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Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro: New global tablet rears its head with Snapdragon 8 Elite

The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro being used with Xiaomi's Focus Pen Pro. (Image source: Xiaomi)
The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro being used with Xiaomi's Focus Pen Pro. (Image source: Xiaomi)
The global version of the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro has emerged in a fresh set of leaks. Signalling an imminent international release, the high-end tablet will be available outside China with Qualcomm's powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and at least 8 GB of RAM.
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Xiaomi has just relaunched the Redmi Pad 2 Pro (curr. $270 on Amazon) in China with a new model variant. At the same time, the global version of the Pad 8 Pro has surfaced in new leaks, over four months after its debut in Xiaomi's home market. To recap, Xiaomi introduced the Pad 8 Pro last September in China alongside the cheaper Pad 8 and flagship smartphones like the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max.

Based on early Geekbench listings, the Pad 8 Pro will start with 8 GB of RAM globally. If its predecessor is anything to go by, then Xiaomi will complement this RAM configuration with 256 GB of storage. Moreover, the Pad 8 Pro will likely reach other markets with optional 12 GB or 16 GB of RAM variants tied to 512 GB of storage, too.

(Image source: Geekbench)
(Image source: Geekbench)
(Image source: Geekbench)
(Image source: Geekbench)
(Image source: Geekbench)
(Image source: Geekbench)

Also, performance is roughly in line with the Chinese version of the Pad 8 Pro that we reviewed towards the end of last year. As a result, single-core performance is just shy of other Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered tablets like the Oppo Pad 4 Pro and RedMagic Astra. Conversely, the Pad 8 Pro is in line with competing tablets when it comes to multi-core and GPU performance.

Xiaomi has not indicated when it will launch the Pad 8 Pro globally. The same goes for the Xiaomi 17 smartphone series. However, it looks like the Xiaomi 17 is close to receiving an international release given a recent European retailer leak.

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Geekbench (1) (2) via Abhishek Yadav

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