Xiaomi, whose recent news was mainly focused on its 14 series of smartphones, carried by a 14 Ultra dedicated to photography, continues its announcements on the other side of the globe. After the launch, at the very beginning of the year, of the Redmi Note 13 range, available in Europe, it is a tablet that the Chinese brand is now making official. Currently dedicated to its domestic market, it takes the name Redmi Pad Pro.
The tablet completes a family inaugurated in 2022 with the Redmi Pad, an affordable model with good quality/price ratio, and brings it technical improvements accompanied by an increased size. A little larger than its predecessor in 10.6″ format, the Redmi Pad Pro sports an increasingly common 12.1-inch LCD display. It displays 2560 x 1600 pixels, and benefits from a refresh rate of 120 Hz as well as a brightness announced at 600 cd/m². A larger screen compatible with a stylus, and topped by an 8 Mpx front photo sensor (identical to the back sensor).
The device promises the best in terms of performance thanks to the chip that powers it: the Helio G99 (MediaTek) of the Redmi Pad gives way to a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 from Qualcomm, flanked by 6 to 8 GB of memory lively; it gives the tablet compatibility with wifi 6. We also note that 128 or 256 GB of storage are provided, and that they are expandable via a microSD card. To power the whole thing, Xiaomi opts for a 10,000 mAh battery which, unlike that of the Redmi Pad limited to 18 W, is compatible with charging at 33 W. Let us add that a mini-jack socket is included.
Finally, we note that the tablet frees itself from MiUI, and is powered by HyperOS, Xiaomi’s new interface focused on the interoperability of the brand’s products (smartphone mirroring, wireless data transfer between a smartphone and tablet, etc.). It is based on Android 14. For the moment only in China, count on an introductory price of 1499 yuan, or almost €200 excluding taxes. All that remains is to hope for an international launch, in the wake of its Chinese marketing planned from April 15.