Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 vs OnePlus Pad Lite

59 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco Pad C1
VS
55 out of 100
OnePlus Pad Lite

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 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G100 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco Pad C1
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 29% higher pixel density (268 vs 207 PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (51.9 vs 65.7 square inches)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
  • Weighs 124 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad Lite
  • Has a 1.3 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1740 mAh larger battery capacity: 9340 vs 7600 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (570K versus 511K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • 51% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 484 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and OnePlus Pad Lite 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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4 / 64 GB
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6 / 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 11 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2048 pixels 1200 x 1920 pixels
Aspect ratio - 16:10
PPI 268 ppi 207 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 180 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9% 82.7%
Display features - - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 226.51 mm (8.92 inches) 254.91 mm (10.04 inches)
Width 147.97 mm (5.83 inches) 166.46 mm (6.55 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 7.39 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 406 g (14.32 oz) 530 g (18.69 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 335 cm2 (52 inches2) 424 cm2 (65.8 inches2)
Repairability - Good (3.73/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 10 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
87.9%
82.7%
Tablet Ranking (98th and 106th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (73rd and 81st place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and OnePlus Pad Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 MediaTek Helio G100
Max clock 2900 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 950 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and OnePlus Pad Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad Lite +51%
729
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad Lite +30%
2031
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 387 -
Single-core score 484 729
Multi-core score 1558 2031
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
511632
Pad Lite +11%
570469
CPU 200538 219481
GPU 29602 48406
Memory 114287 146071
UX 138620 156511
Total score 511632 570469
Samples Less than 3 [74 tests]
PCMark 3.0
10075
Web score - 11014
Video editing - 6369
Photo editing - 20895
Data manipulation - 6712
Writing score - 10550

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 Lite
No benchmark results yet

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 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 2.2
Memory card MicroSD -
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM - OxygenOS 15
OS updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 9340 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes
Battery cycles - 800 cycles

Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 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: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 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 5 megapixels
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 -
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 5.2
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 No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced May 2026 July 2025
Release date May 2026 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) - $199
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Pad Lite:
    - Only the higher-end version with 8/256 GB of storage supports LTE.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco Pad C1. But if the performance, gaming, and battery life are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Pad Lite.

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