Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE vs Honor Pad X9a
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 11 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs Honor Pad X9a, Manufactured in March, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Pad SE
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Honor Pad X9a
- Larger display: 11.5in
- Higher pixel density: 254ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 475g vs 478g
- Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 8000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 in | 11.5 in |
| Resolution | 1200x1920 pixels | 1504x2508 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 5:3 |
| Pixel density | 207 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 400 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2 % | 84.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 93.1 % | n/a |
| Response time | 37 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1689:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 255.53 mm (10.06 in) | 267.3 mm (10.52 in) |
| Width | 167.08 mm (6.58 in) | 167.4 mm (6.59 in) |
| Thickness | 7.36 mm (0.29 in) | 6.77 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 478 g (16.86 oz) | 475 g (16.76 oz) |
| Area | 427 cm² (66.19 in²) | 447 cm² (69.29 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Gray - Green - Purple |
Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 128 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1114 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 284 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 412 | 471 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1423 | 1505 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 348 | n/a |
| CPU | 91109 | 191663 |
| GPU | 40869 | 29731 |
| Memory | 68964 | 110054 |
| UX | 78274 | 129788 |
| NanoReview Score | 279216 | 461236 |
| Writing score | 9238 | n/a |
| Web score | 6619 | n/a |
| Video editing | 3677 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 5908 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 6945 | 9118 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 22 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | MagicOS 9 |
Battery
| Volume | 8000 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 35 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (24% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:45 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 10:41 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:28 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:20 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 183 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Zoom | n/a | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | No |
| Lenses count | Standard: 8 MP | Standard: 8 MP |
| Features |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" | 1/5.0 (0.2) |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | 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 | 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Type | No | No |
| eSIM Support * | n/a | No |
| Hybrid Slot | n/a | No |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | August, 2023 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2023 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 249 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Accelerometer |
Accelerometer |
| Charger Included | Yes 18 W | No |
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