Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 vs Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11-inch Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 (with MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra) that was released on June 5, 2025, against the Lenovo Idea Tab Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6400 and came out 3 months after. 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 2
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (570K versus 519K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (65.6 vs 78.3 square inches)
- 10% higher pixel density (274 vs 249 PPI)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 9000 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (622 against 528 nits)
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 | 11 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 274 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83% | 84.1% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 92.5% | 134.4% |
| PWM | 14999 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 29 ms | 23 ms |
| Contrast | 1421:1 | 1296:1 |
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Plus
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Redmi Pad 2
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.58 mm (10.02 inches) | 278.8 mm (10.98 inches) |
| Width | 166.04 mm (6.54 inches) | 181.05 mm (7.13 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.36 mm (0.29 inches) | 6.29 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 510 g (17.99 oz) | 530 g (18.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP52 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green, Purple | Gray, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) | 505 cm2 (78.3 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | Excellent (4.05/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 156 drops | Bad (E) · 5 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (104th and 93rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (79th and 69th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra | MediaTek Dimensity 6400 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1072 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1260 | 1240 |
| Single-core score | 725 | 764 |
| Multi-core score | 1980 | 2021 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 219481 | 215919 |
| GPU | 48406 | 47513 |
| Memory | 146071 | 109180 |
| UX | 156511 | 147129 |
| Total score | 570469 | 519771 |
| Samples | [74 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 138 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10522 | 15292 |
| Video editing | 5262 | 6125 |
| Photo editing | 17642 | 25011 |
| Data manipulation | 7941 | 7802 |
| Writing score | 11407 | 14566 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-24 (Mentos_uzbek) | Battery life | SOT 11:48 / 41:40 |
Lenovo Idea Tab Plus
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 24 GB | 28 GB |
| OS updates | 0 years | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 9000 mAh | 10200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | - | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (17% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:59 hr | 1:27 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:38 hr | - |
| Watching video | 09:17 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:30 hr | - |
| Standby | 233 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| 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: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC08A3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | 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 | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2025 | September 2025 |
| Release date | June 2025 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $229 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Redmi Pad 2:
- Gyroscope, GPS and compass are only available on the 4G model.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Lenovo Idea Tab Plus. But if the gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2.
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