Xiaomi Pad 5

WHAT A FANTASTIC ANDROID TABLET! I bought in the first sale at the introduction price and with HDFC offer, I must say this hardware at this price is truly bang for buck. Paisa wasool.

Unboxing: 1 Tab, 1 22.5W charger, 1 USB-C cable.

Pros: 1. Premium built and even weight distribution.

2. Gorgeous 11inch 2.5K Dolby Vision Screen – it’s not amoLED but very close to it.

3. Amazing Dolby Atmos Quad speakers – they are full, and bassy with perfect mids.

4. UI – MIUI13 for Tab based on Android 11 out of the box.

5. Price – fantastic bang for buck

6. User Experience – smooth, with lag and bug free experience.

7. Battery – 8720mAh big battery will easily last for 1 day with moderate usage.

8. Charging – comes with 22.5W charger in Box and supports upto 33W which can charge it fully in near to 2.5hrs which is okay for such a massive battery.

9. Tab Specific Features – Every app is optimized to it’s fullest.

10. BGMI and Gaming – works on highest settings even in HDR with max frame rate.

11. Multimedia – consumption is a feast to the eyes and ears, be it YouTube, Prime or Netflix.. HDR is supported everywhere and Widevine L1 ensures high quality streaming over a stable internet connection. CONS

1. No 3.5mm jack – such a big tablet could have been fitted with an audio jack. Missing this feature.

2. No THEMES app – can’t do customization like other MIUI phones. 3. No GPS in built – apps that require GPS are problematic to use.

4. Faster Charging – Nowadays many phones and tablets support charging of upto 45W and 65W which could juice up the big battery in about an hour had Xiaomi provided support for it. SAMSUNG supports 45W super fast charge.

5. No MICRO-SD/SIM Card – Poor choice to not give any LTE variants and definitely not acceptable to provide lack of memory expansion.