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Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 vs Huawei MatePad 12 X

86 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5
VS
71 out of 100
Huawei MatePad 12 X
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
MatePad 12 X

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 Huawei MatePad 12 X, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin T90A and came out 10 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 7S Pro 12.5
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
  • 10% higher pixel density (308 vs 279 PPI)
  • 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2746 and 1229 points
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 12 X
  • Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (992 against 865 nits)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 and Huawei MatePad 12 X 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
90.7
(Very good)
Value Index
32.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
vs
MatePad 12 X

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.5 inches 12 inches
Resolution 2136 x 3200 pixels 2800 x 1840 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 308 ppi 279 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 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% 86.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.9% 99.6%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 30 ms 21 ms
Contrast 3415:1 1122:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
12.5β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 72.1 in2
MatePad 12 X
12β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
865 nits
MatePad 12 X +15%
992 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 279.1 mm (10.99 inches) 270 mm (10.63 inches)
Width 192 mm (7.56 inches) 183 mm (7.2 inches)
Thickness 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) 5.9 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 576 g (20.32 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Purple White, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 536 cm2 (83.1 inches2) 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (17th and 58th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (13th and 42nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 and Huawei MatePad 12 X
SoC
Chipset Xiaomi Xring O1 HiSilicon Kirin T90A
Max clock 3400 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU cores 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) -
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		 -
Manufacturing TSMC -
Lithography process 3 nanometers -
Neural processor (NPU) Yes -
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 HiSilicon Maleoon 910
GPU shading units 2048 -
GPU clock 1392 MHz -
FLOPS ~5701.6 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 and Huawei MatePad 12 X
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 7S Pro 12.5 +123%
2746
MatePad 12 X
1229
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 7S Pro 12.5 +111%
8431
MatePad 12 X
3987
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 21512 -
Single-core score 2746 1229
Multi-core score 8431 3987
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 937172 -
GPU 996086 -
Memory 409648 -
UX 620146 -
Total score 2963052 -
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 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17566 -
Video editing 6957 -
Photo editing 27481 -
Data manipulation 15048 -
Writing score 19142 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-28 (Satoru_Goatjo)AnTuTu 112842416
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-09 (Albert)CPU Throttle92%
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-05 (Albert?)Geekbench 6 GPU21512
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-05 (Albert?)Geekbench 6 CPU2746 / 8431
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-05 (Albert?)AnTuTu 112963052
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 HarmonyOS 4.2
ROM HyperOS 2.0 -
OS size 31 GB 30 GB

Battery

Capacity 10610 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time - 1:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:06 hr -
Watching video 21:34 hr -
Gaming 09:10 hr -
Standby 169 hr -
General battery life
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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) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV32D CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6" (β‰ˆ 0.28 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 3.1
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 6.0 6.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 7S Pro 12.5 +2%
89 dB
MatePad 12 X
87.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced June 2025 September 2024
Release date June 2025 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $460 $549
Successor - - Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 66 W
*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 7S Pro 12.5 is definitely a better buy.

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