Xiaomi Pad 8 officially unveiled with 144Hz display!

Alongside its flagship Pad 8 Pro, Xiaomi has also introduced the Pad 8, a more affordable model that shares many of the same design and software improvements. The Pad 8’s affordability, in particular, appears poised to make it a more accessible productivity solution, making it a popular choice for a broader audience. Here are the details.

Xiaomi Pad 8 Launches with Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

The Pad 8 is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, built on 4nm process technology. Featuring an octa-core CPU clocked at up to 3.21GHz and an Adreno GPU, it promises a 32.5% CPU and 51% GPU performance increase over the previous generation.

The Pad 8’s 11.2-inch 3.2K LCD (3200×2136) display offers a 144Hz adaptive refresh rate, 12-bit color, 800 nits brightness, and a 3:2 productivity aspect ratio. Like the Pro model, the Matte Edition features AG nano-etching technology, which reduces reflections by 70 percent.

Both models run HyperOS 3, optimized for large screens and offering features such as advanced multitasking, a dock with app preview, and a PC-style browser. The Pad 8’s battery capacity is still 9200mAh, but it supports 45W fast charging. Xiaomi claims up to 9.37 hours of gaming, 13 hours of video playback, and 18.5 hours of online meeting time.

The Pad 8 features a 13-megapixel rear camera supporting 4K@30fps video recording and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera on the front with AI-powered portrait centering. The device comes in a unibody metal design, measuring 5.75mm thick (5.8mm for the Matte Edition) and weighing 485g (494g for the Matte Edition).

Here’s the price: