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Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 vs Xiaomi Pad 7

56 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
VS
70 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 7
Redmi Pad 2
Pad 7

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 7, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 and came out 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
  • Shows 17% longer battery life (31:12 vs 26:39 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 7
  • 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1697K versus 570K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 55% higher peak brightness (813 against 526 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 26% higher pixel density (344 vs 274 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Pad 7 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
113.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
82.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Redmi Pad 2
vs
Pad 7

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 11.2 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 2136 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 274 ppi 344 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
Max rated brightness 600 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83% 85.7%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 92.5% 97.3%
PWM 14999 Hz Not detected
Response time 29 ms 23 ms
Contrast 1421:1 952:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 7
11.2β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
Redmi Pad 2
11β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~6% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Pad 2
526 nits
Pad 7 +55%
813 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 254.58 mm (10.02 inches) 251.22 mm (9.89 inches)
Width 166.04 mm (6.54 inches) 173.42 mm (6.83 inches)
Thickness 7.36 mm (0.29 inches) 6.18 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 510 g (17.99 oz) 500 g (17.64 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Purple Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.74/5) Average (2.74/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 156 drops Very good (B) Β· 208 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Pad 2
83%
Pad 7 +3%
85.7%
Tablet Ranking (106th and 62nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (81st and 46th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Xiaomi Pad 7
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
Max clock 2200 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 732
GPU shading units 64 768
GPU clock 1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~1459.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2 and Xiaomi Pad 7
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Pad 2
725
Pad 7 +154%
1843
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Pad 2
1980
Pad 7 +151%
4978
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Pad 2
1260
Pad 7 +608%
8926
Compute Score (GPU) 1260 8926
Single-core score 725 1843
Multi-core score 1980 4978
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Pad 2
570469
Pad 7 +198%
1697444
CPU 219481 552288
GPU 48406 419835
Memory 146071 290516
UX 156511 434805
Total score 570469 1697444
Samples [74 tests] [18 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Redmi Pad 2
n/a
Pad 7
967
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 967
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Pad 2
9754
Pad 7
n/a
Web score 10522 -
Video editing 5262 -
Photo editing 17642 -
Data manipulation 7941 -
Writing score 11407 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (Max)AnTuTu 12645861
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Maksik)AnTuTu 12634343
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-24 (Mentos_uzbek)Battery lifeSOT 11:48 / 41:40
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Xiaomi Pad 7
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH)Geekbench 6 GPU9571
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH)Geekbench 6 CPU1884 / 5226
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (Aditay)AnTuTu 111672445
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade)Geekbench 6 CPU1918 / 5161
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade)AnTuTu 111776424
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0
OS size 24 GB 32 GB
OS updates 0 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 9000 mAh 8850 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:59 hr 1:20 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:38 hr 10:46 hr
Watching video 09:17 hr 15:40 hr
Gaming 06:30 hr 07:07 hr
Standby 233 hr 128 hr
General battery life
Redmi Pad 2 +17%
31:12 hr
Pad 7
26:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No 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 -
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 Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 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 6E (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 5.4
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 Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi Pad 2
86.3 dB
Pad 7 +5%
90.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2025 October 2024
Release date June 2025 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $299
Successor - - Xiaomi Pad 8
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 15 W Yes, 45 W
Further details
Notes on Redmi Pad 2:
    - Gyroscope, GPS and compass are only available on the 4G model.
Notes on Pad 7:
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
*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 Pad 7 is definitely a better buy.

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