Xiaomi Pad 7 vs OnePlus Pad 2
Here we compared two tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Pad 7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on October 29, 2024, against the OnePlus Pad 2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 3 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 Pad 7
- Shows 22% longer battery life (26:39 vs 21:48 hours)
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (67.6 vs 81.2 square inches)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 13% higher pixel density (344 vs 304 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 84 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 2
- Has a 0.9 inch larger screen size
- 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2465K versus 1697K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2232 and 1843 points
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11.2 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 2120 x 3000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 7:5 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 304 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (30-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 85.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 23 ms | - |
| Contrast | 952:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad 2
12.1β³ (7:5 ratio) = 69.2 in2
Pad 7
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 268.7 mm (10.58 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 195.1 mm (7.68 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 500 g (17.64 oz) | 584 g (20.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 524 cm2 (81.3 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 208 drops | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (62nd and 50th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (46th and 36th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| 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 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8926 | 13973 |
| Single-core score | 1843 | 2232 |
| Multi-core score | 4978 | 6715 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 552288 | 832412 |
| GPU | 419835 | 816369 |
| Memory | 290516 | 282439 |
| UX | 434805 | 534458 |
| Total score | 1697444 | 2465678 |
| Samples | [18 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 89% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 967 | 1622 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 35 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 26 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8032 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11703 |
| Video editing | - | 6168 |
| Photo editing | - | 23642 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13108 |
| Writing score | - | 13852 |
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 |
OnePlus Pad 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (Zeeshan Ali) | AnTuTu 11 | 2317592 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Ashish) | AnTuTu 11 | 2259113 |
| π 2026-07-14 (BhullarOp) | AnTuTu 11 | 2197635 |
| π 2026-01-14 (winterofhell) | AnTuTu 11 | 2579463 |
| π 2025-12-25 (highsocialdude) | AnTuTu 11 | 2465678 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS size | 32 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8850 mAh | 9510 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 0:56 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:46 hr | 08:27 hr |
| Watching video | 15:40 hr | 09:12 hr |
| Gaming | 07:07 hr | 06:18 hr |
| Standby | 128 hr | 125 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 | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.3 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2024 | July 2024 |
| Release date | October 2024 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $549 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 8 | - OnePlus Pad 3 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Keyboard weight | - | 504 g |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Not included |
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
If the camera, performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Pad 2. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Pad 7.
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