Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro vs Galaxy Tab S10 FE
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 6 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 4000 mAh larger battery capacity: 12000 vs 8000 mAh
- Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
- Shows 29% longer battery life (32:02 vs 24:49 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Reverse charging feature
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1240K versus 986K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (617 against 548 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (65.4 vs 78.7 square inches)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
- 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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12.1 inches | 10.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1440 x 2304 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 750 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% | 81.7% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | 97.3% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 28 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | 1764:1 | 1700:1 |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Pad 2 Pro
12.1β³ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Galaxy Tab S10 FE
10.9β³ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 279.8 mm (11.02 inches) | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) |
| Width | 181.7 mm (7.15 inches) | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) | 6 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 610 g (21.52 oz) | 497 g (17.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Purple | Silver, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 508 cm2 (78.8 inches2) | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | Average (2.82/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 208 drops | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (80th and 86th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (61st and 65th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2900 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 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 895 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4784 | 7019 |
| Single-core score | 1239 | 1360 |
| Multi-core score | 3286 | 3877 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 380886 | 491848 |
| GPU | 190421 | 298745 |
| Memory | 139368 | 187448 |
| UX | 276207 | 262140 |
| Total score | 986882 | 1240181 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 94% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 657 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 12301 |
| Video editing | - | 7055 |
| Photo editing | - | 22426 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10830 |
| Writing score | - | 15855 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-03 (Deepa) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4784 |
| π 2026-04-03 (Deepa) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1239 / 3286 |
| π 2026-04-03 (Deepa) | AnTuTu 11 | 986882 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-31 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1356 / 3888 |
| π 2026-02-09 (Mike) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1360 / 3877 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | AnTuTu 11 | 1260942 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Musicevolver) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 7019 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 34 GB | 29.5 GB |
| OS updates | 0 years | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 12000 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 2:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:13 hr | 09:55 hr |
| Watching video | 11:17 hr | 14:58 hr |
| Gaming | 07:52 hr | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | 233 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| 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 size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (β 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 | 5.3 |
| 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| 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 | April 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $499 |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.92 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 Pro. But if the camera, performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE.
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