[Exclusive] Xiaomi Pad 5 launching in India on April 27th alongside Xiaomi 12 Pro

Xiaomi has only confirmed the Xiaomi 12 Pro India launch on April 27th but has been teasing the announcement of multiple products, without explicitly mentioning their marketing names. This will be the first tablet from the company to debut in India in a long time. We speculate the Xiaomi Pad 5 will come with a stylus and keyboard accessories as well.

Xiaomi Pad 5 specifications

To recall the Xiaomi Pad 5 specifications, it has an 11-inch WQXGA display with a 16:10 aspect ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz sampling rate, Dolby Vision, HDR10, TrueTone True colour display, TUV Rheinland low blue light hardware scheme certification.

The tablet is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor with Adreno 640 GPU. It packs 6GB RAM and up to 256GB of storage. The Xiaomi Pad 5 boots Android 11 with MIUI 12.5 custom skin out of the box. It measures 254.69×166.25×6.85mm and weighs 511 grams. There's an 8720mAh battery with 33W fast-charging support.

Moving to optics, the Xiaomi Pad 5 has a single 13MP snapper on the back and an 8MP snapper on the front for selfies and video chats. The tablet is equipped with Dolby Atmos, USB Type-C audio, and quad speakers. Connectivity features include 5G, 4G LTE (optional) dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and USB Type-C.

There's also a Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro variant that ships with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC that is paired with the Adreno 650 GPU. The Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro Wi-Fi version comes with a 13MP primary camera and a 5MP depth sensor. While the 5G model features a 50MP primary sensor and a 5MP depth sensor. It has an 8MP selfie snapper on the front and packs an 8,600mAh battery with 67W fast charging support.

Xiaomi Pad 5 price

Xiaomi Pad 5 price in China starts at RMB 1,999 (Rs 24,000) for the 6GB + 128GB Wi-Fi version and goes up to RMB 2,299 (Rs 27,600) for the 6GB + 256GB Wi-Fi model. We speculate the Xiaomi Pad 5 price in India will be slightly cheaper than the China prices.