Xiaomi Redmi K Pad vs Galaxy Tab S10+
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus and came out 9 months 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 Redmi K Pad
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- 52% higher pixel density (403 vs 266 PPI)
- 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3004K versus 2147K)
- Delivers 53% higher peak brightness (728 against 475 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Much smaller footprint: 49% more compact case (42 vs 82 square inches)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 3.6 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2590 mAh larger battery capacity: 10090 vs 7500 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 8.8 inches | 12.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1880 x 3008 pixels | 1752 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 266 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 650 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% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 100% |
| PWM | Not detected | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 23 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 1486:1 | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S10+
12.4β³ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
Redmi K Pad
8.8β³ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~98% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 205.1 mm (8.07 inches) | 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) |
| Width | 132 mm (5.2 inches) | 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 326 g (11.5 oz) | 571 g (20.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-display |
| Area | 271 cm2 (42 inches2) | 529 cm2 (82.1 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.86/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (29th and 38th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (22nd and 26th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 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 | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24373 | 14151 |
| Single-core score | 2657 | 2080 |
| Multi-core score | 8298 | 6696 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 923460 | 678072 |
| GPU | 1042496 | 766062 |
| Memory | 407660 | 253688 |
| UX | 631143 | 449202 |
| Total score | 3004759 | 2147024 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2157 | 1846 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9914 | 7768 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 70% | - |
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5071 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17873 | 14577 |
| Video editing | 6768 | 6819 |
| Photo editing | 34918 | 28036 |
| Data manipulation | 17855 | 17451 |
| Writing score | 24733 | 22642 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K Pad
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-09 -> Andre Suhen | AnTuTu | 3004759 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-03 -> aurum00 | AnTuTu | 2147024 |
| π 2026-04-04 -> Taym721 | CPU Throttle | 79% |
| π 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234 | GeekBench GPU | 14151 |
| π 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234 | GeekBench CPU | 2080 / 6696 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 28 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 10090 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 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 | 5.4 | 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 | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
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 | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | September 2024 |
| Release date | June 2025 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $469 | $999 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
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 design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi K Pad. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+.
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