{"id":247436,"date":"2026-05-17T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/xiaomi-pad-8-pro-review-the-android-ipad\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T10:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T14:35:06","slug":"xiaomi-pad-8-pro-review-the-android-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/xiaomi-pad-8-pro-review-the-android-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro Review: The Android iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro Review: The Android iPad<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bgr.com\/2174249\/xiaomi-pad-8-pro-review\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-17 09:47:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.bgr.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Christian de Looper\/BGR<\/span><\/p>\n

Premium Android tablets continue to improve, but I’d argue, they’re still simply not as good as the likes of the iPad Pro. Xiaomi, however, is addressing this head-on with a tablet and associated accessories that take inspiration from Apple’s products in more ways than one.<\/p>\n

The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro has a decently thin build and solid performance. It also supports accessories like the Xiaomi Focus Keyboard \u2014 a near copy of the beloved Apple Magic Keyboard for the iPad. At around \u20ac650 (~$755) for the entry-level model in Europe, the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro isn’t cheap \u2014 and as such, it really has to go head to head with the iPad and other top-tier Android tablets.<\/p>\n

Does the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro perform well for the price, and can it actually serve as a laptop replacement? I’ve been using it for a while now to find out.<\/p>\n

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Christian de Looper\/BGR<\/span><\/p>\n

The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro is reasonably sleek, stylish, and thin. It’s actually thinner than the previous-generation Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro, which is impressive given the fact that it has a much larger battery. It’s a full aluminum unibody with rounded corners…<\/p>\n

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