Introduction
The Redmi Pad and Redmi Pad SE gained immense popularity – their big screens, metal bodies and, of course, attractive prices make them a great choice for watching multimedia on your couch. Now Xiaomi has expanded the Redmi tablet series with the Pad Pro, which features a more premium Dolby Vision display, improved performance and a bigger battery.
The new Redmi Pad Pro brings a 12.1″ 120Hz LCD of 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution with Dolby Vision certification. It features a powerful Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chip, which should be a decent upgrade over the Snapdragon 680 and Helio G99 in the older Pad model.
The Redmi Pad Pro also has an 8MP camera on each side, four Dolby Atmos speakers, and a large 10,000mAh battery with 33W charging support, which means you won’t have to reach for that charger very often.
Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro specifications at a glance:
- Body: 280.0×181.9×7.5mm, 571 grams; Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminium frame, aluminium back; Stylus support (magnetic).
- Display: 12.10″ IPS LCD, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 600 nits (HBM), 1600x2560px resolution, 14.4:9 aspect ratio, 249ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm): Octa-core (4×2.40 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A55); Adreno 710.
- Memory: 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM; UFS 2.2; microSDXC (dedicated slot).
- OS/Software: Android 14, HyperOS.
- rear camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm.
- front camera: 8 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm.
- Record video: rear camera: 1080p@30fps; front camera: 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 10000mAh; 33W Wired, PD3.0, QC3+.
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.2, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive; 3.5mm jack.
- various: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity (accessory only), compass; stereo speakers (4 speakers).
To further enhance its capabilities, Xiaomi sells official accessories including the Redmi Smart Pen, Redmi Pad Pro Cover and Redmi Pad Pro Keyboard Cover. In the list of omissions we can add the lack of cellular connectivity, NFC and fingerprint scanner, but we wouldn’t say that any of these are a big deal when it comes to a tablet.
Unboxing of Redmi Pad Pro
The Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro comes in a thin paper box, which contains the tablet and a USB-A-to-C cable. There is no charger and if you don’t have a 33W charger, you will have to buy one if you want to maximize the charging speed.
