Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
86
out of 100
VS
68
out of 100
Here we compared two 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 Air (2025), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 8020 and came out 2 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
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2963K versus 1003K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- More energy-efficient CPU β Xiaomi Xring O1
- 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 30 ms | - |
| Contrast | 3415:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
12.5β³ (3:2 ratio) = 72.1 in2
MatePad Air (2025)
12β³ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
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, Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 536 cm2 (83.1 inches2) | 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (18th and 71st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (14th and 53rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O1 | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.3 GHz: - 3 cores at 2.05 GHz: - 1 core at 2.285 GHz: |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1392 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS | ~860.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21512 | 3338 |
| Single-core score | 2746 | 1332 |
| Multi-core score | 8431 | 3979 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 937172 | 450762 |
| GPU | 996086 | 128216 |
| Memory | 409648 | 205052 |
| UX | 620146 | 219637 |
| Total score | 2963052 | 1003667 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 92% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2413 | 504 |
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 | 2842416 |
| π 2026-04-09 (Albert) | CPU Throttle | 92% |
| π 2026-02-05 (Albert?) | GeekBench GPU | 21512 |
| π 2026-02-05 (Albert?) | GeekBench CPU | 2746 / 8431 |
| π 2026-02-05 (Albert?) | AnTuTu | 2963052 |
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 31 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 | - | 1:25 hr |
| 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 | 50 megapixels |
| 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: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| 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 | - | 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 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 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 | 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 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2025 | August 2025 |
| Release date | June 2025 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $460 | $425 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - 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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