Xiaomi Pad 7 vs Galaxy Tab A11
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A11, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 10 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
- 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1697K versus 545K)
- Comes with 3750 mAh larger battery capacity: 8850 vs 5100 mAh
- Has a 2.5 inches larger screen size
- 92% higher pixel density (344 vs 179 PPI)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Delivers 86% higher peak brightness (811 against 436 nits)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Much smaller footprint: 40% more compact case (40.8 vs 67.6 square inches)
- Weighs 165 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 8.7 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 800 x 1340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 179 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 | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 81.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 78.6% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 23 ms | 29 ms |
| Contrast | 952:1 | 1461:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 7
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
Galaxy Tab A11
8.7β³ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~73% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 211 mm (8.31 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 500 g (17.64 oz) | 335 g (11.82 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | Average (2.72/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 208 drops | Good (C) Β· 104 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (60th and 110th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (44th and 85th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| 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 | 1314 |
| Single-core score | 1843 | 732 |
| Multi-core score | 4978 | 2049 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 552288 | 250145 |
| GPU | 419835 | 43322 |
| Memory | 290516 | 116331 |
| UX | 434805 | 135748 |
| Total score | 1697444 | 545546 |
| Samples | [18 tests] | [178 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 967 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 10433 |
| Video editing | - | 4521 |
| Photo editing | - | 14671 |
| Data manipulation | - | 7520 |
| Writing score | - | 11923 |
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 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (ctoyu7665) | AnTuTu | 521495 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8850 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (51% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 2:28 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1200 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 | 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 |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| 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 | 5 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | October 2024 | September 2025 |
| Release date | October 2024 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $180 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Pad 8 | - |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.29 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Pad 7 is definitely a better buy.
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