Our quick take
Xiaomi Pad 5 - 4.0 / 5
Design & Display
- 11-inch LCD display, 2560 x 1600 resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio, 120Hz refresh rate Dimensions: 254.7 x 166.3 x 6.9mm / Weight: 511g Finishes: Cosmic Gray, Pearl White, Green Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, no 4G/5G/LTE
Hardware & Performance
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor, 6GB RAM Xiaomi MIUI 12.5 software (on Google Android 11) 13-megapixel main camera, 16MP selfie camera 8720mAh battery capacity, 33W fast-charging
Accessories
- Stylus support (pen sold separately)
To recap
Xiaomi’s 2021 tablet venture is a good-looking and competently specified slate. However, there’s still the a question over usability beyond a ‘big-phone-like’ device for media consumption, because Google has largely failed to embrace more work-focused functionality modes in Android - which is not solely a Xiaomi issue by any means. Still, if that’s what you’re looking for then the Pad 5’s stellar battery life, fair price, high refresh-rate screen, and a lighter touch with its MIUI software, all combines to make for one of the more competent Android slates we’ve seen for some time.
