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Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Galaxy Tab S11

84 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 8
VS
87 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Pad 8
Galaxy Tab S11

Here we compared two tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Pad 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and came out 1 month 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 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 9200 vs 8400 mAh
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 26% higher pixel density (344 vs 274 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2745K versus 2296K)
  • Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2742 and 2119 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 8 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 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
12 / 128 GB
142.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
42.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 8
vs
Galaxy Tab S11

Display

Type IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 11.2 inches 11 inches
Resolution 2136 x 3200 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
PPI 344 ppi 274 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.7% 83.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.5%
PWM - 480 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pad 8
11.2β€³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
Galaxy Tab S11
11β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~6% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 8
n/a
Galaxy Tab S11
940 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) 253.8 mm (9.99 inches)
Width 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) 165.3 mm (6.51 inches)
Thickness 5.75 mm (0.23 inches) 5.5 mm (0.22 inches)
Weight 485 g (17.11 oz) 469 g (16.54 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-display
Area 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) 420 cm2 (65 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.74/5) Average (2.86/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 208 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 8 +3%
85.7%
Galaxy Tab S11
83.6%
Tablet Ranking (24th and 16th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (18th and 12th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 8 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Max clock 3210 MHz 3630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 890
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 8 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 8
2119
Galaxy Tab S11 +29%
2742
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 8
6769
Galaxy Tab S11 +32%
8933
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 8
n/a
Galaxy Tab S11
21988
Compute Score (GPU) - 21988
Single-core score 2119 2742
Multi-core score 6769 8933
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 8
2296077
Galaxy Tab S11 +20%
2745560
CPU 626036 871712
GPU 810590 976476
Memory 365628 335022
UX 493823 562350
Total score 2296077 2745560
Samples [6 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 73%
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Graphics score - 2385
3DMark Solar Bay
Pad 8
n/a
Galaxy Tab S11
10813
Graphics test - 41 FPS
Section 1 - 47 FPS
Section 2 - 42 FPS
Section 3 - 35 FPS
Graphics score - 10813
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Pad 8
n/a
Galaxy Tab S11
17770
Web score - 14704
Video editing - 7384
Photo editing - 41221
Data manipulation - 13970
Writing score - 27706
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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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Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-11 (Omsin)AnTuTu2745560
Add View all (1)

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 One UI 8.5
OS updates 0 years 0 years

Battery

Capacity 9200 mAh 8400 mAh
Max charge power 45 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 40 min)
Full charging time - 1:30 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1200 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 13 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 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.4" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4000 x 3000
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 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 5.4
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
GPS - GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* No No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* - Yes
Hybrid slot - No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 8
n/a
Galaxy Tab S11
86.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced September 2025 September 2025
Release date September 2025 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $310 $799
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Not included
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

If the camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11. But if the battery life and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Pad 8.

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