Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 vs Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
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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 S12 Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and came out 1 year and 3 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
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 18% higher pixel density (308 vs 262 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3792K versus 2963K)
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3304 and 2746 points
- 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 | 12.6 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1752 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 308 ppi | 262 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 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% | 84.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 30 ms | - |
| Contrast | 3415:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 279.1 mm (10.99 inches) | 289.5 mm (11.4 inches) |
| Width | 192 mm (7.56 inches) | 187.8 mm (7.39 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) | 5.3 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 576 g (20.32 oz) | 553 g (19.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| 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) | 544 cm2 (84.2 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (22nd and 1st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (17th and 1st place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O1 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 4210 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 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | - | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1392 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21512 | 22109 |
| Single-core score | 2746 | 3304 |
| Multi-core score | 8431 | 10143 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 937172 | 1161677 |
| GPU | 996086 | 1444320 |
| Memory | 409648 | 343287 |
| UX | 620146 | 842916 |
| Total score | 2963052 | 3792200 |
| 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 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 S12 Plus
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | - |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 17 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 9 |
| OS size | 31 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10610 mAh | 10600 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 45 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:35 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 |
| 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 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 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 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| 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 | 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| 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 2026 |
| Release date | June 2025 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $460 | $1199 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus is definitely a better buy.
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