Xiaomi Black Shark Pad 7 vs Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P22T and came out 4 years and 6 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 3x more RAM: 6GB versus 2GB
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (339K versus 156K)
- 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
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1800 MHz
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 12% higher pixel density (201 vs 179 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
- Much smaller footprint: 37% more compact case (41.1 vs 65.6 square inches)
- Weighs 139 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 | 350 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83% | 81.3% |
| RGB color space | - | 83.4% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 40 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1500:1 |
Screen space comparison
Black Shark Pad 7
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
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) | 212.5 mm (8.37 inches) |
| Width | 166.1 mm (6.54 inches) | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 505 g (17.81 oz) | 366 g (12.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 423 cm2 (65.5 inches2) | 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (121st and 143rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (94th and 113th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G88 | MediaTek Helio P22T |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU | CorePilot |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 32 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~41.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 421 | - |
| Multi-core score | 1360 | - |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 140153 | 67521 |
| GPU | 26892 | 14847 |
| Memory | 68773 | 35022 |
| UX | 103186 | 39428 |
| Total score | 339004 | 156818 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9166 | 4945 |
| Video editing | 5214 | 3896 |
| Photo editing | 13495 | 7536 |
| Data manipulation | 5942 | 3865 |
| Writing score | 8196 | 4840 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 1 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | - | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Capacity | 7700 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | - | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Full charging time | - | 3:40 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:25 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:40 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:03 hr |
| Standby | - | 149 hr |
General battery life
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 | 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 | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| LTE Cat* | - | 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | October 2025 | May 2021 |
| Release date | November 2025 | June 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $155 | $160 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.64 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Accelerometer - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 0 W | Yes, 8 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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