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Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 9.7 vs iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)

57 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 9.7
VS
72 out of 100
Apple iPad 11
Redmi Pad 2 9.7
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)

Here we compared two tablets: the 9.7-inch Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 9.7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2) that was released on April 28, 2026, against the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 year and 2 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 Pad 2 9.7
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (51.9 vs 69.1 square inches)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Weighs 71 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
  • 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1701K versus 560K)
  • Has a 1.3 inches larger screen size
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (464 against 416 nits)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 9.7 and Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) 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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4 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
114.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
120.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Redmi Pad 2 9.7
vs
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 9.7 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2048 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels
Aspect ratio 8:5 3:2
PPI 268 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.4% 80.8%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 96.9% 96.2%
PWM Not detected 21120 Hz
Response time 30 ms 38 ms
Contrast 1045:1 531:1
Screen space comparison
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
Redmi Pad 2 9.7
9.7″ (8:5 ratio) = 42.3 in2
~32% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 226.51 mm (8.92 inches) 248.6 mm (9.79 inches)
Width 147.97 mm (5.83 inches) 179.5 mm (7.07 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 406 g (14.32 oz) 477 g (16.83 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 335 cm2 (52 inches2) 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.78/5)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (105th and 58th place)
iPad Ranking (#16th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 9.7 and Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock 2900 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Apple GPU 4-core
GPU shading units 128 640
GPU clock 950 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 9.7 and Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 382 19767
Single-core score 480 2589
Multi-core score 1549 6111
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 205210 498926
GPU 30511 466010
Memory 155427 202429
UX 169563 534152
Total score 560711 1701517
Samples Less than 3 [6 tests]
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Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
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📘 2026-07-23 (Anr1ll)AnTuTu 111729497
📘 2026-07-20 (Giga)Geekbench 6 CPU2702 / 6394
📘 2026-06-17 (Luq)AnTuTu 111701517
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 NVMe
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 iPadOS 18.4 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27)
OS size - 23 GB
OS updates 4 years 0 years
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 7698 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes (34% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:35 hr 1:58 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 06:06 hr
Watching video - 07:41 hr
Gaming - 05:31 hr
Standby - 220 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.8
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No eSIM
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced April 2026 March 2025
Release date April 2026 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $180 $349
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Yes, 30 W
*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 Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) is definitely a better buy.

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