Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 vs Galaxy Tab S10+
86
out of 100
VS
78
out of 100
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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus and came out 9 months before. 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
- Delivers 82% higher peak brightness (865 against 476 nits)
- 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2963K versus 2147K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 16% higher pixel density (308 vs 266 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 12.5 inches | 12.4 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1752 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 308 ppi | 266 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 650 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% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | 100% |
| PWM | Not detected | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 30 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 3415:1 | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
12.5β³ (3:2 ratio) = 72.1 in2
Galaxy Tab S10+
12.4β³ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
~4% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 279.1 mm (10.99 inches) | 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) |
| Width | 192 mm (7.56 inches) | 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) | 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 576 g (20.32 oz) | 571 g (20.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Purple | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Area | 536 cm2 (83.1 inches2) | 529 cm2 (82.1 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.86/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (17th and 41st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (13th and 29th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O1 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 3250 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| 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 | 14151 |
| Single-core score | 2746 | 2080 |
| Multi-core score | 8431 | 6696 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 937172 | 678072 |
| GPU | 996086 | 766062 |
| Memory | 409648 | 253688 |
| UX | 620146 | 449202 |
| Total score | 2963052 | 2147024 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 92% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2413 | 1846 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 1 | 37 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 3 | 31 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9022 | 7768 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5071 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17566 | 14577 |
| Video editing | 6957 | 6819 |
| Photo editing | 27481 | 28036 |
| Data manipulation | 15048 | 17451 |
| Writing score | 19142 | 22642 |
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 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-03 -> aurum00 | AnTuTu 11 | 2147024 |
| π 2026-04-04 -> Taym721 | CPU Throttle | 79% |
| π 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 14151 |
| π 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2080 / 6696 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 28 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10610 mAh | 10090 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| 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 | - | 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 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| 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 | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | 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 6E (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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | September 2024 |
| Release date | June 2025 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $460 | $999 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| 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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