The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro measures 251.2 x 173.4mm with a thickness of just 5.8mm and a weight of 494g, giving it a relatively slim and compact physical profile for its size. It does not include a stylus, detachable keyboard, or backlit keyboard, and its build offers no rated water resistance nor a rugged construction. Tilt sensitivity is also absent, rounding out a design focused on straightforward portability without additional accessories or environmental protection.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro features an 11.2-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with a 3200 x 2136 resolution and a pixel density of 344 ppi, delivering a sharp visual experience across its panel. It supports a 144Hz refresh rate paired with a 240Hz touch sampling rate, and the display is covered by branded damage-resistant glass. HDR10 and Dolby Vision are both supported, while HDR10+ is not. Anti-reflection coating and sapphire glass are absent, and the panel is not an e-paper type.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, built on a 3nm process with an 8-thread CPU configuration running at 2 x 4.32GHz and 6 x 3.53GHz, and a TDP of 8.2W. It comes with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM running at 5300MHz across two memory channels, supporting up to 24GB maximum and delivering up to 85.1GB/s of memory bandwidth, alongside 512GB of internal storage with no external memory slot. The Adreno 830 GPU clocks at 1100MHz with 1536 shading units and supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 3, while also being capable of driving two displays simultaneously. Cache configuration includes 192KB L1, 12MB L2, and 8MB L3, and the chipset incorporates integrated LTE, TrustZone security, ECC memory support, big.LITTLE architecture, and HMP scheduling. Geekbench 6 scores stand at 3234 single-core and 10059 multi-core, and the tablet ships with Android 16.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro features a dual-lens rear camera system with a 50MP main sensor, a CMOS type with a 0.64µm pixel size and f/1.8 aperture, capable of recording video at up to 2160p at 60fps. It supports touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video recording, and a single LED flash with a video light, while optical zoom and optical image stabilization are not available. Manual controls include ISO, focus, and exposure, though manual shutter speed is not supported. HDR mode and standard panorama shooting are both available, but slow-motion video, timelapse, 360-degree panoramas, HDR10 recording, and Dolby Vision recording are absent. On the front, there is a 32MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture, though it lacks a dedicated flash. Neither BSI sensor technology nor 3D recording capabilities are present on this device.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro includes stereo speakers but does not have a 3.5mm headphone jack or a built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codecs are supported — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Low Latency, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro is equipped with a 9200 mAh rechargeable battery that supports fast charging and includes a battery level indicator. Wireless charging is not available, and the battery is non-removable.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), with backward compatibility across Wi-Fi 4, 5, and 6, and uses Bluetooth 5.4, while cellular connectivity, 5G, GPS, NFC, HDMI output, Ethernet, and infrared are all absent. It uses USB Type-C with USB 3.2, supporting download speeds of up to 10000 Mbit/s and upload speeds of up to 3500 Mbit/s. On the software side, it offers a broad set of features including split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, media picker, widgets, dark mode, dynamic and theme customization, extra dim mode, battery health check, app offloading, multi-user support, child lock, voice commands, offline voice recognition, sharing intents, customizable notifications, and the ability to play games while downloading. Privacy options cover location, camera and microphone access, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking, Mail Privacy Protection, and Wi-Fi password sharing are not present. Sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, while a barometer, fingerprint scanner, iris scanner, and 3D facial recognition are not included. Focus modes and Quick Start are also unavailable, and the device does not receive direct OS vendor updates.
The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro uses DDR5 memory and supports multithreading. For autofocus, it includes phase-detection autofocus for photos, while laser autofocus is not available. The front camera is a single-lens setup, and the device does not support shooting in RAW format.
