Introduction
It makes sense that the very first Poco tablet would be based on something popular, powerful, yet affordable. Yes, we are talking about the most recent Redmi Pad Pro, which was chosen as the basis for this Poco Pad!
The Poco Pad is identical to the Redmi Pad Pro, which we recently reviewed.
The Poco Pad has 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM. It also comes with a charger, unlike the Redmi.
The Poco Pad comes in the company’s signature Dark Gray and Dark Blue colorways, both featuring aluminum unibodies with Poco branding on the back. There are even Poco versions of the cover, keyboard, and pencil, which are offered for the Redmi Pad Pro!
The Poco Pad has a large 12.1-inch LCD display with 2560 x 1600 pixels, 12-bit color depth, 120Hz refresh rate and Dolby Vision support. There are also four Dolby Atmos speakers.
The tablet is powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset and is powered by a 10,000mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging.
Finally, the Poco Pad has a single 8MP camera on the back and another 8MP imager on the front. It runs on Xiaomi’s Hyper OS.
Xiaomi Poco Pad specifications at a glance:
- Body: 280.0 x 181.9 x 7.5 mm, 571 g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminium frame, aluminium back; Stylus support (magnetic).
- Display: 12.10″ IPS LCD, 68B colors, 120 Hz, Dolby Vision, 600 nits (HBM), 1600x2560px resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio, 249 ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm): Octa-core (4×2.40 GHz Cortex-A78 and 4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A55); Adreno 710.
- Memory: 256 GB 8 GB RAM; UFS 2.2; microSDXC (dedicated slot).
- Operating system/software: Operating system: Android 14, HyperOS.
- Rear camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide angle), 1/4.0″, 1.12 µm.
- Front camera: 8 MP, f/2.3, (wide angle), 1/4.0″, 1.12 µm.
- Video recording: Rear camera: 1080p at 30 fps; Front camera: 1080p at 30 fps.
- Battery: 10000mAh; 33W wired, PD3.0, QC3+.
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.2, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive; 3.5mm jack.
- Miscellaneous: Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor (accessories only), compass; stereo speakers (4 speakers).
The tablet does not have a fingerprint scanner and that is the only negative point we can find in the specifications.
Unpacking the Poco Pad
The Poco Pad comes in a black box with the typical yellow Poco branding. It includes a USB-A to C cable and a 33W power adapter, which is great because the Redmi Pad Pro’s retail bundle leaves out the charger.
