Xiaomi Pad 7 vs OnePlus Pad Go 2
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 OnePlus Pad Go 2, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra and came out 1 year and 1 month 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
- 68% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1697K versus 1011K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 22% higher pixel density (344 vs 283 PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (67.6 vs 79.5 square inches)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 84% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1843 and 1003 points
- Weighs 97 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad Go 2
- Has a 0.9 inch larger screen size
- Shows 26% longer battery life (33:39 vs 26:39 hours)
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 10050 vs 8850 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11.2 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1980 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 7:5 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 283 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 87.1% |
| 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 Go 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) | 266.01 mm (10.47 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 192.77 mm (7.59 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.83 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 500 g (17.64 oz) | 597 g (21.06 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Silver, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 513 cm2 (79.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | Good (3.49/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 208 drops | Bad (E) Β· 10 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (61st and 74th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (44th and 56th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (4 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8926 | 2561 |
| Single-core score | 1843 | 1003 |
| Multi-core score | 4978 | 3112 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 552288 | 348327 |
| GPU | 419835 | 129975 |
| Memory | 290516 | 216404 |
| UX | 434805 | 316570 |
| Total score | 1697444 | 1011282 |
| Samples | [18 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 967 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9698 |
| Video editing | - | 5011 |
| Photo editing | - | 19645 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8103 |
| Writing score | - | 13352 |
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 Go 2
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | OxygenOS 16 |
| OS size | 32 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8850 mAh | 10050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (33% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 800 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:46 hr | 11:12 hr |
| Watching video | 15:40 hr | 13:48 hr |
| Gaming | 07:07 hr | 07:33 hr |
| Standby | 128 hr | 215 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| 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: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | CMOS |
| 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 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
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 | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2024 | December 2025 |
| Release date | October 2024 | December 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $299 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 8 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| 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 Xiaomi Pad 7. But if the display, battery life, and software are more of a priority β go for the OnePlus Pad Go 2.
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