Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro vs Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
74
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70
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Here we compared two tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on October 29, 2024, against the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and came out 5 months after. 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 Pad 7 Pro
- Delivers 99% higher peak brightness (769 against 387 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1880K versus 1604K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 26% higher pixel density (344 vs 273 PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (67.6 vs 85.6 square inches)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
- Has a 1.5 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1350 mAh larger battery capacity: 10200 vs 8850 mAh
- Shows 23% longer battery life (32:09 vs 26:03 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
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 | LTPS LCD |
| Size | 11.2 inches | 12.7 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1840 x 2944 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 273 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 84.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 98.4% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 27 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | 1338:1 | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Idea Tab Pro
12.7β³ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
Pad 7 Pro
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
~25% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 291.8 mm (11.49 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 189.1 mm (7.44 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 500 g (17.64 oz) | 620 g (21.87 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 552 cm2 (85.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Excellent (4.04/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Bad (E) Β· 14 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (51st and 65th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (37th and 48th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Mali-G615 MP5 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 10004 | 7982 |
| Single-core score | 1873 | 1405 |
| Multi-core score | 4947 | 4438 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 588596 | 531924 |
| GPU | 516242 | 401550 |
| Memory | 308105 | 290446 |
| UX | 468006 | 380890 |
| Total score | 1880949 | 1604810 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [64 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1053 | 881 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | 22 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Section 2 | 19 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5082 | 3688 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15027 | - |
| Video editing | 7550 | - |
| Photo editing | 27701 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14274 | - |
| Writing score | 18652 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-28 (Sigmos12345) | AnTuTu | 1798346 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Noli) | AnTuTu | 1797350 |
| π 2026-01-09 (Eytuzi) | AnTuTu | 1792363 |
| π 2025-11-30 (BeddXII) | AnTuTu | 1928866 |
| π 2025-11-28 (Niko) | AnTuTu | 1903303 |
Lenovo Idea Tab Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-06 (JOSUK3) | AnTuTu | 1598851 |
| π 2026-01-19 (JRioux) | GeekBench GPU | 7982 |
| π 2026-01-19 (JRioux) | GeekBench CPU | 1405 / 4438 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 32 GB | 46 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8850 mAh | 10200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 50 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:13 hr | 2:20 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:06 hr | 13:21 hr |
| Watching video | 09:41 hr | 18:05 hr |
| Gaming | 06:01 hr | 08:22 hr |
| Standby | 176 hr | 157 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2024 | March 2025 |
| Release date | October 2024 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $459 | $379 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 45 W |
Further details
Notes on Pad 7 Pro:
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
Notes on Idea Tab Pro:
- The 128 GB model uses UFS 3.1, while the 256 GB version has UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro.
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