Xiaomi Poco Pad vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco Pad Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 12.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025), Manufactured in August, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco Pad
- Larger display: 12.1in
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
- Higher pixel density: 279ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 555g vs 571g
- Higher battery capacity: 10100mAh vs 10000mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.1 in | 12 in |
| Resolution | 1600x2560 pixels | 2800x1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 249 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 600 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.4 % | 86.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 280 mm (11.02 in) | 270 mm (10.63 in) |
| Width | 181.85 mm (7.16 in) | 183 mm (7.2 in) |
| Thickness | 7.52 mm (0.3 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 571 g (20.14 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Area | 509 cm² (78.9 in²) | 494 cm² (76.57 in²) |
| Water resistance | n/a | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Gray - Blue |
- White - Gray - Green - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
| Process | Samsung | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 940 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 481.3 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1020 | 1332 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3012 | 3979 |
| CPU | 208949 | 427889 |
| GPU | 119652 | 550104 |
| Memory | 137831 | 202772 |
| UX | 152455 | 130640 |
| NanoReview Score | 618887 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 10000 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (29% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:00 h | 1:25 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 8 MP | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/a/ac) | 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
n/a |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | No |
| eSIM Support * | No | n/a |
| Hybrid Slot | No | n/a |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/5/8 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B71) | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May, 2024 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2024 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 33 W | Yes, 66 W |
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