.5 inches)
Thickness 5.75 mm (0.23 inches) 6.51 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 485 g (17.11 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green Silver, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) 419 cm2 (65 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.74/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 208 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 8 +3%
85.7%
Pad 6
83.6%
Tablet Ranking (25th and 95th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (19th and 71st place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 8 and Xiaomi Pad 6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max clock 3210 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 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		 - 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)
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 1024 768
GPU clock 1150 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 8 and Xiaomi Pad 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 8 +61%
2119
Pad 6
1315
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 8 +93%
6769
Pad 6
3506
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 8
n/a
Pad 6
3371
Compute Score (GPU) - 3371
Single-core score 2119 1315
Multi-core score 6769 3506
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 8 +128%
2296077
Pad 6
1005598
CPU 626036 376827
GPU 810590 151343
Memory 365628 182214
UX 493823 295214
Total score 2296077 1005598
Samples [6 tests] [15 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pad 8
n/a
Pad 6
1147
Graphics test - 6 FPS
Graphics score - 1147
Sources: 3DMark [5]
Submit your benchmark results

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 -> SakivuuAnTuTu 112333032
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 -> SakivuuAnTuTu 112296077
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBelAnTuTu 112284615
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (yi)Geekbench 6 GPU13259
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (yi)Geekbench 6 CPU2024 / 6171
Add View all (10)
Xiaomi Pad 6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> sbx.777AnTuTu 121143560
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-04 (АрсСн)AnTuTu 11933942
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Peso Penguin)AnTuTu 11993797
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-27 (Aaru)AnTuTu 11932844
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Priyansh)AnTuTu 111010069
Add View all (19)

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 3 HyperOS 1.0
OS size - 21 GB
OS updates 0 years -

Battery

Capacity 9200 mAh 8840 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (38% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:30 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:51 hr
Watching video - 15:38 hr
Gaming - 07:18 hr
Standby - 139 hr
General battery life
Pad 8
n/a
Pad 6
28:21 hr
Add your battery life

Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
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 60FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 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/ac/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 5.4 5.2
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 Yes
NFC* No No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
5G support No -

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 8
n/a
Pad 6
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 April 2023
Release date September 2025 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $310 $299
Successor - - Xiaomi Pad 8
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 33 W
Further details
Notes on Pad 8:
    - The 128GB model uses UFS 3.1, while the 256GB model uses UFS 4.1.
*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 8 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
24 (66.7%)
12 (33.3%)
Total votes: 36

Related comparisons

1. Xiaomi Pad 6 vs Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4
2. Xiaomi Pad 6 vs Xiaomi Poco Pad
3. Xiaomi Pad 6 vs Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro (4)
4. Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Motorola Moto Pad 60 Pro
5. Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro
6. Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
7. Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Xiaomi Pad 7
8. Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
9. Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
10. Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
Compare other tablets (80+)

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский