Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 vs 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
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 β 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
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 | 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 |
| 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)
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
Tablet Ranking (104th and 91st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (79th and 68th place)
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 670 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1260 | 3371 |
| Single-core score | 725 | 1315 |
| Multi-core score | 1980 | 3506 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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
| Graphics test | - | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1147 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10522 | - |
| Video editing | 5262 | - |
| Photo editing | 17642 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7941 | - |
| Writing score | 11407 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-24 (Mentos_uzbek) | Battery life | SOT 11:48 / 41:40 |
Xiaomi Pad 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-04 (ΠΡΡΠ΅Π½) | AnTuTu | 933942 |
| π 2026-07-21 (Peso Penguin) | AnTuTu | 993797 |
| π 2026-06-27 (Aaru) | AnTuTu | 932844 |
| π 2026-04-17 (Priyansh) | AnTuTu | 1010069 |
| π 2026-04-17 (Priyansh) | AnTuTu | 1010069 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | - |
| 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
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 | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC08A3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 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 0.2 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 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 |
| 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
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 β go for the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2.
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