India, May 12 -- Premium gaming now comes with a budget tag - but only one can win.

The under-Rs 40,000 segment just got serious. The OnePlus Pad 2 and Xiaomi Pad 6 Max are high-spec Android tablets that will give you gaming performance, a big screen, and battery life - not the price.

Both tablets have flagship-grade chipsets, high refresh rate displays, and accessories that will appeal to gamers, streamers, and scholars. But which one of these "budget flagships" has the muscle for the best overall experience in 2025?

-> Let's compare the specs, features, and software experience.

The OnePlus Pad 2 uses Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, which is in the best phones of 2025. The Pad 2 can handle demanding workloads with ease an...