Poco Pad review

06 July 2024


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  • 09 Jul 2024

Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024"This tablet is clearly focusing on media consumption ... morePlease provide those tablets that have all those features you mentioned selling at "insignificant price difference"

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    • Anonymous
    • tZ0
    • 09 Jul 2024

    Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024"This tablet is clearly focusing on media consumption ... moreLooks like you are just arguing for arguing's sake bcos you clearly dont understand the context of pricing and product placement. To understand how pointless your argument is, please read user review above. That's real user that knew what they are buying the Redmi Pad Pro/Poco Pad for.

    You can continue being the armchair critic that complain about everything and calling others names, while having ego fragile. At least some people can get laughs at reading your childish complaining.

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      • Redmi Pad Pro owner
      • tR6
      • 09 Jul 2024

      I've used the Redmi Pad Pro for a few weeks, and since Poco Pad is a rebrand of it let me mention my experience with it. No comparisons with tablets twice the price of it, no delusions or wishlists and definitely useless criticism by a non-owner.

      Pros:
      - Large (12.1") and vibrant screen
      - Sound output is good
      - Has SD card slot (I am using 512GB SD card on 128,GB internal memory)
      - Has 3.5mm card slot (which I don't use ATM)

      Cons:
      - Quite bulky
      - Battery can drain quite quickly when running multiple apps continuously

      Before deciding on buying Redmi Pad Pro, I looked around for available options, such as tablets from Samsung, Vivo, Honor, Alldocube, Lenovo, Lenovo, Apple, Oneplus and Xiaomi pad series. After considering the various screen size, battery capacity and so on, I finally decided on Redmi Pad Pro due to:

      1) Familiarity with Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco OS and devices - I own 3 smartphones, 2 tablets, and recommended 7 smartphones to 4 close friends and family over several years, and no one has mentioned major issues. My oldest smartphone and tablet from around 6 years ago are still working well on a daily basis.

      2) Price Vs Value - Not many devices, even the cheaper ones, nowadays still have SD card slots or 3.5mm plug. Yes, this device might not have many of the better features like UFS 3.0, Bluetooth 3 and so on, but given the price, I've already decided it is non-essential. In fact, I was thinking if I need that function I might as well get a much pricier model but with all the features I want. Value differs from user to user based on desired feature, and I would say the Redmi Pad Pro is high on value for me.

      3) The purpose of getting a new tablet (when I already have a Xiaomi Pad 4 Plus, is mainly for entertainment and to do some typing here and there. However, it obviously won't replace a laptop because I need sufficient power for my various programming-related apps. I've always wondered why people expect tablets to function as laptops, when the OS is the main issue. And ignoring Windows Surface, since that seems to be one of their focus for recent OS.

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        • Anonymous
        • vaS
        • 09 Jul 2024

        Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024"This tablet is clearly focusing on media consumption ... more'People spend money to get more features, there are many other tablets with more features (GPS, 5G, etc.) for insignificant price different. No need to defend, except if you are one of those elementary schooler.'

        Why don't you drop their names and their prices? I'm gonna bet they don't have sd card+jack combo or, just like the Legion Y700 2020, no cellular connectivity as well.

          Ufs 2.2 holds this back, and is a deal breaker for me.
          Should be at least 3.1.
          Is a 2.2 chipset really so much cheaper to Warren such performance hit?

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            • 870
            • CbI
            • 08 Jul 2024

            LoneOwl, 07 Jul 2024Yes but still its a mid range chip. Snap870(on Xiaomi Pad 6... more865/870 is surprisingly very effiicent for a 7nm cortex a77 old flagship. Even more than 778g. 6g1 is less efficient than 778g. And 7sg2 is oc version of 6g1. So you can see why...

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              • CbI
              • 08 Jul 2024

              ashrobb, 08 Jul 2024Search in Notebookcheck they test energy consumption. Moto ... moreWow, then this tablet with the big screen would be over 10w!

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                • Anonymous
                • Sr6
                • 08 Jul 2024

                Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024"The Poco Pad is identical to the Redmi Pad Pro, which... moreIKR

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                  • Anonymous
                  • sXb
                  • 08 Jul 2024

                  "The Poco Pad is identical to the Redmi Pad Pro, which we recently reviewed"

                  Why do a full review then? Complete waste of time.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • uC9
                    • 08 Jul 2024

                    Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024You are acting like a pre‐schooler here by barking up the w... more"This tablet is clearly focusing on media consumption and gaming."

                    Another dumb argument to justify a crippled tablet. The photo above clearly shows a tablet with a qwerty keyboard.

                    But where is desktop mode? None.

                    People spend money to get more features, there are many other tablets with more features (GPS, 5G, etc.) for insignificant price different. No need to defend, except if you are one of those elementary schooler. 🤣

                      LoneOwl, 07 Jul 2024Yes but still its a mid range chip. Snap870(on Xiaomi Pad 6... moreStill midrange but highly inefficient for the segment. In phones it has reached 9W, so I wouldn't be surprised it is going up to 12-15W on tablets. It is the same consumption the 870 had, on a 7nm process from TSMC (7s Gen 2 is 4nm from Samsung). Also HyperOS has poor battery optimization. I'm not surprised at all at the battery results.

                        Whi, 07 Jul 2024Which test? Any link?Search in Notebookcheck they test energy consumption. Moto edge 50 fusion and Redmi Note 13 Pro 5g reached over 9W in their testing at full loads

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                          • Anonymous
                          • tZ0
                          • 08 Jul 2024

                          Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024No desktop mode No 5G sim connection No GPS No minimum 4... moreYou are acting like a pre‐schooler here by barking up the wrong tree. This tablet is clearly focusing on media consumption and gaming. For the other purposes you mentioned, most would use their phone anyway.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • uC9
                            • 08 Jul 2024

                            No desktop mode
                            No 5G sim connection
                            No GPS
                            No minimum 4 years software support

                            So many deal breakers..

                            Maybe it is perfect tablet for elementary schooler, who knows nothing about technology.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • uC9
                              • 08 Jul 2024

                              CamoGeko-XDA, 07 Jul 2024Why? Are you planning to go hiking with your tablet? Wha... moreYour comment is dumber.

                              No GPS means Poco pad is a crippled tablet during the use of any transportation or delivery app (uber etc.) , useless on e-commerce app and useless on google maps.

                              No GPS = no buy.

                                ashrobb, 07 Jul 2024The midrange 7s Gen 2 is made by Samsung and takes 9W under... moreYes but still its a mid range chip. Snap870(on Xiaomi Pad 6)isnt exactly the most energy efficient SoC.

                                Also Xiaomi pad 6 has a slighty higher resolution screen.

                                A 1200mah bigger battery should still give way better battery results on Poco Pad.

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                                  • 07 Jul 2024

                                  ashrobb, 07 Jul 2024The midrange 7s Gen 2 is made by Samsung and takes 9W under... moreWhich test? Any link?

                                    LoneOwl, 07 Jul 2024How the hell does this tablet have worse battery life with ... moreThe midrange 7s Gen 2 is made by Samsung and takes 9W under full load. Is not very efficient for the performance it offers.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Mxn
                                      • 07 Jul 2024

                                      LoneOwl, 07 Jul 2024How the hell does this tablet have worse battery life with ... more7s Gen 2 is fabricated by Samsung, so there's the reason.

                                        LoneOwl, 07 Jul 2024How the hell does this tablet have worse battery life with ... moreThat is a very good question, probably because they have used a lower quality battery or something