Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 vs OnePlus Pad 3

86 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5
VS
80 out of 100
OnePlus Pad 3

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 OnePlus Pad 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5
  • Shows 100% longer battery life (35:23 vs 17:40 hours)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (83.1 vs 94.1 square inches)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Reverse charging feature
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Weighs 99 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 3
  • Comes with 1530 mAh larger battery capacity: 12140 vs 10610 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3317K versus 2963K)
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3003 and 2746 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 and OnePlus Pad 3 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 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
90.7
(Very good)
Value Index
58.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.5 inches 13.2 inches
Resolution 2136 x 3200 pixels 2400 x 3392 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 7:5
PPI 308 ppi 315 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 60-144
Screen-to-body ratio 86.8% 87.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.9% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 30 ms -
Contrast 3415:1 -
Screen space comparison
Pad 3
13.2β€³ (7:5 ratio) = 82.4 in2
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
12.5β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 72.1 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
865 nits
850 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 279.1 mm (10.99 inches) 289.61 mm (11.4 inches)
Width 192 mm (7.56 inches) 209.66 mm (8.25 inches)
Thickness 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) 5.97 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 576 g (20.32 oz) 675 g (23.81 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Purple Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 536 cm2 (83.1 inches2) 607 cm2 (94.1 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 3 +1%
87.6%
Tablet Ranking (17th and 34th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (13th and 25th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 and OnePlus Pad 3
SoC
Chipset Xiaomi Xring O1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 3400 MHz 4320 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 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 2048 1536
GPU clock 1392 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~5701.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 and OnePlus Pad 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 3 +9%
3003
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 3 +10%
9307
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 3 +15%
24691
Compute Score (GPU) 21512 24691
Single-core score 2746 3003
Multi-core score 8431 9307
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2963052
Pad 3 +12%
3317414
CPU 937172 1061523
GPU 996086 1152696
Memory 409648 369778
UX 620146 733417
Total score 2963052 3317414
Samples [2 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad 3 +5%
2544
Stability 92% 82%
Graphics test 18 FPS 19 FPS
Graphics score 2413 2544
3DMark Solar Bay
Pad 3 +32%
11865
Graphics test 34 FPS 45 FPS
Section 1 37 FPS 50 FPS
Section 2 35 FPS 46 FPS
Section 3 31 FPS 40 FPS
Graphics score 9022 11865
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
15735
14372
Web score 17566 13279
Video editing 6957 6340
Photo editing 27481 25239
Data manipulation 15048 15200
Writing score 19142 18634

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
OnePlus Pad 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Harsh)AnTuTu 113242325
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (Π”Π°Π½ΠΈΠΈΠ» Oneplus Fan)AnTuTu 113286274
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (SusGo0d)AnTuTu 113188009
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 -> Afera666AnTuTu 113612786
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Shakeel)AnTuTu 113317414

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Oxygen OS 15
OS size 31 GB -

Battery

Capacity 10610 mAh 12140 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:29 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:06 hr 06:01 hr
Watching video 21:34 hr 12:27 hr
Gaming 09:10 hr 07:31 hr
Standby 169 hr 77 hr
General battery life
35:23 hr
17:40 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4128 x 3096
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
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.2
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

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
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 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 5.4
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 No
Hybrid slot - 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 June 2025
Release date June 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $460 $649
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
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 camera and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Pad 3.

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