The camera software offers standards like HDR, flash, timer functions and an AI mode for automatic image optimization. You will get a cinematic-like audio experience thanks to the ultra-large amplitude speakers’ strong sound and direct impact. The Xiaomi Pad 5 is a fantastic all-rounder Android tablet with a good-looking screen, lots of processing power and well-optimized software. It doesn’t take up too much space in a backpack, either, measuring 255 x 166mm and the stylus support makes it a great on-the-go working tool.

For students who are in school or college, this app would be indispensable to take notes which include text, images, doodles and clips. Unlike some tablets on the market, Xiaomi doesn’t offer an LTE model of the Xiaomi Pad 5 - you’ll have to use this while it’s connected to Wi-Fi or a hotspot. Some of these can be used to simply make the screen look more appealing, but others are useful for people with sight problems to increase ease of viewing. Supports accessories including stylus and keyboard cover (sold separately), so it's possible to make the tablet much more useful for your work life.In ideal lighting conditions, it hits bright and dark gray tones pretty accurately, but lacks precision in dark green and blue tones. For more than 20 years now I have also turned my hobby into my profession and have been active in the mobile section of Notebookcheck since 2021.

Only the tablet's 128 GB of storage might be too tight depending on the usage, also because there is no option to expand the storage via microSD card. It comes with an Adreno 640 GPU which makes rendering of games and graphics intensive applications easy. Flagship quad speaker audio system The four speakers give you extraordinary surround sound in both landscape and portrait display formats. The size-adjustable hook and loop grip can let you easily hold your tablet by one hand and rotate freely. To enable accurate adaptation to any lighting environment, the display additionally includes a dedicated ambient light sensor.In one of the bigger snags, some users may find the front-facing 8 MP lens to be a little oddly placed. Though he specialized in phones and tablets, he also took on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. It didn't replace our phone or laptop during our weeks of testing but became a go-to method for watching YouTube and Twitch. Image results are adequate in good light, but it's not a feature we have ever used too much on a tablet. means the slate is suited for work, as you can split-screen two different documents while ensuring both get a roughly A4 shaped slice of display.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 860 chipset handles the processing duties, and in the UK the Xiaomi Pad 5 comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage. Like Apple, Xiaomi is selling these peripherals separately, not throwing them in like Samsung does with its S Pen stylus, which means if you want to make the most of the tablet - and you probably will, if you’re hoping to use it for productivity especially - you’ll have to spend a little extra dough. The ultra-large-amplitude speakers deliver powerful sound and a direct impact, giving you a cinema-like sound experience. More Than A Pen The Xiaomi Pad 5 not only gives you the ultimate in performance, superb audio and video entertainment, but we have also made sure that it can satisfy your writing and drawing needs, making your tablet the perfect laptop and canvas so that you don't miss a single moment of inspiration. Unlike on smartphones, a low-resolution panel is painfully obvious when blown up to 11-inches, and can instantly ruin the experience.If we were to compare the Xiaomi Pad 5’s appearance to that of one of Apple’s roster, it’d be the iPad Air 4 - it’s a device that’s thin, has a narrow bezel and boasts a minimalist design. On the Apple side, the iPad 2021 would be an option, also because the apps here are usually better optimized for tablets than on the Android side. Bright, vivid and responsive, there were no complaints about how the 2560x1600 panel showed high-resolution YouTube video.