Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 vs OnePlus Pad Go 2

59 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco Pad C1
VS
67 out of 100
OnePlus Pad Go 2

Here we compared two tablets: the 9.7-inch Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2) that was released on May 21, 2026, against the OnePlus Pad Go 2, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra and came out 5 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

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco Pad C1
  • Much smaller footprint: 35% more compact case (51.9 vs 79.5 square inches)
  • Weighs 191 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad Go 2
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1011K versus 511K)
  • Has a 2.4 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2450 mAh larger battery capacity: 10050 vs 7600 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and OnePlus Pad Go 2 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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4 / 64 GB
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8 / 128 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 9.7 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2048 pixels 1980 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio - 7:5
PPI 268 ppi 283 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 900 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9% 87.1%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Peak brightness test (auto)
850 nits

Design and build

Height 226.51 mm (8.92 inches) 266.01 mm (10.47 inches)
Width 147.97 mm (5.83 inches) 192.77 mm (7.59 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 6.83 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 406 g (14.32 oz) 597 g (21.06 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Silver, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 335 cm2 (52 inches2) 513 cm2 (79.5 inches2)
Repairability - Good (3.49/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 10 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
87.9%
87.1%
Tablet Ranking (98th and 74th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (73rd and 56th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and OnePlus Pad Go 2
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra
Max clock 2900 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 128 256
GPU clock 950 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and OnePlus Pad Go 2
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad Go 2 +107%
1003
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad Go 2 +100%
3112
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad Go 2 +562%
2561
Compute Score (GPU) 387 2561
Single-core score 484 1003
Multi-core score 1558 3112
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
511632
Pad Go 2 +98%
1011282
CPU 200538 348327
GPU 29602 129975
Memory 114287 216404
UX 138620 316570
Total score 511632 1011282
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
10037
Web score - 9698
Video editing - 5011
Photo editing - 19645
Data manipulation - 8103
Writing score - 13352

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco Pad C1
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-04 (NiK0nvs)Geekbench 6 CPU484 / 1558
OnePlus Pad Go 2
No benchmark results yet

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM - OxygenOS 16
OS updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 10050 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes (33% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:50 hr
Battery cycles - 800 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:12 hr
Watching video - 13:48 hr
Gaming - 07:33 hr
Standby - 215 hr
General battery life
33:39 hr

Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced May 2026 December 2025
Release date May 2026 December 2025
Launch price (MSRP) - $299
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 18 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 OnePlus Pad Go 2 is definitely a better buy.

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