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Xiaomi Redmi K Pad vs Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro

82 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi K Pad
VS
69 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
Redmi K Pad
Pad 6 Pro

Here we compared two tablets: the 8.8-inch Xiaomi Redmi K Pad (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on June 26, 2025, against the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 2 years and 3 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 Redmi K Pad
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3004K versus 1323K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 30% higher pixel density (403 vs 309 PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 35% more compact case (42 vs 64.9 square inches)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
  • Has a 2.2 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 8600 vs 7500 mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi K Pad and Pad 6 Pro 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
80.3
(Good)
Value Index
35.3
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Redmi K Pad
vs
Pad 6 Pro

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1880 x 3008 pixels 1800 x 2880 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 403 ppi 309 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 700 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 82.9% 83.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 23 ms -
Contrast 1486:1 -
Screen space comparison
Pad 6 Pro
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Redmi K Pad
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~56% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi K Pad
728 nits
Pad 6 Pro
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 205.1 mm (8.07 inches) 253.95 mm (10 inches)
Width 132 mm (5.2 inches) 165.18 mm (6.5 inches)
Thickness 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) 6.51 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 326 g (11.5 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green, Purple Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 271 cm2 (42 inches2) 419 cm2 (65 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi K Pad
82.9%
Pad 6 Pro +1%
83.6%
Tablet Ranking (29th and 66th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (22nd and 49th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi K Pad and Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3730 MHz 3190 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-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1612 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi K Pad and Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi K Pad +50%
2657
Pad 6 Pro
1771
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi K Pad +77%
8298
Pad 6 Pro
4690
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 24373 -
Single-core score 2657 1771
Multi-core score 8298 4690
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi K Pad +127%
3004759
Pad 6 Pro
1323170
CPU 923460 484050
GPU 1042496 244968
Memory 407660 226305
UX 631143 367847
Total score 3004759 1323170
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmi K Pad +150%
2157
Pad 6 Pro
863
Stability 77% 98%
Graphics test 16 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 2157 863
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 38 FPS -
Section 1 40 FPS -
Section 2 38 FPS -
Section 3 34 FPS -
Graphics score 9914 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 70% 96%
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 2756
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17873 -
Video editing 6768 -
Photo editing 34918 -
Data manipulation 17855 -
Writing score 24733 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi K Pad
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-12-09 -> Andre SuhenAnTuTu3004759
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Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-27 (Jeff)AnTuTu1323170
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5333 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 13
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 32 GB 21 GB

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 8600 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:02 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:39 hr
Watching video - 14:31 hr
Gaming - 06:20 hr
Standby - 142 hr
General battery life
Redmi K Pad
n/a
Pad 6 Pro
27:04 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 50 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 20 megapixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Sensor - Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 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 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
NFC* No No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* No -
Hybrid slot No -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi K Pad
84.6 dB
Pad 6 Pro
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced June 2025 April 2023
Release date June 2025 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $469 $499
Successor - - Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Keyboard weight - 430 g
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 67 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi K Pad is definitely a better buy.

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