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Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max vs Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro

92 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max
VS
84 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
Pad 9 Pro Max
Pad 8 Pro

Here we compared two 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 8 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite and came out 11 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 9 Pro Max
  • Has a 2.1 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2800 mAh larger battery capacity: 12000 vs 9200 mAh
  • 63% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5137K versus 3153K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3539 and 3028 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
  • Much smaller footprint: 28% more compact case (67.6 vs 93.3 square inches)
  • 12% higher pixel density (344 vs 308 PPI)
  • Weighs 160 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max and Pad 8 Pro 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
58.7
(Average)
Value Index
77.8
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 9 Pro Max
vs
Pad 8 Pro

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13.3 inches 11.2 inches
Resolution 3408 x 2272 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 - 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 85.7%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 28 ms
Contrast - 2087:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 9 Pro Max
13.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 81.6 in2
Pad 8 Pro
11.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
~41% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 9 Pro Max
n/a
Pad 8 Pro
809 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 296.2 mm (11.66 inches) 251.22 mm (9.89 inches)
Width 203.08 mm (8 inches) 173.42 mm (6.83 inches)
Thickness 5.67 mm (0.22 inches) 5.75 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 645 g (22.75 oz) 485 g (17.11 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray, Burgundy Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Area 602 cm2 (93.3 inches2) 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.74/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) · 208 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 9 Pro Max +2%
87.6%
Pad 8 Pro
85.7%
Tablet Ranking (2nd and 22nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (1st and 16th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
SoC
Chipset Xiaomi Xring O3 Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite
Max clock 4350 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 10 (2 + 4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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 		- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 2048 1536
GPU clock 1600 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~6554 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 9 Pro Max +17%
3539
Pad 8 Pro
3028
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 9 Pro Max +38%
13220
Pad 8 Pro
9557
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 9 Pro Max +35%
33102
Pad 8 Pro
24482
Compute Score (GPU) 33102 24482
Single-core score 3539 3028
Multi-core score 13220 9557
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 9 Pro Max +63%
5137645
Pad 8 Pro
3153053
CPU 1312458 950473
GPU 2089734 1169909
Memory 978562 360775
UX 756891 671896
Total score 5137645 3153053
Samples Less than 3 [7 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
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 20463
Video editing - 8142
Photo editing - 35214
Data manipulation - 16669
Writing score - 20187
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 (KarlderaL)AnTuTu 125558210
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Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 (Ровный Вась на районе)AnTuTu 123372673
📘 2026-09-14 (Jopher Gayeta)AnTuTu 123170305
📘 2026-08-13 (Zei)Geekbench 6 CPU3028 / 9557
📘 2026-08-13 (Zei)AnTuTu 113206291
📘 2026-08-08 (Fadhilah sinaga)AnTuTu 113095623
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 4 HyperOS 3
OS size - 50 GB
OS updates 4 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 12000 mAh 9200 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 67 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 (52% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:17 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:46 hr
Watching video - 12:31 hr
Gaming - 07:23 hr
Standby - 175 hr
General battery life
Pad 9 Pro Max
n/a
Pad 8 Pro
27:53 hr
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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
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 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 CMOS Omnivision OV32D
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 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
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 8.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 9 Pro Max
n/a
Pad 8 Pro
86.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2026 September 2025
Release date September 2026 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $715 $499
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 67 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 9 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
7 (77.8%)
2 (22.2%)
Total votes: 9

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