Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro vs Lenovo ThinkTab X11 Gen 1
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 Lenovo ThinkTab X11 Gen 1, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and came out 5 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 Pad 2 Pro
- Has a 1.15 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 12000 vs 10200 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (551 against 511 nits)
Reasons to consider the Lenovo ThinkTab X11 Gen 1
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (67.3 vs 78.7 square inches)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 12.1 inches | 10.95 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 276 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | - |
| Max rated brightness | - | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 650 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.5% | 80.2% |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | 97.8% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 28 ms | 25 ms |
| Contrast | 1764:1 | 3306:1 |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Pad 2 Pro
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
ThinkTab X11 Gen 1
10.95″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.9 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 279.8 mm (11.02 inches) | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) |
| Width | 181.7 mm (7.15 inches) | 168.65 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) | 9.93 mm (0.39 inches) |
| Weight | 610 g (21.52 oz) | 650 g (22.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Purple | Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 508 cm2 (78.8 inches2) | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 208 drops | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (79th and 78th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (59th and 58th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 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: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4784 | - |
| Single-core score | 1239 | 1159 |
| Multi-core score | 3286 | 3396 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 380886 | 414063 |
| GPU | 190421 | 180737 |
| Memory | 139368 | 200431 |
| UX | 276207 | 278558 |
| Total score | 986882 | 1073789 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
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 |
Lenovo ThinkTab X11 Gen 1
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 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 2046 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 34 GB | - |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 12000 mAh | 10200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 08:13 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:17 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:52 hr | - |
| Standby | 233 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| 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 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | March 2026 |
| Release date | September 2025 | April 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 43 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, gaming, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro. But if the camera and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo ThinkTab X11 Gen 1.
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