Xiaomi Redmi K Pad vs Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra
Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Xiaomi Redmi K Pad (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on June 26, 2025, against the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra, which is powered by Xiaomi Xring O1 and came out 1 month 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 Redmi K Pad
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- 47% higher pixel density (403 vs 275 PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 57% more compact case (42 vs 98.3 square inches)
- Weighs 283 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra
- Has a 5.2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 4500 mAh larger battery capacity: 12000 vs 7500 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Thinner bezels – 9.1% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
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 | OLED |
| Size | 8.8 inches | 14 inches |
| Resolution | 1880 x 3008 pixels | 2136 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 275 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 92% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 23 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1486:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad 7 Ultra
14″ (3:2 ratio) = 90.5 in2
Redmi K Pad
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~159% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 205.1 mm (8.07 inches) | 305.82 mm (12.04 inches) |
| Width | 132 mm (5.2 inches) | 207.47 mm (8.17 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) |
| Weight | 326 g (11.5 oz) | 609 g (21.48 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 271 cm2 (42 inches2) | 634 cm2 (98.4 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (29th and 19th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (22nd and 15th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | Xiaomi Xring O1 |
| Max clock | 3730 MHz | 3700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 4 cores at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 2 cores at 3.9 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Immortalis-G925 MP16 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 2048 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1392 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24373 | 20977 |
| Single-core score | 2657 | 2737 |
| Multi-core score | 8298 | 9191 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 923460 | 937172 |
| GPU | 1042496 | 996086 |
| Memory | 407660 | 409648 |
| UX | 631143 | 620146 |
| Total score | 3004759 | 2963052 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | 93% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2157 | 2510 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Graphics score | 9914 | 9767 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17873 | 19150 |
| Video editing | 6768 | 7129 |
| Photo editing | 34918 | 29727 |
| Data manipulation | 17855 | 18881 |
| Writing score | 24733 | 21285 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi K Pad
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-12-09 -> Andre Suhen | AnTuTu | 3004759 |
Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | 32 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 12000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV32D |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.61 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | June 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $469 | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 120 W |
Further details
Notes on Redmi K Pad:
- The tablet features 2 USB Type-C 3.2 ports with Bypass charging and supports a magnetic stylus.
Notes on Pad 7 Ultra:
- The Nano Soft screen model is 10g heavier.
- NFC is supported for data transfer only.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi K Pad.
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