Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5 vs Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro
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 Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 8 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
- Has a 1.3 inches larger screen size
- Shows 36% longer battery life (35:23 vs 26:03 hours)
- 58% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2963K versus 1880K)
- Comes with 1760 mAh larger battery capacity: 10610 vs 8850 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (865 against 769 nits)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- 47% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2746 and 1873 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (67.6 vs 83.1 square inches)
- 12% higher pixel density (344 vs 308 PPI)
- Weighs 76 grams less
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 | 11.2 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 2136 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 308 ppi | 344 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.8% | 85.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | 99.3% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 30 ms | 27 ms |
| Contrast | 3415:1 | 1338:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
12.5β³ (3:2 ratio) = 72.1 in2
Pad 7 Pro
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
~24% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 279.1 mm (10.99 inches) | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) |
| Width | 192 mm (7.56 inches) | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) | 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 576 g (20.32 oz) | 500 g (17.64 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Purple | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 536 cm2 (83.1 inches2) | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (17th and 50th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (13th and 36th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| 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 |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1392 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21512 | 10004 |
| Single-core score | 2746 | 1873 |
| Multi-core score | 8431 | 4947 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 937172 | 588596 |
| GPU | 996086 | 516242 |
| Memory | 409648 | 308105 |
| UX | 620146 | 468006 |
| Total score | 2963052 | 1880949 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 92% | 95% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2413 | 1053 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 1 | 37 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 3 | 31 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9022 | 5082 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17566 | 15027 |
| Video editing | 6957 | 7550 |
| Photo editing | 27481 | 27701 |
| Data manipulation | 15048 | 14274 |
| Writing score | 19142 | 18652 |
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 |
Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-28 (Sigmos12345) | AnTuTu 11 | 1798346 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Noli) | AnTuTu 11 | 1797350 |
| π 2026-01-09 (Eytuzi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1792363 |
| π 2025-11-30 (BeddXII) | AnTuTu 11 | 1928866 |
| π 2025-11-28 (Niko) | AnTuTu 11 | 1903303 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 32 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 10610 mAh | 8850 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:13 hr |
| Web browsing | 14:06 hr | 08:06 hr |
| Watching video | 21:34 hr | 09:41 hr |
| Gaming | 09:10 hr | 06:01 hr |
| Standby | 169 hr | 176 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8160 x 6144 |
| 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: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 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) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | Omnivision OV32D |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 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 | Yes |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
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 | October 2024 |
| Release date | June 2025 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $460 | $459 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 67 W |
Further details
Notes on Pad 7 Pro:
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
*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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