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Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE vs Xiaomi Pad 6

48 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE
VS
61 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6
Redmi Pad SE
Pad 6

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 Xiaomi Pad 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and came out 4 months before. 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
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6
  • 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1005K versus 411K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 49% higher pixel density (309 vs 207 PPI)
  • Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (499 against 399 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Comes with 840 mAh larger battery capacity: 8840 vs 8000 mAh
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE and Pad 6 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
6 / 128 GB
67.7
(Good)
Value Index
44.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Redmi Pad SE
vs
Pad 6

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels 1800 x 2880 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 207 ppi 309 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2% 83.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 93.1% 97%
PWM Not detected 181600 Hz
Response time 37 ms 26 ms
Contrast 1689:1 832:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Pad SE
399 nits
Pad 6 +25%
499 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 255.53 mm (10.06 inches) 253.95 mm (10 inches)
Width 167.08 mm (6.58 inches) 165.18 mm (6.5 inches)
Thickness 7.36 mm (0.29 inches) 6.51 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 478 g (16.86 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Purple Silver, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 427 cm2 (66.2 inches2) 419 cm2 (65 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Pad SE
82.2%
Pad 6 +2%
83.6%
Tablet Ranking (128th and 91st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (100th and 68th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE and Xiaomi Pad 6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max clock 2400 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 128 768
GPU clock 1114 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE and Xiaomi Pad 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Pad SE
412
Pad 6 +219%
1315
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Pad SE
1423
Pad 6 +146%
3506
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Pad SE
348
Pad 6 +869%
3371
Compute Score (GPU) 348 3371
Single-core score 412 1315
Multi-core score 1423 3506
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Pad SE
411020
Pad 6 +145%
1005598
CPU 173875 376827
GPU 27779 151343
Memory 99996 182214
UX 109370 295214
Total score 411020 1005598
Samples [2 tests] [15 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Redmi Pad SE
n/a
Pad 6
1147
Graphics test - 6 FPS
Graphics score - 1147
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Pad SE
7045
Pad 6
n/a
Web score 7122 -
Video editing 3683 -
Photo editing 12514 -
Data manipulation 5947 -
Writing score 9135 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-31 (Bobikbo17)AnTuTu411020
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-09 (Roman)AnTuTu408473
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Xiaomi Pad 6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-04 (АрсСн)AnTuTu933942
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Peso Penguin)AnTuTu993797
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-27 (Aaru)AnTuTu932844
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Priyansh)AnTuTu1010069
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Priyansh)AnTuTu1010069
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 22 GB 21 GB

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 8840 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 33 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 (38% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:45 hr 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:41 hr 11:51 hr
Watching video 12:28 hr 15:38 hr
Gaming 06:20 hr 07:18 hr
Standby 183 hr 139 hr
General battery life
Redmi Pad SE +5%
29:44 hr
Pad 6
28:21 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
5G support No -

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi Pad SE
88.3 dB
Pad 6
88.1 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced August 2023 April 2023
Release date September 2023 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $299
Successor - - Xiaomi Pad 8
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Yes, 33 W
*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 Pad 6 is definitely a better buy.

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So, which tablet would you choose?
30 (26.1%)
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Total votes: 115

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