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Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 vs Xiaomi Pad 7

59 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco Pad C1
VS
71 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 7
Poco Pad C1
Pad 7

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 Xiaomi Pad 7, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 7 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
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (51.9 vs 67.6 square inches)
  • Weighs 94 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 7
  • 3.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1697K versus 511K)
  • Has a 1.5 inches larger screen size
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Comes with 1250 mAh larger battery capacity: 8850 vs 7600 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 28% higher pixel density (344 vs 268 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and Pad 7 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
Tablet:
Poco Pad C1
vs
Pad 7

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 9.7 inches 11.2 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2048 pixels 2136 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio - 3:2
PPI 268 ppi 344 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes -
Max rated brightness 600 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.9% 85.7%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 97.3%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 23 ms
Contrast - 952:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco Pad C1
n/a
Pad 7
818 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 226.51 mm (8.92 inches) 251.22 mm (9.89 inches)
Width 147.97 mm (5.83 inches) 173.42 mm (6.83 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 6.18 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 406 g (14.32 oz) 500 g (17.64 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 335 cm2 (52 inches2) 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.74/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 208 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco Pad C1 +3%
87.9%
Pad 7
85.7%
Tablet Ranking (98th and 61st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (73rd and 44th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and Xiaomi Pad 7
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
Max clock 2900 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 732
GPU shading units 128 768
GPU clock 950 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~1459.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco Pad C1 and Xiaomi Pad 7
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco Pad C1
484
Pad 7 +281%
1843
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco Pad C1
1558
Pad 7 +220%
4978
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco Pad C1
387
Pad 7 +2206%
8926
Compute Score (GPU) 387 8926
Single-core score 484 1843
Multi-core score 1558 4978
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco Pad C1
511632
Pad 7 +232%
1697444
CPU 200538 552288
GPU 29602 419835
Memory 114287 290516
UX 138620 434805
Total score 511632 1697444
Samples Less than 3 [18 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco Pad C1
n/a
Pad 7
967
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 967
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco Pad C1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (NiK0nvs)Geekbench 6 CPU484 / 1558
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Xiaomi Pad 7
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH)Geekbench 6 GPU9571
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SmokerPH)Geekbench 6 CPU1884 / 5226
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (Aditay)AnTuTu 111672445
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade)Geekbench 6 CPU1918 / 5161
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (Samarth Kawade)AnTuTu 111776424
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM - HyperOS 2.0
OS size - 32 GB
OS updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 8850 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 45 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 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:20 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:46 hr
Watching video - 15:40 hr
Gaming - 07:07 hr
Standby - 128 hr
General battery life
Poco Pad C1
n/a
Pad 7
26:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor - Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/5.0" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 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 6E (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 MiMO
- 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
NFC* No No
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco Pad C1
n/a
Pad 7
90.4 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced May 2026 October 2024
Release date May 2026 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) - $299
Successor - - Xiaomi Pad 8
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Yes, 45 W
Further details
Notes on Pad 7:
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
*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 Pad 7 is definitely a better buy.

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