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Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 vs Realme Pad 3

59 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco Pad C1
VS
65 out of 100
Realme Pad 3
Poco Pad C1
Pad 3

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 Realme Pad 3, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max 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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  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
  • Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (51.9 vs 74.1 square inches)
  • Weighs 172 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Realme Pad 3
  • Comes with 4600 mAh larger battery capacity: 12200 vs 7600 mAh
  • Has a 1.9 inches larger screen size
  • 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (872K versus 511K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
  • Fingerprint scanner

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and Realme Pad 3 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
Poco Pad C1
69*
Pad 3
92*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Poco Pad C1
59*
Pad 3
65*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Poco Pad C1
vs
Pad 3

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 9.7 inches 11.6 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2048 pixels 2000 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio - 7:5
PPI 268 ppi 297 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes -
Max rated brightness 600 nits 550 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9% 85.9%

Design and build

Height 226.51 mm (8.92 inches) 255.6 mm (10.06 inches)
Width 147.97 mm (5.83 inches) 187.03 mm (7.36 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 6.6 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 406 g (14.32 oz) 578 g (20.39 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 335 cm2 (52 inches2) 478 cm2 (74 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco Pad C1 +2%
87.9%
Pad 3
85.9%
Tablet Ranking (98th and 81st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (73rd and 60th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and Realme Pad 3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max
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 Realme Pad 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco Pad C1
484
Pad 3 +113%
1030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco Pad C1
1558
Pad 3 +92%
2999
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco Pad C1
387
Pad 3
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 387 -
Single-core score 484 1030
Multi-core score 1558 2999
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco Pad C1
511632
Pad 3 +70%
872193
CPU 200538 344761
GPU 29602 127658
Memory 114287 141518
UX 138620 258256
Total score 511632 872193
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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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Realme Pad 3
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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 -
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM - Realme UI 7.0

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 12200 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No LED
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 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 5.4
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
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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 Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced May 2026 January 2026
Release date May 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) - $300
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Yes, 45 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 Realme Pad 3 is definitely a better buy.

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