Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 vs Xiaomi Pad 6

57 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
VS
61 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6

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 Xiaomi Pad 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and came out 2 years and 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
  • Shows 10% longer battery life (31:12 vs 28:21 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6
  • 76% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1005K versus 570K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 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
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 13% higher pixel density (309 vs 274 PPI)
  • 81% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1315 and 725 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 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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4 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
118.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
44.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1800 x 2880 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 274 ppi 309 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 550 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83% 83.6%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 92.5% 97%
PWM 14999 Hz 181600 Hz
Response time 29 ms 26 ms
Contrast 1421:1 832:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
535 nits
502 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 254.58 mm (10.02 inches) 253.95 mm (10 inches)
Width 166.04 mm (6.54 inches) 165.18 mm (6.5 inches)
Thickness 7.36 mm (0.29 inches) 6.51 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 510 g (17.99 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 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) 419 cm2 (65 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.74/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 156 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 6 +1%
83.6%
Tablet Ranking (104th and 91st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (79th and 68th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Xiaomi Pad 6
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max clock 2200 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 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) Yes Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 64 768
GPU clock 1000 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~1029.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Xiaomi Pad 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 6 +81%
1315
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 6 +77%
3506
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 6 +168%
3371
Compute Score (GPU) 1260 3371
Single-core score 725 1315
Multi-core score 1980 3506
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
570469
Pad 6 +76%
1005598
CPU 219481 376827
GPU 48406 151343
Memory 146071 182214
UX 156511 295214
Total score 570469 1005598
Samples [74 tests] [15 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1147
Graphics test - 6 FPS
Graphics score - 1147
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
n/a
Web score 10522 -
Video editing 5262 -
Photo editing 17642 -
Data manipulation 7941 -
Writing score 11407 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-24 (Mentos_uzbek)Battery lifeSOT 11:48 / 41:40
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

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 UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 24 GB 21 GB
OS updates 0 years -

Battery

Capacity 9000 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
Fast charging Yes (17% in 30 min) Yes (38% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:59 hr 1:30 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:38 hr 11:51 hr
Watching video 09:17 hr 15:38 hr
Gaming 06:30 hr 07:18 hr
Standby 233 hr 139 hr
General battery life
31:12 hr
28:21 hr

Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 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 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 8 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 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 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 5.3 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No -
Hybrid slot 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
86.3 dB
Pad 6 +2%
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2025 April 2023
Release date June 2025 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $299
Successor - - Xiaomi Pad 8
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 15 W Yes, 33 W
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, performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Pad 6. But if the camera, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2.

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Total votes: 40

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