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Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 vs Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)

57 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
VS
50 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
Redmi Pad 2
6 / 128 GB
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
8 / 128 GB

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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 1 year and 8 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
  • Comes with 1960 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 7040 mAh
  • Shows 23% longer battery life (31:12 vs 25:25 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (528 against 457 nits)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 33% higher pixel density (274 vs 206 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 908 and 725 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (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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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
118.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
108.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Redmi Pad 2
vs
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 11 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1200 x 1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 8:5
PPI 274 ppi 206 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83% 80.9%
Display tests
RGB color space 92.5% 94.2%
PWM 14999 Hz Not detected
Response time 29 ms 42 ms
Contrast 1421:1 1409:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Pad 2 +16%
528 nits
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
457 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 254.58 mm (10.02 inches) 257.1 mm (10.12 inches)
Width 166.04 mm (6.54 inches) 168.7 mm (6.64 inches)
Thickness 7.36 mm (0.29 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 510 g (17.99 oz) 480 g (16.93 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Purple Silver, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.74/5) Average (2.81/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 156 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (104th and 124th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (79th and 96th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 1000 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1260 1405
Single-core score 725 908
Multi-core score 1980 2072
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 219481 245267
GPU 48406 57538
Memory 146071 108723
UX 156511 170923
Total score 570469 582451
Samples [74 tests] [14 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10522 10572
Video editing 5262 4298
Photo editing 17642 22564
Data manipulation 7941 8881
Writing score 11407 13360
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Maksik)AnTuTu 12634343
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-24 (Mentos_uzbek)Battery lifeSOT 11:48 / 41:40
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 GPU1246
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 CPU917 / 1939
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+)Geekbench 6 CPU907 / 2014
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+)AnTuTu 11582451
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-26 (Abolfazl)AnTuTu 11601154
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 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 13
ROM HyperOS 2.0 One UI 5.1
OS size 24 GB 22.9 GB
OS updates 0 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 7040 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging - No
Fast charging Yes (17% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:59 hr 2:58 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:38 hr 08:57 hr
Watching video 09:17 hr 11:07 hr
Gaming 06:30 hr 05:44 hr
Standby 233 hr 155 hr
General battery life
Redmi Pad 2 +23%
31:12 hr
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
25:25 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 No
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A3 -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 5 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
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 5.1
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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi Pad 2
86.3 dB
Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) +3%
89.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2025 October 2023
Release date June 2025 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $219
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus)
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
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.
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus):
    - Doesn't have S Pen support.
*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 Redmi Pad 2 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
92 (68.7%)
42 (31.3%)
Total votes: 134

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Vojtak42 August 13, 2025 at 01:16 PM
8GB version of Pad 2 doesn't have any sim card slots.
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