Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 vs Honor Pad X10 Pro Max

68 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco Pad M1
VS
60 out of 100
Honor Pad X10 Pro Max

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.1-inch Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4) that was released on November 26, 2025, against the Honor Pad X10 Pro Max, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 8 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco Pad M1
  • Thinner bezels – 78.9% more screen real estate
  • Has a 9.1 inches larger screen size
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1054K versus 512K)
  • Comes with 1900 mAh larger battery capacity: 12000 vs 10100 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (78.7 vs 88.8 square inches)
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
  • 294% higher pixel density (982 vs 249 PPI)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 and Honor Pad X10 Pro Max 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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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
85.0
(Very good)
Value Index
77.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 12.1 inches 3 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1560 x 2500 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 249 ppi 982 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 650 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.5% 4.6%
Display tests
RGB color space 97% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 30 ms -
Contrast 1676:1 -
Screen space comparison
Poco Pad M1
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Pad X10 Pro Max
3″ (16:10 ratio) = 4 in2
~1526% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 279.8 mm (11.02 inches) 297.6 mm (11.72 inches)
Width 181.65 mm (7.15 inches) 192.7 mm (7.59 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 6.7 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 610 g (21.52 oz) 618 g (21.8 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 508 cm2 (78.8 inches2) 573 cm2 (89 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.74/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 208 drops -
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco Pad M1 +1715%
83.5%
Tablet Ranking (83rd and 108th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (64th and 83rd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 and Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max clock 2700 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 895 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 and Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco Pad M1 +153%
1237
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco Pad M1 +119%
3281
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco Pad M1 +1146%
4785
Compute Score (GPU) 4785 384
Single-core score 1237 489
Multi-core score 3281 1495
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco Pad M1 +106%
1054201
CPU 415572 194043
GPU 192123 29794
Memory 160447 149877
UX 286059 138777
Total score 1054201 512491
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco Pad M1
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-05 (Joanderson)AnTuTu 111035342
📘 2026-04-09 (Clyjow)AnTuTu 111054201
Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 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 15 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 2.0 MagicOS 10
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 12000 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 77 min) Yes
Full charging time 2:45 hr -
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -

Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2592 x 1944
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: 5 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
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
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced November 2025 September 2026
Release date November 2025 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $280
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 33 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 Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 is definitely a better buy.

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