Xiaomi Poco Pad 12.1" M1 Blue 2025
A massive 12,000mAh battery and Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chip drive all-day media on its 12.1-inch 120Hz 2.5K display with TÜV Rheinland-certified eye comfort. Quad speakers with a 300% volume boost and support for up to 2TB microSD storage give it a strong entertainment and expansion edge. It suits students and casual viewers who need marathon reading or video sessions without eye strain and constant recharging.
About This Tablet
A massive 12,000mAh battery and Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chip drive all-day media on its 12.1-inch 120Hz 2.5K display with TÜV Rheinland-certified eye comfort. Quad speakers with a 300% volume boost and support for up to 2TB microSD storage give it a strong entertainment and expansion edge. It suits students and casual viewers who need marathon reading or video sessions without eye strain and constant recharging.
- CPU Apple M1
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 12.1" 2560x1600
- OS Xiaomi HyperOS 2
- Stylus
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong screen (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong storage (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong ram (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average gpu (2th percentile) 2th
- Below average social proof (6th percentile) 6th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M1 |
| Cores | 8 |
| GPU | X1 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Expandable | Yes |
Display
| Size | 12.1" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| OS | Xiaomi HyperOS 2 |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Xiaomi Poco Pad 12.1" M1 | Apple iPad Pro M5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M1 | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2000 | 256 | 128 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 12.1" 2560x1600 | 11" 2420x1668 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11" |
| OS | Xiaomi HyperOS 2 | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | true | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 31 | - | - | 47 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiaomi Poco Pad 12.1" M1 | 61.9 | 1.7 | 66.2 | 81.3 | 93.7 | 63.5 | 73.7 | 53.7 | 6.4 |
| Apple iPad Pro M5 Compare | 96.2 | 95.1 | 88.2 | 99 | 96.6 | 96.8 | 99.5 | 98.4 | 97.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 95.9 | 93.3 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 63.3 | 97.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.5 | 91.9 | 91.2 | 99.8 | 64.9 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 98.6 | 95.4 | 99 | 84.2 | 93 | 93.8 | 37.5 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.3 | 93.5 | 96.1 | 43 | 30.9 | 93.7 | 89.5 | 72.4 | 47.6 |
Usage Scores
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