Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7 vs Honor Pad X9
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Here we compared two budget tablets: the 8.7-inch Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7 (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on July 29, 2024, against the Honor Pad X9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 1 year and 1 month 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 SE 8.7
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Shows 12% longer battery life (28:44 vs 25:36 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Much smaller footprint: 41% more compact case (41.1 vs 69.3 square inches)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad X9
- Has a 2.8 inches larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (461K versus 349K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
- 13% higher pixel density (203 vs 179 PPI)
- 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 477 and 412 points
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 | 8.7 inches | 11.5 inches |
| Resolution | 800 x 1340 pixels | 1200 x 2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 179 ppi | 203 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.2% | 84.1% |
| RGB color space | 82.8% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 43 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1349:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad X9
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
Redmi Pad SE 8.7
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~74% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 211.58 mm (8.33 inches) | 267.3 mm (10.52 inches) |
| Width | 125.48 mm (4.94 inches) | 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 373 g (13.16 oz) | 499 g (17.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 265 cm2 (41.2 inches2) | 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (135th and 130th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (105th and 102nd place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 543 | 570 |
| Single-core score | 412 | 477 |
| Multi-core score | 1427 | 1551 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 130650 | 191663 |
| GPU | 27382 | 29731 |
| Memory | 92029 | 110054 |
| UX | 99003 | 129788 |
| Total score | 349064 | 461236 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [37 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7946 | 8739 |
| Video editing | 5009 | 4586 |
| Photo editing | 15748 | 15530 |
| Data manipulation | 6404 | 7170 |
| Writing score | 8612 | 8896 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | MagicOS 7.1 |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6650 mAh | 7250 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (34% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:04 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:41 hr | 08:56 hr |
| Watching video | 14:15 hr | 11:02 hr |
| Gaming | 05:55 hr | 07:03 hr |
| Standby | 164 hr | 155 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 2592 x 1944 |
| 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 2592 x 1944 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | July 2024 | July 2023 |
| Release date | August 2024 | July 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $95 | $230 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer - Compass |
- Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 18 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Redmi Pad SE 8.7:
- The 4G version differs from the Wi-Fi model by having GPS and weighing 2 grams more.
Notes on Pad X9:
- The memory card slot is available only in the 4G model.
- In some European countries, the package includes a charger, while others do not.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Honor Pad X9. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7.
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Total votes: 5