It’s not often I finish writing an Android tablet review where I’ve had plenty of nice things to say about it.

no matter when or where you are The low blue light display provides effective protection for your eyesight. With the Snapdragon 860 it delivers more than enough performance for everyday tasks, together with the Adreno 640 GPU, it also runs current games smoothly even in high detail settings.To enable accurate adaptation to any lighting environment, the display additionally includes a dedicated ambient light sensor. The Notes app works seamlessly with the Xiaomi Smart Pen, letting a user take notes akin to a pen on paper, or even switch to other tools like a pencil, paintbrush, eraser and more. That's not to say there were no drawbacks, and we will delve into our full experience with the Xiaomi Pad 5 throughout this full review. four-speaker setup, Bundle of Dolby Atmos 13 MP Camera + Fast Car 51W Charger (Cosmic Gray, 256GB + 6GB).

When connected to our reference router, the Netgear Nighthawk AX12, it can narrowly beat the Apple iPad 2021 in terms of transmission and reception performance, but it cannot surpass a mid-range position among the comparison devices. Flagship quad speakers audio system The four speakers give you extraordinary surround sound in landscape and portrait display formats. The eight-core SoC Snapdragon 860 with its integrated graphics chip Adreno 640 together with its 6 GB LPDDR4X RAM and 128 GB UFS 3. Runs on the Android operating system, so it has full access to the Google Play marketplace and all of its major apps – from Netflix to Wayfair. Users who want to take pictures with the main camera will not be disappointed with the Pad 5 either, as long as they do not expect more than good snapshots.

Supports accessories including stylus and keyboard cover (sold separately), so it's possible to make the tablet much more useful for your work life. There's a dark mode and a reading mode that may help with your eye comfort, and much like on Android phones, you can choose from gesture or button navigation controls. The camera visibly runs out of steam in low-light conditions, because the subjects then only appear blurry. headphone jack or the fact that arguably necessary peripherals will cause you to spend more money, but that just shows how well-rounded this slate is.

It supports face unlocks, too, although it doesn’t have an IP rating for water and dust resistance or Gorilla Glass screen protection. It’s a relatively simple construction, but despite this, looks quite elegant, with chamfered clean-cut edges, minimal screen bezels and a premium reflective finish on the rear. The 2021 iPad is more powerful than the Xiaomi Pad 5, but it has half the RAM (3GB), the display is both lower resolution and smaller (10. A three-pin POGO connector is located on one of the tablet’s long edges, and this is used for connecting keyboard accessories. A USB-C port sits at the bottom, and this supports wired charging speeds of 33W – the 2021 iPad is far slower by comparison at just 20W.The display looks great, with bold colors and good contrast, and the high resolution certainly helps make streaming from various services, or playing games, look crisp. If 2020 was the year of foldable phones, 2021 is the year of the Android tablet, with over a year of home working and learning prompting a resurgence in demand for the previously-struggling tech form factor. With its responsive 120 Hz display and 4 Dolby Atmos speakers, the Xiaomi Pad 5 is a great choice for gaming.

We're happy there's another company that's willing to enter the tablet space and compete against Apple, Samsung and Lenovo devices that still dominate.The camera module of the Xiaomi Pad 5 is quickly covered in the technical specifications: The 13 MP main camera records videos with up to 4K at 30 fps, the selfie camera has a resolution of 8 MP and videos in a maximum of 1080p at 30 fps - there is no more information. Be it taking notes, drawing illustrations or even navigating through the UI, Xiaomi Smart Pen does it all. The Xiaomi Pad 5 has 4 speakers with Dolby Atmos support, which are distributed in pairs on the two short sides of the tablet.