Xiaomi Poco Pad X1 vs Xiaomi Poco Pad
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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 Xiaomi Poco Pad, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and came out 1 year and 6 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
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1647K versus 778K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 38% higher pixel density (344 vs 249 PPI)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (67.6 vs 78.9 square inches)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco Pad
- Has a 0.9 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1150 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 8850 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Reverse charging feature
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 83.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 27 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1689:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Poco Pad
12.1β³ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Poco Pad X1
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 280 mm (11.02 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 181.85 mm (7.16 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.18 mm (0.24 inches) | 7.52 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 500 g (17.64 oz) | 571 g (20.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 509 cm2 (78.9 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (49th and 85th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (35th and 64th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (4 + 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 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9069 | 2314 |
| Single-core score | 1873 | 1032 |
| Multi-core score | 5149 | 2976 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 518099 | 297225 |
| GPU | 424760 | 73188 |
| Memory | 280369 | 152467 |
| UX | 424500 | 255286 |
| Total score | 1647728 | 778166 |
| Samples | [46 tests] | [2 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 13631 |
| Video editing | - | 6946 |
| Photo editing | - | 24734 |
| Data manipulation | - | 11507 |
| Writing score | - | 13590 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Poco Pad X1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-01 (Abolfazl) | AnTuTu | 1753254 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Abolfazl) | AnTuTu | 1753254 |
Xiaomi Poco Pad
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-03-29 (SRG) | GeekBench CPU | 1025 / 2768 |
| π 2026-03-28 (SRG) | AnTuTu | 770063 |
| π 2026-01-15 (Jeff) | AnTuTu | 778166 |
| π 2025-04-20 (Vxmpiri) | GeekBench GPU | 2314 |
| π 2025-04-20 (Vxmpiri) | GeekBench CPU | 1032 / 2976 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 32 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8850 mAh | 10000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (29% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 2:00 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/a/ac) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | November 2025 | May 2024 |
| Release date | November 2025 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $329 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Yes, 33 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 X1 is definitely a better buy.
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