Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 vs Honor MagicPad 3 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.5-inch Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 (with Xiaomi Xring O1) that was released on June 26, 2025, against the Honor MagicPad 3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 4 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 7S Pro 12.5
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3 Pro
- Comes with 1840 mAh larger battery capacity: 12450 vs 10610 mAh
- 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4302K versus 2963K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3662 and 2746 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 12.5 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 2136 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 308 ppi | 289 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.8% | 89% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 30 ms | - |
| Contrast | 3415:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
MagicPad 3 Pro
13.3β³ (3:2 ratio) = 81.6 in2
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
12.5β³ (3:2 ratio) = 72.1 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 279.1 mm (10.99 inches) | 293.9 mm (11.57 inches) |
| Width | 192 mm (7.56 inches) | 201.4 mm (7.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 576 g (20.32 oz) | 595 g (20.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Purple | White, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 536 cm2 (83.1 inches2) | 592 cm2 (91.8 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (22nd and 20th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (17th and 15th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 4 cores at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 2 cores at 3.9 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1392 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21512 | 27970 |
| Single-core score | 2746 | 3662 |
| Multi-core score | 8431 | 10848 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 937172 | 1186224 |
| GPU | 996086 | 1478192 |
| Memory | 409648 | 582575 |
| UX | 620146 | 1055355 |
| Total score | 2963052 | 4302345 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 92% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2413 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 37 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 31 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 9022 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17566 | - |
| Video editing | 6957 | - |
| Photo editing | 27481 | - |
| Data manipulation | 15048 | - |
| Writing score | 19142 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-28 (Satoru_Goatjo) | AnTuTu 11 | 2842416 |
| π 2026-04-09 (Albert) | CPU Throttle | 92% |
| π 2026-02-05 (Albert?) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 21512 |
| π 2026-02-05 (Albert?) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2746 / 8431 |
| π 2026-02-05 (Albert?) | AnTuTu 11 | 2963052 |
Honor MagicPad 3 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 31 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10610 mAh | 12450 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Web browsing | 14:06 hr | - |
| Watching video | 21:34 hr | - |
| Gaming | 09:10 hr | - |
| Standby | 169 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 9 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 6.0 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | October 2025 |
| Release date | June 2025 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $460 | $535 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Honor MagicPad 3 Pro. But if the camera, battery life, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5.
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