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Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7 Pro vs Lenovo Idea Tab

58 out of 100
Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7 Pro
VS
53 out of 100
Lenovo Idea Tab
Black Shark Pad 7 Pro
Idea Tab

Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G100) that was released on October 30, 2025, against the Lenovo Idea Tab, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 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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Memory 8 / 256 GB
  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 Black Shark Pad 7 Pro
  • Comes with 1760 mAh larger battery capacity: 8800 vs 7040 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 793 and 720 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7 Pro and Lenovo Idea Tab 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
120.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
95.1
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Black Shark Pad 7 Pro
vs
Idea Tab

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1900 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 201 ppi -
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
Max rated brightness 420 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83% 82.9%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 96.5%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 28 ms
Contrast - 1054:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 254.6 mm (10.02 inches) 254.59 mm (10.02 inches)
Width 166.1 mm (6.54 inches) 166.15 mm (6.54 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 6.99 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 513 g (18.1 oz) 480 g (16.93 oz)
Waterproof No IP52
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2)
Repairability - Excellent (4.04/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 9 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (101st and 117th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (76th and 90th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7 Pro and Lenovo Idea Tab
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max clock 2200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7 Pro and Lenovo Idea Tab
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 1249
Single-core score 720 793
Multi-core score 1971 2048
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Black Shark Pad 7 Pro +1%
570469
Idea Tab
562445
CPU 219481 221705
GPU 48406 41398
Memory 146071 118084
UX 156511 181258
Total score 570469 562445
Samples [74 tests] Less than 3
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 2.0 -
OS updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 8800 mAh 7040 mAh
Max charge power - 20 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging - No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 17 mm -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
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 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 5.3 5.2
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced October 2025 March 2025
Release date November 2025 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $179 $189
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 0 W Yes, 20 W
*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 Black Shark Pad 7 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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