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Xiaomi Poco Pad vs Lenovo Tab P12

64 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco Pad
VS
54 out of 100
Lenovo Tab P12
Poco Pad
Tab P12

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.1-inch Xiaomi Poco Pad (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on May 23, 2024, against the Lenovo Tab P12, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7050 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory 8 / 256 GB
  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
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Tab P12
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • 10% higher pixel density (273 vs 249 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco Pad and Lenovo Tab P12 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
91*
Tab P12
83
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
64*
Tab P12
54
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
73.8
(Good)
Value Index
52.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Poco Pad
vs
Tab P12

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.1 inches 12.7 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1840 x 2944 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 249 ppi 273 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 83.4% 83.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.6%
PWM - 280300 Hz
Response time - 29 ms
Contrast - 750:1
Screen space comparison
Tab P12
12.7″ (16:10 ratio) = 72.5 in2
Poco Pad
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco Pad
n/a
Tab P12
406 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 280 mm (11.02 inches) 293.3 mm (11.55 inches)
Width 181.85 mm (7.16 inches) 190.7 mm (7.51 inches)
Thickness 7.52 mm (0.3 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 571 g (20.14 oz) 612 g (21.59 oz)
Waterproof - No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 509 cm2 (78.9 inches2) 559 cm2 (86.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco Pad
83.4%
Tab P12
83.6%
Tablet Ranking (85th and 113th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (64th and 88th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco Pad and Lenovo Tab P12
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 7050
Max clock 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 550
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 940 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~481.3 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco Pad and Lenovo Tab P12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco Pad +7%
1032
Tab P12
966
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco Pad +23%
2976
Tab P12
2424
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco Pad
2314
Tab P12 +3%
2392
Compute Score (GPU) 2314 2392
Single-core score 1032 966
Multi-core score 2976 2424
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco Pad
778166
Tab P12 +3%
800617
CPU 297225 285232
GPU 73188 80158
Memory 152467 188153
UX 255286 247047
Total score 778166 800617
Samples [2 tests] [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco Pad
n/a
Tab P12
233
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 233
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Poco Pad +9%
12964
Tab P12
11853
Web score 13631 9630
Video editing 6946 5765
Photo editing 24734 28539
Data manipulation 11507 8000
Writing score 13590 15985
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco Pad
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-03-29 (SRG)GeekBench CPU1025 / 2768
📘 2026-03-28 (SRG)AnTuTu770063
📘 2026-01-15 (Jeff)AnTuTu778166
📘 2025-04-20 (Vxmpiri)GeekBench GPU2314
📘 2025-04-20 (Vxmpiri)GeekBench CPU1032 / 2976
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Lenovo Tab P12
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 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 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 13
ROM HyperOS 1.0 -

Battery

Capacity 10000 mAh 10200 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (29% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:47 hr
Watching video - 17:12 hr
Gaming - 07:44 hr
Standby - 159 hr
General battery life
Poco Pad
n/a
Tab P12
30:46 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
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/1.8 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4128 x 3096
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/a/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.2 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
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco Pad
n/a
Tab P12
85.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2024 July 2023
Release date May 2024 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $349
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 20 W
Further details
Notes on Poco Pad:
    - The 5G model has water resistance, a 128 GB memory option, and GPS. The Wi-Fi model has none of these features.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
22 (88%)
3 (12%)
Total votes: 25

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