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Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 vs Oppo Pad Neo

59 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco Pad C1
VS
52 out of 100
Oppo Pad Neo
Poco Pad C1
Pad Neo

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 Oppo Pad Neo, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 2 years and 5 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 Poco Pad C1
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (51.9 vs 74.4 square inches)
  • Weighs 132 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Oppo Pad Neo
  • Has a 1.7 inches larger screen size
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • 48% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 714 and 484 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and Oppo Pad Neo 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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4 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Poco Pad C1
vs
Pad Neo

Display

Type IPS LCD LTPS LCD
Size 9.7 inches 11.4 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2048 pixels 1720 x 2408 pixels
Aspect ratio - 4:3
PPI 268 ppi 260 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9% 83.9%

Design and build

Height 226.51 mm (8.92 inches) 255.12 mm (10.04 inches)
Width 147.97 mm (5.83 inches) 188.04 mm (7.4 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 6.89 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 406 g (14.32 oz) 538 g (18.98 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 335 cm2 (52 inches2) 480 cm2 (74.3 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco Pad C1 +5%
87.9%
Pad Neo
83.9%
Tablet Ranking (98th and 118th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (73rd and 91st place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and Oppo Pad Neo
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 MediaTek Helio G99
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 MC2
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 Oppo Pad Neo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco Pad C1
484
Pad Neo +48%
714
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco Pad C1
1558
Pad Neo +20%
1872
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco Pad C1
387
Pad Neo +252%
1364
Compute Score (GPU) 387 1364
Single-core score 484 714
Multi-core score 1558 1872
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco Pad C1
511632
Pad Neo +7%
545546
CPU 200538 250145
GPU 29602 43322
Memory 114287 116331
UX 138620 135748
Total score 511632 545546
Samples Less than 3 [178 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 138
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Poco Pad C1
n/a
Pad Neo
9640
Web score - 7864
Video editing - 5221
Photo editing - 16373
Data manipulation - 7872
Writing score - 9249
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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
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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 MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13
ROM - ColorOS 13.2

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 8000 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 (50% in 50 min)
Full charging time - 2:00 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 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 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 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
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
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 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
GPS - GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
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
Dolby Atmos - Yes

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced May 2026 January 2024
Release date May 2026 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) - $260
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Yes, 33 W
*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 Poco Pad C1 is definitely a better buy.

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