Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro vs Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.1-inch Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on April 10, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 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 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2960 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 7040 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Delivers 41% higher peak brightness (655 against 463 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (671K versus 582K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 21% higher pixel density (249 vs 206 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
- Shows 7% longer battery life (25:25 vs 23:43 hours)
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (67.3 vs 78.9 square inches)
- Weighs 91 grams less
- 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 | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 8:5 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 206 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.4% | 80.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 94% | 94.2% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 20 ms | 42 ms |
| Contrast | 1283:1 | 1409:1 |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Pad Pro
12.1β³ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
11β³ (8:5 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 280 mm (11.02 inches) | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) |
| Width | 181.85 mm (7.16 inches) | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.52 mm (0.3 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 571 g (20.14 oz) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 509 cm2 (78.9 inches2) | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.81/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (99th and 125th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (74th and 97th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2299 | 1405 |
| Single-core score | 1020 | 908 |
| Multi-core score | 2975 | 2072 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 284982 | 245267 |
| GPU | - | 57538 |
| Memory | 136497 | 108723 |
| UX | 249543 | 170923 |
| Total score | 671022 | 582451 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 252 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13114 | 10572 |
| Video editing | 7079 | 4298 |
| Photo editing | 22606 | 22564 |
| Data manipulation | 10865 | 8881 |
| Writing score | 13799 | 13360 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-11 (Minh Kha) | AnTuTu | 671022 |
| π 2025-02-11 (OwO) | GeekBench GPU | 2299 |
| π 2025-02-11 (OwO) | GeekBench CPU | 1020 / 2975 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench GPU | 1246 |
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | GeekBench CPU | 917 / 1939 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | GeekBench CPU | 907 / 2014 |
| π 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | AnTuTu | 582451 |
| π 2026-07-26 (Abolfazl) | AnTuTu | 601154 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1536 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 28 GB | 22.9 GB |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10000 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (28% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:58 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:10 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 11:19 hr | 11:07 hr |
| Gaming | 05:30 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 149 hr | 155 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| 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: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/a/ac) | 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 | 5.2 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2024 | October 2023 |
| Release date | April 2024 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $259 | $219 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus):
- Doesn't have S Pen support.
*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 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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