Xiaomi Redmi K Pad vs Honor Pad 20 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Xiaomi Redmi K Pad (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on June 26, 2025, against the Honor Pad 20 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 1 year and 2 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 Redmi K Pad
- 38% higher pixel density (403 vs 292 PPI)
- 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3004K versus 2077K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Much smaller footprint: 45% more compact case (42 vs 77 square inches)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 211 grams less
- 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2657 and 2102 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 20 Pro
- Has a 3.3 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 7500 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
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 | 8.8 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1880 x 3008 pixels | 1872 x 3000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 292 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 85.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 23 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1486:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad 20 Pro
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Redmi K Pad
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~89% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 205.1 mm (8.07 inches) | 277.1 mm (10.91 inches) |
| Width | 132 mm (5.2 inches) | 179.3 mm (7.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 326 g (11.5 oz) | 537 g (18.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 271 cm2 (42 inches2) | 497 cm2 (77 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (37th and 39th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (30th and 31st place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 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 | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24373 | - |
| Single-core score | 2657 | 2102 |
| Multi-core score | 8298 | 6630 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 923460 | 479317 |
| GPU | 1042496 | 899558 |
| Memory | 407660 | 403308 |
| UX | 631143 | 295027 |
| Total score | 3004759 | 2077210 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2157 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 9914 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17873 | - |
| Video editing | 6768 | - |
| Photo editing | 34918 | - |
| Data manipulation | 17855 | - |
| Writing score | 24733 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K Pad
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-12-09 -> Andre Suhen | AnTuTu 11 | 3004759 |
Honor Pad 20 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 32 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 55 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 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 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 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| 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 | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | August 2026 |
| Release date | June 2025 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $469 | $549 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Redmi K Pad:
- The tablet features 2 USB Type-C 3.2 ports with Bypass charging and supports a magnetic stylus.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K Pad. But if the display, battery life, and software are more of a priority – go for the Honor Pad 20 Pro.
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