Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro vs iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 7 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 8 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- 85% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3153K versus 1701K)
- Comes with 1502 mAh larger battery capacity: 9200 vs 7698 mAh
- Delivers 73% higher peak brightness (806 against 467 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 30W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 30% higher pixel density (344 vs 264 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
- 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11.2 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 80.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 96.2% |
| PWM | Not detected | 21120 Hz |
| Response time | 28 ms | 38 ms |
| Contrast | 2087:1 | 531:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 8 Pro
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
11β³ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~3% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 248.6 mm (9.79 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 179.5 mm (7.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.75 mm (0.23 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 485 g (17.11 oz) | 477 g (16.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | Average (2.78/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 208 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (21st and 56th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#16th place)
iPad Ranking (#16th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Apple GPU 5-core |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24482 | 19767 |
| Single-core score | 3028 | 2589 |
| Multi-core score | 9557 | 6111 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 950473 | 498926 |
| GPU | 1169909 | 466010 |
| Memory | 360775 | 202429 |
| UX | 671896 | 534152 |
| Total score | 3153053 | 1701517 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2476 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 44 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 37 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 11483 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 20463 | - |
| Video editing | 8142 | - |
| Photo editing | 35214 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16669 | - |
| Writing score | 20187 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-13 (Zei) | GeekBench CPU | 3028 / 9557 |
| π 2026-08-13 (Zei) | AnTuTu | 3206291 |
| π 2026-08-08 (Fadhilah sinaga) | AnTuTu | 3095623 |
| π 2026-07-19 -> B1Zet | AnTuTu | 3172442 |
| π 2026-05-21 (DimaSN16) | AnTuTu | 3048170 |
Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-23 (Anr1ll) | AnTuTu | 1729497 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Giga) | GeekBench CPU | 2702 / 6394 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Luq) | AnTuTu | 1701517 |
| π 2026-04-26 (ThΓ nh) | AnTuTu | 1744337 |
| π 2026-04-19 (Faeri) | AnTuTu | 1628541 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iPadOS 18.4 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | - |
| OS size | 50 GB | 23 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 9200 mAh | 7698 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 30 min) | Yes (34% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:17 hr | 1:58 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:46 hr | 06:06 hr |
| Watching video | 12:31 hr | 07:41 hr |
| Gaming | 07:23 hr | 05:31 hr |
| Standby | 175 hr | 220 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| 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 |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| 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 | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| 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 | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $349 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 30 W |
*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 8 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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