Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro vs Honor Pad 9
66
out of 100
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55
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.1-inch Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Honor Pad 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 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 Pad 2 Pro
- Comes with 3700 mAh larger battery capacity: 12000 vs 8300 mAh
- Shows 41% longer battery life (32:02 vs 22:40 hours)
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (986K versus 729K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Reverse charging feature
- 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1239 and 941 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 9
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Weighs 55 grams less
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12.1 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 650 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.5% | 84.7% |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | 99.8% |
| PWM | Not detected | 29480 Hz |
| Response time | 28 ms | 27 ms |
| Contrast | 1764:1 | 1533:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 279.8 mm (11.02 inches) | 278.27 mm (10.96 inches) |
| Width | 181.7 mm (7.15 inches) | 180.11 mm (7.09 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 610 g (21.52 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Purple | White, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 508 cm2 (78.8 inches2) | 501 cm2 (77.7 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 208 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (80th and 107th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (61st and 82nd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 676 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS | ~346.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4784 | 1640 |
| Single-core score | 1239 | 941 |
| Multi-core score | 3286 | 2785 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 380886 | 307398 |
| GPU | 190421 | 74347 |
| Memory | 139368 | 162679 |
| UX | 276207 | 184865 |
| Total score | 986882 | 729289 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [47 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-03 (Deepa) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4784 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 (Deepa) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1239 / 3286 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 (Deepa) | AnTuTu 11 | 986882 |
Honor Pad 9
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | - |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | - |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | Magic OS 8 |
| OS size | 34 GB | 32 GB |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 12000 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 2:05 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 08:13 hr | 07:22 hr |
| Watching video | 11:17 hr | 06:55 hr |
| Gaming | 07:52 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | 233 hr | 157 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | C616WPU |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 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 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | C617HWK |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | December 2023 |
| Release date | September 2025 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $350 |
| Successor | - | - Honor Pad 10 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 35 W |
Further details
Notes on Pad 9:
- The memory card slot is available only in the 4G model.
*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 Pad 2 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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