Xiaomi has refreshed its tablet lineup, albeit perhaps not in the way that some people may have expected. Despite there being numerous evidence of Xiaomi developing Pad 6 series tablets, it has elected to release a new version of the Pad 5 Pro instead. Released last year with an 11-inch display, the original Pad 5 Pro also featured a Snapdragon 870 chipset and a 50 MP primary rear-facing camera.
For some reason, the Pad 5 Pro 12.4 retains these latter specifications. However, Xiaomi has swapped out the 5 MP depth of field camera for dual 2 MP sensors. Similarly, the original model's 8 MP front-facing camera has made way for a 20 MP sensor with a 1/3.4-inch optical format, an f/2.2 aperture and 0.8 µm-wide pixels. Incidentally, Xiaomi has arranged the tablet's rear-facing cameras to match the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12S series, along with the new Redmi K50 Extreme Edition.
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Additionally, Xiaomi has upgraded the Pad 5 Pro to a 10,000 mAh battery; previously, the Pad 5 Pro featured an 8,600 mAh battery. The battery change coincides with a larger display, which has grown to 12.4-inches. Xiaomi continues to use an IPS panel that outputs at 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, though. Hence, the Pad 5 Pro 12.4 has a lower pixel density, which drops from 274 PPI to 243 PPI. Still, the 12.4-inch display matches its predecessor's 120 Hz refresh rate, as well as its 500 nits peak brightness, its Dolby Vision support and its HDR10 certification.
As such, the Pad 5 Pro 12.4 is larger than the original model, and heavier too. Specifically, the Pad 5 Pro 12.4 measures 285 x 185.2 x 6.7 mm and weighs 620 g. In comparison, the original Pad 5 Pro measures 254.7 x 166.3 x 6.9 mm and weighs 515 g. Separately, the newer Pad 5 Pro ships with MIUI Pad 13, which Xiaomi bases on Android 12. While Xiaomi has not confirmed whether it will launch the Pad 5 Pro 12.4 globally, it has started selling the tablet in China at the following prices in Argent, Black and Moriyama Green colourways.
- 6 GB of RAM/128 GB of storage - CNY 2,999 (~US$445)
- 8 GB of RAM/256 GB of storage - CNY 3,499 (~US$519)
- 12 GB of RAM/512 GB of storage - CNY 4,199 (~US$623)
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Xiaomi via @TechnoAnkit1