The Xiaomi Pad 8 measures 251.2 x 173.4 mm with a thickness of just 5.8 mm and a weight of 494 g, giving it a relatively slim and light profile for its size. The device does not include a stylus, detachable keyboard, or backlit keyboard, and it carries no water resistance rating. It also does not feature a rugged build, making it a standard consumer tablet without hardened protection.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 features an 11.2-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 3200 x 2136 pixels and a pixel density of 344 ppi, covered by branded damage-resistant glass. The panel runs at a 144Hz refresh rate with a 240Hz touch sampling rate, and supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision for wider color and contrast rendering, though HDR10+ is not supported. Anti-reflection coating and sapphire glass are absent, and the screen is not an e-paper type.
The tablet is driven by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 system-on-chip, built on a 4nm process with an 8-thread CPU configuration running at speeds up to 3.21 GHz using big.LITTLE technology, and a TDP of 12.5W. It comes with 12GB of RAM clocked at 4800 MHz, supporting up to 24GB maximum, alongside 256GB of internal storage via eMMC 5.1, with no external memory slot available. Graphics are handled by the integrated Adreno 825 GPU running at 1150 MHz with 3 execution units, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2, and OpenVG 1.2, capable of driving one display. The chipset includes integrated LTE and ARM TrustZone security, and the system achieves Geekbench 6 scores of 2041 single-core and 6833 multi-core, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s. Cache configuration consists of 6MB L2 and 8MB L3, and the device runs Android 16.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 features a dual-lens rear camera system with a 13MP CMOS sensor, an aperture of f/2.2, and a pixel size of 1.12 µm, capable of recording video at up to 4K (2160p) at 30fps, though slow-motion recording, optical image stabilization, HDR10 recording, and Dolby Vision recording are not supported. The rear setup includes a single LED flash with a video light, and offers touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, along with manual controls for ISO, focus, exposure, and white balance, while manual shutter speed and timelapse are absent. Panorama shooting is available in-camera, though 360-degree panoramas and 3D capture are not. The front camera delivers 8MP resolution with an f/2.3 aperture and has no front-facing flash. Optical zoom is not available on either camera.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 includes stereo speakers but omits a 3.5mm headphone jack and has no built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codec options are supported, including aptX, aptX HD, aptX Low Latency, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC, which limits high-fidelity or low-latency wireless audio to what the standard Bluetooth connection can provide.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 is equipped with a 9200 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports fast charging and includes a battery level indicator. Wireless charging is not available on this device.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 supports Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, and 7 alongside Bluetooth 5.4, with download and upload speeds reaching 4200 Mbits/s and 3500 Mbits/s respectively, and connects via USB Type-C 3.2. It does not include a cellular module, 5G support, GPS, NFC, HDMI output, Ethernet, or a fingerprint scanner, and 3D facial recognition, iris scanning, and an infrared sensor are also absent. Sensors on board include a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, while a barometer is not present. On the software side, the device supports split screen, Picture-in-Picture, dark mode, dynamic and theme customization, widgets, media picker, full-page screenshots, notification controls, customizable notifications, sharing intents, child lock, multi-user support, app offloading, battery health check, and the ability to play games while downloading. It also offers offline voice recognition and voice commands, and on-device machine learning is supported. Privacy features cover location options, camera and microphone access controls, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking, Mail Privacy Protection, and Wi-Fi password sharing are not available. Focus modes, Quick Start, direct OS vendor updates, Galileo support, a built-in projector, and Ethernet connectivity are likewise absent.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 uses DDR5 memory and supports multithreading for handling parallel processing tasks. The main camera features phase-detection autofocus for photos, while laser autofocus is not available. The front camera is a single-lens unit, and RAW image capture is not supported.
