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Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7 vs Onn 7" Tablet

46 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7
VS
39 out of 100
Onn 7
Redmi Pad SE 8.7
7" Tablet

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 Onn 7" Tablet, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and came out 1 year and 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
4 / 64 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Has a 1.7 inches larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Thinner bezels – 7.3% more screen real estate
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Onn 7" Tablet
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Much smaller footprint: 29% more compact case (29 vs 41.1 square inches)
  • Weighs 123 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7 and Onn 7" Tablet crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
61.5
(Average)
Value Index
85.4
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Redmi Pad SE 8.7
vs
7" Tablet

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 8.7 inches 7 inches
Resolution 800 x 1340 pixels 1024 x 600 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 17:10
PPI 179 ppi 170 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 350 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.2% 73.9%
Display tests
RGB color space 82.8% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 43 ms -
Contrast 1349:1 -
Screen space comparison
Redmi Pad SE 8.7
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
7" Tablet
7″ (17:10 ratio) = 21.4 in2
~55% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 211.58 mm (8.33 inches) 178.8 mm (7.04 inches)
Width 125.48 mm (4.94 inches) 104.6 mm (4.12 inches)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 373 g (13.16 oz) 250 g (8.82 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue, Green Silver, Blue, Pink, Brown
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 265 cm2 (41.2 inches2) 187 cm2 (29 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Pad SE 8.7 +10%
81.2%
7" Tablet
73.9%
Tablet Ranking (148th and 157th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (117th and 126th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7 and Onn 7" Tablet
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 MediaTek Helio G80
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache - 1 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~91.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7 and Onn 7" Tablet
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Pad SE 8.7 +6%
1427
7" Tablet
1351
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Pad SE 8.7
543
7" Tablet +87%
1015
Compute Score (GPU) 543 1015
Single-core score 412 406
Multi-core score 1427 1351
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Pad SE 8.7
349064
7" Tablet +9%
380427
CPU 130650 145946
GPU 27382 25424
Memory 92029 110905
UX 99003 95769
Total score 349064 380427
Samples [32 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7946 -
Video editing 5009 -
Photo editing 15748 -
Data manipulation 6404 -
Writing score 8612 -
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 1.0 -
OS size 14 GB 20 GB

Battery

Capacity 6650 mAh -
Max charge power 18 W -
Battery type Li-Ion -
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes No
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:41 hr -
Watching video 14:15 hr -
Gaming 05:55 hr -
Standby 164 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 2 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital No
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS No
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 2 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.0 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 2 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 720p 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
Bluetooth features LE -
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo -
NFC* No No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced July 2024 May 2026
Release date August 2024 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $95 $97
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer
- Compass		 - Ambient light sensor
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.
*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 SE 8.7 is definitely a better buy.

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