Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
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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 Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra and came out 1 year and 2 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 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 9000 mAh
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (671K versus 570K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (655 against 535 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
- Shows 32% longer battery life (31:12 vs 23:43 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (65.6 vs 78.9 square inches)
- 10% higher pixel density (274 vs 249 PPI)
- Weighs 61 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.1 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.4% | 83% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 94% | 92.5% |
| PWM | Not detected | 14999 Hz |
| Response time | 20 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | 1283:1 | 1421:1 |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Pad Pro
12.1β³ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Redmi Pad 2
11β³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 280 mm (11.02 inches) | 254.58 mm (10.02 inches) |
| Width | 181.85 mm (7.16 inches) | 166.04 mm (6.54 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.52 mm (0.3 inches) | 7.36 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 571 g (20.14 oz) | 510 g (17.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 509 cm2 (78.9 inches2) | 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.74/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 156 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (99th and 104th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (74th and 79th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra |
| 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2299 | 1260 |
| Single-core score | 1020 | 725 |
| Multi-core score | 2975 | 1980 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 284982 | 219481 |
| GPU | - | 48406 |
| Memory | 136497 | 146071 |
| UX | 249543 | 156511 |
| Total score | 671022 | 570469 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [74 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 252 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13114 | 10522 |
| Video editing | 7079 | 5262 |
| Photo editing | 22606 | 17642 |
| Data manipulation | 10865 | 7941 |
| Writing score | 13799 | 11407 |
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 |
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-24 (Mentos_uzbek) | Battery life | SOT 11:48 / 41:40 |
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 | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1536 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | 28 GB | 24 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10000 mAh | 9000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (28% in 30 min) | Yes (17% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:59 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:10 hr | 08:38 hr |
| Watching video | 11:19 hr | 09:17 hr |
| Gaming | 05:30 hr | 06:30 hr |
| Standby | 149 hr | 233 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 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 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2024 | June 2025 |
| Release date | April 2024 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $259 | $229 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 15 W |
Further details
Notes on Redmi Pad 2:
- Gyroscope, GPS and compass are only available on the 4G model.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro. But if the battery life and design are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2.
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