Xiaomi Pad Mini vs Oppo Pad Mini
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 Oppo Pad Mini, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 7 months after. 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 Mini
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- 17% higher pixel density (403 vs 344 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Oppo Pad Mini
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3337K versus 2845K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Thinner bezels – 6.7% more screen real estate
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Weighs 44 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 8.8 inches | 8.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1880 x 3008 pixels | 1680 x 2520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 344 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | - |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 89.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 24 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1195:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad Mini
8.8″ (3:2 ratio) = 35.7 in2
Pad Mini
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~2% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 205.13 mm (8.08 inches) | 194.38 mm (7.65 inches) |
| Width | 132.03 mm (5.2 inches) | 132.38 mm (5.21 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.46 mm (0.25 inches) | 5.46 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 326 g (11.5 oz) | 282 g (9.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Purple | Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 271 cm2 (42 inches2) | 257 cm2 (39.9 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (35th and 21st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (28th and 16th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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 |
- 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 829 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1225 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 20583 |
| Single-core score | 2990 | 2919 |
| Multi-core score | 9086 | 9780 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 835859 | 1037450 |
| GPU | 997763 | 1091223 |
| Memory | 385910 | 438401 |
| UX | 626018 | 770826 |
| Total score | 2845550 | 3337900 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 76% | - |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2156 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 39 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 9951 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17430 | - |
| Video editing | 6789 | - |
| Photo editing | 34216 | - |
| Data manipulation | 17755 | - |
| Writing score | 23961 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad Mini
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-20 (flooo) | AnTuTu 12 | 3013490 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (Butter) | AnTuTu 11 | 2845550 |
| 📘 2025-11-12 (Butter) | AnTuTu 11 | 2814063 |
Oppo Pad Mini
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 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 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | ColorOS 16 |
| OS size | 20 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 24 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:00 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:21 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:30 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | - |
| Standby | 202 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | 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 |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | - |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
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| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | April 2026 |
| Release date | September 2025 | April 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $849 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 67 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Pad Mini. But if the camera, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Pad Mini.
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