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Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 vs Lenovo Tab Plus

56 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
VS
54 out of 100
Lenovo Tab Plus
Redmi Pad 2
Tab Plus

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 Tab Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 1 year 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 2
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (526 against 435 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 35% higher pixel density (274 vs 203 PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (65.6 vs 72.5 square inches)
  • Weighs 140 grams less
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab Plus
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (33:33 vs 31:12 hours)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 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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4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
113.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
56.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Redmi Pad 2
vs
Tab Plus

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 11.5 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1200 x 2000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 5:3
PPI 274 ppi 203 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83% 80.5%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 92.5% 96.1%
PWM 14999 Hz Not detected
Response time 29 ms 37 ms
Contrast 1421:1 1550:1
Screen space comparison
Tab Plus
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
Redmi Pad 2
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Pad 2 +21%
526 nits
Tab Plus
435 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 254.58 mm (10.02 inches) 268.3 mm (10.56 inches)
Width 166.04 mm (6.54 inches) 174.25 mm (6.86 inches)
Thickness 7.36 mm (0.29 inches) 7.77 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 510 g (17.99 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 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) 468 cm2 (72.4 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.74/5) Excellent (4.07/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) · 156 drops Average (D) · 72 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Pad 2 +3%
83%
Tab Plus
80.5%
Tablet Ranking (106th and 112th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (81st and 87th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Lenovo Tab Plus
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 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 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Lenovo Tab Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Pad 2
725
Tab Plus +2%
736
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Pad 2
1980
Tab Plus +2%
2024
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1260 -
Single-core score 725 736
Multi-core score 1980 2024
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Pad 2 +5%
570469
Tab Plus
545546
CPU 219481 250145
GPU 48406 43322
Memory 146071 116331
UX 156511 135748
Total score 570469 545546
Samples [74 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 2
9754
Tab Plus +22%
11893
Web score 10522 12681
Video editing 5262 7042
Photo editing 17642 25105
Data manipulation 7941 8143
Writing score 11407 13639
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 (Max)AnTuTu 12645861
📘 2026-09-12 (Maksik)AnTuTu 12634343
📘 2026-04-24 (Mentos_uzbek)Battery lifeSOT 11:48 / 41:40
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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 UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM HyperOS 2.0 -
OS size 24 GB 19 GB
OS updates 0 years 0 years

Battery

Capacity 9000 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
Fast charging Yes (17% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 46 min)
Full charging time 2:59 hr 1:11 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:38 hr 15:03 hr
Watching video 09:17 hr 18:38 hr
Gaming 06:30 hr 07:44 hr
Standby 233 hr 157 hr
General battery life
Redmi Pad 2
31:12 hr
Tab Plus +8%
33:33 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 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: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 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 -
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor 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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot 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 2 +4%
86.3 dB
Tab Plus
82.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2025 June 2024
Release date June 2025 June 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $289
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Gyroscope
- 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 display, camera, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2. But if the performance and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Lenovo Tab Plus.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
8 (88.9%)
1 (11.1%)
Total votes: 9

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