We are currently working our way through the tests required for the Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 review, and we have just completed the battery tests. The tablet outperformed the older and smaller Pad 6, and while it is not the longest-lasting tablet we have tested, it performs well against comparable competitors.
The tablet comes equipped with a 10,000 mAh battery that not only has to power the 12.4″ 144Hz screen – an IPS LCD with Dolby Vision and 12-bit colors, which goes against the OLED trend – but also needs to run the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset.
Compared to the larger and more premium Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra (11,200 mAh, 14.6” OLED, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2), the Xiaomi tablet lasts an hour longer when browsing the web, performs equally when streaming video, and lags behind by about an hour in the gaming test.
The Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 ships with a 120W adapter
The Honor Pad 9 is comparable in size (12.1” screen) and also uses an IPS LCD, which has different power consumption compared to OLED. However, it features a different class of chipset (Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) and a noticeably smaller 8,300 mAh battery. The Honor tablet falls short in both the web and video tests, and its mid-range chip struggles in the gaming section.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 is a premium alternative with a 13.2” OLED display and a comparable 10,100 mAh battery, but it utilizes the Kirin 9000S chipset. Despite its modern design, limited access to foundries has restricted Huawei to an old 7nm node. While the MatePad performs well with video decoding, it faces challenges in more demanding tasks like web browsing and gaming.
Additionally, the Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4 comes with a 120W adapter that promises to charge up to 45% in 10 minutes, with a full charge taking 35 minutes. These figures are based on official information, but we are working to provide an independent measurement. A few other tasks need to be completed before the full review is ready.