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Xiaomi Pad 7 vs Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro

70 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 7
VS
68 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
Pad 7
Pad 6 Pro

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 Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 7
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1697K versus 1323K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 11% higher pixel density (344 vs 309 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
  • Fingerprint scanner

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 7 and Pad 6 Pro crucial features
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)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
82.4
(Good)
Value Index
34.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 7
vs
Pad 6 Pro

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11.2 inches 11 inches
Resolution 2136 x 3200 pixels 1800 x 2880 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
PPI 344 ppi 309 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 85.7% 83.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.3% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 23 ms -
Contrast 952:1 -
Screen space comparison
Pad 7
11.2β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
Pad 6 Pro
11β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~6% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 7
813 nits
Pad 6 Pro
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) 253.95 mm (10 inches)
Width 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) 165.18 mm (6.5 inches)
Thickness 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) 6.51 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 500 g (17.64 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) 419 cm2 (65 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.74/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 208 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 7 +3%
85.7%
Pad 6 Pro
83.6%
Tablet Ranking (62nd and 69th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (46th and 52nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 7 and Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 2800 MHz 3190 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache - 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 732 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 768 1024
GPU clock 950 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~1459.2 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 7 and Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 7 +4%
1843
Pad 6 Pro
1771
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 7 +6%
4978
Pad 6 Pro
4690
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 7
8926
Pad 6 Pro
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 8926 -
Single-core score 1843 1771
Multi-core score 4978 4690
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 7 +28%
1697444
Pad 6 Pro
1323170
CPU 552288 484050
GPU 419835 244968
Memory 290516 226305
UX 434805 367847
Total score 1697444 1323170
Samples [18 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad 7 +12%
967
Pad 6 Pro
863
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 7 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 967 863
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pad 7
n/a
Pad 6 Pro
2756
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 2756
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad 7
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH)Geekbench 6 GPU9571
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH)Geekbench 6 CPU1884 / 5226
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (Aditay)AnTuTu 111672445
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade)Geekbench 6 CPU1918 / 5161
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade)AnTuTu 111776424
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Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-27 (Jeff)AnTuTu 111323170
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 13
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 32 GB 21 GB
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 8850 mAh 8600 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 (55% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:02 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:46 hr 10:39 hr
Watching video 15:40 hr 14:31 hr
Gaming 07:07 hr 06:20 hr
Standby 128 hr 142 hr
General battery life
Pad 7
26:39 hr
Pad 6 Pro +2%
27:04 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 20 megapixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX596
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3
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
Network
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 7
90.4 dB
Pad 6 Pro
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2024 April 2023
Release date October 2024 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $499
Successor - Xiaomi Pad 8 - Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Keyboard weight - 430 g
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 67 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

If the performance, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Pad 7. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro.

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Total votes: 120

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