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Xiaomi Pad 8 vs iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)

84 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 8
VS
73 out of 100
Apple iPad 11
Pad 8
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Pad 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 8
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Comes with 1502 mAh larger battery capacity: 9200 vs 7698 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2296K versus 1701K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 30% higher pixel density (344 vs 264 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2589 and 2119 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 8 and Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
142.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
124.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 8
vs
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)

Display

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
Display tests
RGB color space - 96.2%
PWM - 21120 Hz
Response time - 38 ms
Contrast - 531:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 8
11.2β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
11β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~3% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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 Black, Blue, Green Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner No 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 (24th and 56th place)
iPad Ranking (#16th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 8 and Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock 3210 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Apple GPU 5-core
GPU shading units 1024 640
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 8 and Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 19767
Single-core score 2119 2589
Multi-core score 6769 6111
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 8 +35%
2296077
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
1701517
CPU 626036 498926
GPU 810590 466010
Memory 365628 202429
UX 493823 534152
Total score 2296077 1701517
Samples [6 tests] [6 tests]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 -> SakivuuAnTuTu2333032
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 -> SakivuuAnTuTu2296077
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBelAnTuTu2284615
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (yi)GeekBench GPU13259
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (yi)GeekBench CPU2024 / 6171
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Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Anr1ll)AnTuTu1729497
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (Giga)GeekBench CPU2702 / 6394
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 (Luq)AnTuTu1701517
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (ThΓ nh)AnTuTu1744337
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-19 (Faeri)AnTuTu1628541
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 - 23 GB
OS updates 0 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 9200 mAh 7698 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (34% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:58 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 06:06 hr
Watching video - 07:41 hr
Gaming - 05:31 hr
Standby - 220 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 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
Network
Type of SIM card No eSIM
eSIM support* - 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) $310 $349
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 30 W
Further details
Notes on Pad 8:
    - The 128GB model uses UFS 3.1, while the 256GB model uses UFS 4.1.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
130 (88.4%)
17 (11.6%)
Total votes: 147

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