The Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 has a physical footprint of 279.8 mm wide by 181.7 mm tall, with a 7.5 mm thickness and a weight of 500 g, giving it a relatively slim profile for its size. The tablet does not include a stylus, a detachable keyboard, or backlit keyboard support, and it carries no water resistance rating. It also lacks a rugged build, so it is not designed for harsh or demanding physical environments.
The Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 features a 12.1″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a 2560 x 1600 px resolution and a pixel density of 249 ppi, delivering a sharp and detailed image across its large panel. It supports a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother motion, along with HDR10 and Dolby Vision for wider dynamic range in compatible content, though HDR10+ is not supported. The display also includes an anti-reflection coating to reduce glare, while neither branded damage-resistant glass nor sapphire glass protection is present. It is not an e-paper display.
The Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 is powered by an octa-core processor built on a 4 nm semiconductor process, with cores clocked at up to 2.7 GHz and a turbo speed of 2.4 GHz, running 8 threads across a big.LITTLE architecture with HMP support and a TDP of 5W. It comes with 8GB of RAM at 3200 MHz — expandable up to 16GB — alongside 256GB of internal storage and a microSD slot that supports up to 2TB of additional memory. Graphics are handled by the Adreno 710 GPU at 1050 MHz, offering 128 shading units, integrated graphics, and compatibility with OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2, and DirectX 12. The chipset also includes integrated LTE, TrustZone security, and 64-bit support, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. The device ships with Android 15.
The Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 features an 8 MP rear camera with a CMOS sensor, an f/2.0 aperture, and no optical zoom, capable of recording video at 1080p and 30 fps with support for slow-motion recording and continuous autofocus during video capture. Manual controls include ISO, white balance, focus, and exposure, though manual shutter speed is not available, and HDR mode, panorama, burst mode, HDR10 recording, Dolby Vision recording, and optical image stabilization are all absent. The rear camera is accompanied by a single LED flash and a video light, but there is no dual-tone or RGB flash and no back-illuminated sensor. On the front, an 8 MP camera with an f/2.3 aperture and touch autofocus handles video calls and selfies, though it lacks its own flash. Neither 3D capture nor 360° panorama shooting is supported on either camera.
The Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 includes stereo speakers for built-in audio output and supports a solid range of Bluetooth audio codecs, including aptX, aptX HD, and aptX Adaptive, though aptX Low Latency, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are not supported. There is no 3.5 mm headphone jack, so wired audio requires an adapter or USB-C headphones. The tablet also lacks a built-in radio receiver.
The Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 is equipped with a 12000 mAh rechargeable battery that is non-removable and includes a battery level indicator. Neither fast charging nor wireless charging is supported, so the tablet relies on standard wired charging only.
The Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), with backward compatibility for Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 4, and Bluetooth 5.4, while download speeds reach up to 2900 MBits/s. It does not include a cellular module, 5G support, GPS, NFC, HDMI output, Ethernet, or an infrared sensor, and there is no fingerprint scanner or 3D facial recognition for biometric security. The USB Type-C port runs on USB 2.0. On the software side, the tablet supports a broad set of features including split screen, Picture-in-Picture, dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, full-page screenshots, media picker, customizable notifications, child lock, multi-user support, and the ability to play games while downloading. Privacy controls cover location, camera and microphone access, app tracking blocking, and clipboard warnings, though cross-site tracking blocking, Mail Privacy Protection, and Wi-Fi password sharing are absent. Sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, and the device also offers on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, sharing intents, app offloading, extra dim mode, battery health check, and mobile device position tracking. Focus modes, Quick Start, Galileo support, a barometer, iris scanner, and built-in projector are not featured.
The Xiaomi Poco Pad M1 uses DDR5 memory and supports multithreading, allowing the processor to handle multiple threads simultaneously for more efficient task execution.
