Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7 vs Lenovo Tab One
Here we compared two budget tablets: the 11-inch Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7 (with MediaTek Helio G88) that was released on October 30, 2025, against the Lenovo Tab One, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7
- Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 7700 vs 5100 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 12% higher pixel density (201 vs 179 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab One
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Much smaller footprint: 38% more compact case (40.8 vs 65.6 square inches)
- Weighs 185 grams less
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 8.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 1900 pixels | 800 x 1340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 201 ppi | 179 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| Max rated brightness | 420 nits | 480 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83% | 81.8% |
| RGB color space | - | 81% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 24 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1696:1 |
Screen space comparison
Black Shark Pad 7
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Tab One
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~62% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.6 mm (10.02 inches) | 211 mm (8.31 inches) |
| Width | 166.1 mm (6.54 inches) | 124.8 mm (4.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 505 g (17.81 oz) | 320 g (11.29 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) | 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Excellent (4/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Bad (E) · 3 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (121st and 140th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (94th and 110th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G88 | MediaTek Helio G85 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 544 |
| Single-core score | 421 | 411 |
| Multi-core score | 1360 | 1433 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 140153 | 130650 |
| GPU | 26892 | 27382 |
| Memory | 68773 | 92029 |
| UX | 103186 | 99003 |
| Total score | 339004 | 349064 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [32 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9166 | - |
| Video editing | 5214 | - |
| Photo editing | 13495 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5942 | - |
| Writing score | 8196 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | - | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7700 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | - | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
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 |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | October 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $155 | $99 |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 0 W | Yes, 0 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 is definitely a better buy.
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