Xiaomi Poco Pad X1 vs iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Poco Pad X1 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on November 26, 2025, against the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco Pad X1
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Delivers 57% higher peak brightness (732 against 467 nits)
- Comes with 1152 mAh larger battery capacity: 8850 vs 7698 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 30% higher pixel density (344 vs 264 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2589 and 1873 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11.2 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 80.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | 96.2% |
| PWM | Not detected | 21120 Hz |
| Response time | 27 ms | 38 ms |
| Contrast | 1689:1 | 531:1 |
Screen space comparison
Poco Pad X1
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
11β³ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~3% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 248.6 mm (9.79 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 179.5 mm (7.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 500 g (17.64 oz) | 477 g (16.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.78/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (49th and 56th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#35th place)
iPad Ranking (#16th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Apple GPU 5-core |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9069 | 19767 |
| Single-core score | 1873 | 2589 |
| Multi-core score | 5149 | 6111 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 518099 | 498926 |
| GPU | 424760 | 466010 |
| Memory | 280369 | 202429 |
| UX | 424500 | 534152 |
| Total score | 1647728 | 1701517 |
| Samples | [46 tests] | [6 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco Pad X1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-01 (Abolfazl) | AnTuTu | 1753254 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Abolfazl) | AnTuTu | 1753254 |
Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-23 (Anr1ll) | AnTuTu | 1729497 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Giga) | GeekBench CPU | 2702 / 6394 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Luq) | AnTuTu | 1701517 |
| π 2026-04-26 (ThΓ nh) | AnTuTu | 1744337 |
| π 2026-04-19 (Faeri) | AnTuTu | 1628541 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | iPadOS 18.4 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | - |
| OS size | 32 GB | 23 GB |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8850 mAh | 7698 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (34% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:58 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 06:06 hr |
| Watching video | - | 07:41 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:31 hr |
| Standby | - | 220 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 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 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | November 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $349 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Yes, 30 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco Pad X1. But if the camera, performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority β go for the Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025).
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