Xiaomi Pad 7 vs OnePlus Pad Lite
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 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G100 and came out 8 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
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1697K versus 570K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- 66% higher pixel density (344 vs 207 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 207 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 82.7% |
| 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 7
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
Pad Lite
11β³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~6% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 254.91 mm (10.04 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 166.46 mm (6.55 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) | 7.39 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 500 g (17.64 oz) | 530 g (18.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 424 cm2 (65.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | Good (3.73/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 208 drops | Bad (E) Β· 10 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (60th and 106th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (44th and 81st place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | MediaTek Helio G100 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8926 | - |
| Single-core score | 1843 | 729 |
| Multi-core score | 4978 | 2031 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 552288 | 219481 |
| GPU | 419835 | 48406 |
| Memory | 290516 | 146071 |
| UX | 434805 | 156511 |
| Total score | 1697444 | 570469 |
| Samples | [18 tests] | [74 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 967 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11014 |
| Video editing | - | 6369 |
| Photo editing | - | 20895 |
| Data manipulation | - | 6712 |
| Writing score | - | 10550 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH) | GeekBench GPU | 9571 |
| π 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH) | GeekBench CPU | 1884 / 5226 |
| π 2026-07-05 (Aditay) | AnTuTu | 1672445 |
| π 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade) | GeekBench CPU | 1918 / 5161 |
| π 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade) | AnTuTu | 1776424 |
OnePlus Pad Lite
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 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 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS size | 32 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8850 mAh | 9340 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 33 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 |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 800 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 | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | - |
| 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: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 5 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 | 5 megapixels |
| 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 | - |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2024 | July 2025 |
| Release date | October 2024 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $199 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 8 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- 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.
Notes on Pad Lite:
- Only the higher-end version with 8/256 GB of storage supports LTE.
*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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