Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7 vs Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE
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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 Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 11 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 SE 8.7
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (478 against 398 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Much smaller footprint: 38% more compact case (41.1 vs 66.2 square inches)
- Weighs 105 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE
- Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1350 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 6650 mAh
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (411K versus 349K)
- 16% higher pixel density (207 vs 179 PPI)
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 | 8.7 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 800 x 1340 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 179 ppi | 207 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.2% | 82.2% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 82.8% | 93.1% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 43 ms | 37 ms |
| Contrast | 1349:1 | 1689:1 |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Pad SE
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Redmi Pad SE 8.7
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~62% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 211.58 mm (8.33 inches) | 255.53 mm (10.06 inches) |
| Width | 125.48 mm (4.94 inches) | 167.08 mm (6.58 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.36 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 373 g (13.16 oz) | 478 g (16.86 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 265 cm2 (41.2 inches2) | 427 cm2 (66.2 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (135th and 131st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (105th and 103rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2400 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: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (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 | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 543 | 348 |
| Single-core score | 412 | 412 |
| Multi-core score | 1427 | 1423 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 130650 | 173875 |
| GPU | 27382 | 27779 |
| Memory | 92029 | 99996 |
| UX | 99003 | 109370 |
| Total score | 349064 | 411020 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [2 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7946 | 7122 |
| Video editing | 5009 | 3683 |
| Photo editing | 15748 | 12514 |
| Data manipulation | 6404 | 5947 |
| Writing score | 8612 | 9135 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7
No benchmark results yet
Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-31 (Bobikbo17) | AnTuTu 11 | 411020 |
| 📘 2025-10-09 (Roman) | AnTuTu 11 | 408473 |
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 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 14 GB | 22 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 6650 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (24% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:41 hr | 10:41 hr |
| Watching video | 14:15 hr | 12:28 hr |
| Gaming | 05:55 hr | 06:20 hr |
| Standby | 164 hr | 183 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| 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: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 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 |
| 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 | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | July 2024 | August 2023 |
| Release date | August 2024 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $95 | $249 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer - Compass |
- Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 18 W | Yes, 18 W |
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
If the display, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE 8.7.
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