Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 vs Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2
86
out of 100
VS
67
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 Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7400 and came out 1 year 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 979K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 24% higher pixel density (308 vs 249 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
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 | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 308 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | - |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.8% | 84.1% |
| 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
Tab Plus Gen 2
12.1β³ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 279.1 mm (10.99 inches) | 278.8 mm (10.98 inches) |
| Width | 192 mm (7.56 inches) | 181.1 mm (7.13 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) | 6.8 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 576 g (20.32 oz) | 775 g (27.34 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP52 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Purple | White |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 536 cm2 (83.1 inches2) | 505 cm2 (78.3 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (18th and 69th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (14th and 51st place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O1 | MediaTek Dimensity 7400 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) | 8 (4 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1392 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21512 | 2988 |
| Single-core score | 2746 | 1060 |
| Multi-core score | 8431 | 3148 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 937172 | 358193 |
| GPU | 996086 | 158502 |
| Memory | 409648 | 181398 |
| UX | 620146 | 281337 |
| Total score | 2963052 | 979430 |
| 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 | 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 |
Lenovo Tab Plus Gen 2
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 31 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10610 mAh | 10200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:26 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 | 13 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - 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 |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| 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 6 (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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | - |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2025 | June 2026 |
| Release date | June 2025 | June 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $460 | $369 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
*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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