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Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE vs Lenovo Tab Plus

48 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE
VS
54 out of 100
Lenovo Tab Plus
Redmi Pad SE
Tab Plus

Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on August 15, 2023, against the Lenovo Tab Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 11 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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
  • Weighs 172 grams less
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab Plus
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Shows 13% longer battery life (33:33 vs 29:44 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (545K versus 411K)
  • Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (436 against 400 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 79% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 736 and 412 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE and Lenovo Tab Plus 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
67.7
(Good)
Value Index
56.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Redmi Pad SE
vs
Tab Plus

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 11.5 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels 1200 x 2000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 5:3
PPI 206 ppi 203 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2% 80.5%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 93.1% 96.1%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 37 ms 37 ms
Contrast 1689:1 1550:1
Screen space comparison
Tab Plus
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
Redmi Pad SE
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Pad SE
400 nits
Tab Plus +9%
436 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 255.53 mm (10.06 inches) 268.3 mm (10.56 inches)
Width 167.08 mm (6.58 inches) 174.25 mm (6.86 inches)
Thickness 7.36 mm (0.29 inches) 7.77 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 478 g (16.86 oz) 650 g (22.93 oz)
Waterproof No IP52
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Purple Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 427 cm2 (66.2 inches2) 468 cm2 (72.4 inches2)
Repairability - Excellent (4.07/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) · 72 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Pad SE +2%
82.2%
Tab Plus
80.5%
Tablet Ranking (147th and 126th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (118th and 100th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE and Lenovo Tab Plus
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 1114 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE and Lenovo Tab Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Pad SE
412
Tab Plus +79%
736
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Pad SE
1423
Tab Plus +42%
2024
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 348 -
Single-core score 412 736
Multi-core score 1423 2024
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Pad SE
411020
Tab Plus +33%
545546
CPU 173875 250145
GPU 27779 43322
Memory 99996 116331
UX 109370 135748
Total score 411020 545546
Samples [2 tests] [178 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 135
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Pad SE
7045
Tab Plus +69%
11893
Web score 7122 12681
Video editing 3683 7042
Photo editing 12514 25105
Data manipulation 5947 8143
Writing score 9135 13639
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-31 (Bobikbo17)AnTuTu 11411020
📘 2025-10-09 (Roman)AnTuTu 11408473
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Lenovo Tab Plus
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 14
ROM HyperOS 1.0 -
OS size 22 GB 19 GB
OS updates - 0 years

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 8600 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (24% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 46 min)
Full charging time 2:45 hr 1:11 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:41 hr 15:03 hr
Watching video 12:28 hr 18:38 hr
Gaming 06:20 hr 07:44 hr
Standby 183 hr 157 hr
General battery life
Redmi Pad SE
29:44 hr
Tab Plus +13%
33:33 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No 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 - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 -
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 5.2
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, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* - No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi Pad SE +7%
88.3 dB
Tab Plus
82.8 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced August 2023 June 2024
Release date September 2023 June 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $289
Successor - - Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Not included
*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 Lenovo Tab Plus is definitely a better buy.

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