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Xiaomi Pad Mini vs Lenovo Yoga Tab

82 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad Mini
VS
77 out of 100
Lenovo Yoga Tab
Pad Mini
Yoga Tab

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Xiaomi Pad Mini (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Lenovo Yoga Tab, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 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 Mini
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2845K versus 2333K)
  • 19% higher pixel density (403 vs 340 PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 36% more compact case (42 vs 65.7 square inches)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Weighs 132 grams less
  • 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2990 and 2160 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Yoga Tab
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1360 mAh larger battery capacity: 8860 vs 7500 mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad Mini and Lenovo Yoga Tab 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 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
35.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
74.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad Mini
vs
Yoga Tab

Display

Type IPS LCD LTPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 11.1 inches
Resolution 1880 x 3008 pixels 3200 x 2000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 403 ppi 340 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 700 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 84.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 24 ms -
Contrast 1195:1 -
Screen space comparison
Yoga Tab
11.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 55.4 in2
Pad Mini
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~59% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad Mini
674 nits
Yoga Tab
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 205.13 mm (8.08 inches) 255.52 mm (10.06 inches)
Width 132.03 mm (5.2 inches) 165.84 mm (6.53 inches)
Thickness 6.46 mm (0.25 inches) 6.2 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 326 g (11.5 oz) 458 g (16.16 oz)
Waterproof No IP53
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Purple Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 271 cm2 (42 inches2) 424 cm2 (65.7 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad Mini
82.9%
Yoga Tab +2%
84.3%
Tablet Ranking (28th and 38th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (21st and 26th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad Mini and Lenovo Yoga Tab
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3730 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1612 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad Mini and Lenovo Yoga Tab
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad Mini +38%
2990
Yoga Tab
2160
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad Mini +60%
9086
Yoga Tab
5672
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad Mini
n/a
Yoga Tab
16642
Compute Score (GPU) - 16642
Single-core score 2990 2160
Multi-core score 9086 5672
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad Mini +22%
2845550
Yoga Tab
2333285
CPU 835859 643259
GPU 997763 818824
Memory 385910 348314
UX 626018 522888
Total score 2845550 2333285
Samples [2 tests] [298 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad Mini +30%
2156
Yoga Tab
1656
Stability 76% 90%
Graphics test 16 FPS 12 FPS
Graphics score 2156 1656
3DMark Solar Bay
Pad Mini +20%
9951
Yoga Tab
8316
Graphics test 38 FPS 32 FPS
Section 1 40 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 39 FPS 32 FPS
Section 3 34 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 9951 8316
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pad Mini
17962
Yoga Tab +34%
24028
Web score 17430 32701
Video editing 6789 9052
Photo editing 34216 55325
Data manipulation 17755 16739
Writing score 23961 30383
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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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Lenovo Yoga Tab
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM HyperOS 2.0 -
OS size 20 GB -

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 8860 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:00 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:21 hr -
Watching video 14:30 hr -
Gaming 06:18 hr -
Standby 202 hr -
General battery life
Pad Mini
31:14 hr
Yoga Tab
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV08F -
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 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 5.4 5.4
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
NFC* No No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 2.2
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad Mini
88 dB
Yoga Tab
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2025 September 2025
Release date September 2025 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $429 $449
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These tablets have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Pad Mini. It has a better camera, performance, gaming, software, design, and sound.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
2 (66.7%)
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Total votes: 3

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