Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13.3-inch Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max (with Xiaomi Xring O3) that was released on September 7, 2026, against the Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5, which is powered by Xiaomi Xring O1 and came out 1 year and 2 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 9 Pro Max
- 73% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5137K versus 2963K)
- Comes with 1390 mAh larger battery capacity: 12000 vs 10610 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3539 and 2746 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (83.1 vs 93.3 square inches)
- Weighs 69 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 | 13.3 inches | 12.5 inches |
| Resolution | 3408 x 2272 pixels | 2136 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 308 ppi | 308 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 86.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 97.9% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 30 ms |
| Contrast | - | 3415:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 9 Pro Max
13.3β³ (3:2 ratio) = 81.6 in2
Pad 7S Pro 12.5
12.5β³ (3:2 ratio) = 72.1 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 296.2 mm (11.66 inches) | 279.1 mm (10.99 inches) |
| Width | 203.08 mm (8 inches) | 192 mm (7.56 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.67 mm (0.22 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 645 g (22.75 oz) | 576 g (20.32 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Burgundy | Black, Silver, Gray, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 602 cm2 (93.3 inches2) | 536 cm2 (83.1 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (2nd and 20th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (1st and 15th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O3 | Xiaomi Xring O1 |
| Max clock | 4350 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 4) | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 3.15 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.68 GHz: C1-Premium - 2 cores at 4.35 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP16 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 2048 |
| GPU clock | 1600 MHz | 1392 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~6554 GFLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 33102 | 21512 |
| Single-core score | 3539 | 2746 |
| Multi-core score | 13220 | 8431 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1312458 | 937172 |
| GPU | 2089734 | 996086 |
| Memory | 978562 | 409648 |
| UX | 756891 | 620146 |
| Total score | 5137645 | 2963052 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
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 9 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-08 (KarlderaL) | AnTuTu 12 | 5558210 |
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 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 4 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | - | 31 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 12000 mAh | 10610 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 50 megapixels |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | 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 | 6.0 | 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 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | June 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $715 | $460 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max. But if the sound is more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro 12.5.
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