Xiaomi Pad 7 vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Pad 7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on October 29, 2024, against the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9020 and came out 9 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
- 55% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1697K versus 1092K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 18% higher pixel density (344 vs 291 PPI)
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 36% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1843 and 1360 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
- Reverse charging feature
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 | 11.2 inches | 11.5 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1840 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 291 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 85.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 23 ms | - |
| Contrast | 952:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
11.5β³ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
Pad 7
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
~5% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 261 mm (10.28 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 177.3 mm (6.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 500 g (17.64 oz) | 515 g (18.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 463 cm2 (71.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 208 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (62nd and 84th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (46th and 63rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120 - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | - | 10 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8926 | 3027 |
| Single-core score | 1843 | 1360 |
| Multi-core score | 4978 | 3866 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 552288 | 434379 |
| GPU | 419835 | 145725 |
| Memory | 290516 | 245545 |
| UX | 434805 | 266923 |
| Total score | 1697444 | 1092572 |
| Samples | [18 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 967 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 9571 |
| π 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1884 / 5226 |
| π 2026-07-05 (Aditay) | AnTuTu 11 | 1672445 |
| π 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1918 / 5161 |
| π 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade) | AnTuTu 11 | 1776424 |
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 -> LeofMate | AnTuTu 11 | 1291607 |
| π 2025-09-13 (Efe TuΔra) | AnTuTu 11 | 1092572 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | - |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | - |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 32 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8850 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:46 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:40 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:07 hr | - |
| Standby | 128 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2024 | August 2025 |
| Release date | October 2024 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $350 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 8 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Yes, 0 W |
Further details
Notes on Pad 7:
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
*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 Pad 7 is definitely a better buy.
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