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Xiaomi Pad Mini vs iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)

82 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad Mini
VS
71 out of 100
Apple iPad mini 8.3
Pad Mini
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)

Here we compared two tablets: the 8.8-inch Xiaomi Pad Mini (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024), which is powered by Apple A17 Pro 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 Mini
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Comes with 2422 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 5078 mAh
  • 59% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2845K versus 1788K)
  • Shows 26% longer battery life (31:14 vs 24:50 hours)
  • Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (671 against 508 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 20W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 23% higher pixel density (403 vs 327 PPI)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.1% more screen real estate
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Weighs 33 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad Mini and Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
35.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
54.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad Mini
vs
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 8.3 inches
Resolution 1880 x 3008 pixels 1488 x 2266 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 403 ppi 327 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 700 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 77.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 99.4%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 24 ms 35 ms
Contrast 1195:1 1221:1
Screen space comparison
Pad Mini
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
8.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 31.8 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad Mini +32%
671 nits
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
508 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 205.13 mm (8.08 inches) 195.4 mm (7.69 inches)
Width 132.03 mm (5.2 inches) 134.8 mm (5.31 inches)
Thickness 6.46 mm (0.25 inches) 6.3 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 326 g (11.5 oz) 293 g (10.34 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Purple Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 271 cm2 (42 inches2) 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.73/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) · 52 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (30th and 63rd place)
iPad Ranking (#17th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad Mini and Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus Apple A17 Pro
Max clock 3730 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925		 - 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 6 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1612 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~2147.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad Mini and Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 25633
Single-core score 2990 2972
Multi-core score 9086 7397
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 835859 571661
GPU 997763 477510
Memory 385910 217930
UX 626018 521861
Total score 2845550 1788962
Samples [2 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 76% 79%
Graphics test 16 FPS 10 FPS
Graphics score 2156 1350
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 38 FPS 22 FPS
Section 1 40 FPS 27 FPS
Section 2 39 FPS 21 FPS
Section 3 34 FPS 16 FPS
Graphics score 9951 5750
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17430 -
Video editing 6789 -
Photo editing 34216 -
Data manipulation 17755 -
Writing score 23961 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Pad Mini
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-20 (Butter)AnTuTu 112845550
📘 2025-11-12 (Butter)AnTuTu 112814063
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Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-17 (Markyhuhu)AnTuTu 111679642
📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai)Geekbench 6 GPU25633
📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai)Geekbench 6 CPU2897 / 7192
📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai)AnTuTu 111831753
📘 2026-02-04 (Helios_Qu)AnTuTu 111788962
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 iPadOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 -
OS size 20 GB 14 GB
OS updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 5078 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 75 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 2:00 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:21 hr 07:39 hr
Watching video 14:30 hr 11:07 hr
Gaming 06:18 hr 04:43 hr
Standby 202 hr 161 hr
General battery life
Pad Mini +26%
31:14 hr
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
24:50 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad 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
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 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 Omnivision OV08F CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 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 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Type of SIM card No eSIM
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot - No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2025 October 2024
Release date September 2025 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $429 $499
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Not included
*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 Mini is definitely a better buy.

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So, which tablet would you choose?
98 (86.7%)
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Total votes: 113

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