Poco unveiled two new tablets today, and the Poco Pad X1 is the more premium one. You could say that this is an affordable take on the iPad Pro 11. You could also say, it’s a rebadged Xiaomi Pad 7, and you’d be 100% correct.
It’s a tablet that punches well above its pay grade. It ships in a single 8/256GB configuration that costs $399. Alongside it in the box you’ll find a USB-C to USB-A cable, and a 45W charger.
Here’s where the tablet becomes a true value proposition. Because it shares a base with the Xiaomi Pad 7, you can accessorize it in a few ways. Poco sells a $99 Focus Pen, as well as this smart cover, which snaps on the tablet magnetically and has a few origami-style ways to fold into a kickstand.
Poco Pad X1 Cover
For an extra $199 (half the price of the tablet, granted), you can add the Floating Keyboard. It has a full set of keys, as well as a clickable trackpad, and can hold the tablet at a 120-degree angle for a laptop-like experience.
Because the keyboard matches the size of the 11-inch tablet, its QWERTY feels a bit crammed, and its trackpad isn’t the most usable shape. But given a few days of use, it gets very comfortable for typing sessions. Add the USB 3.2 Gen 1 port for data transfer and external drive storage support, and you could get some work done on this thing!
Poco Pad X1 Floating Keyboard
The Poco Pad X1 feels nicer than its price would suggest. The 11.2-inch 3200x2136px 144Hz IPS LCD offers excellent image quality. The tablet is nicely equipped to tackle your multimedia needs thanks to the quad speaker setup.
Inside ticks a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 SoC with 8GB of RAM. Swiping through the interface and jumping through Chrome tabs is zippy and stutter-free.
Then there’s the 8,850mAh battery, which Poco says will get over 11 hours of video streaming in a go! If you want to know how well the Pad X1 performs in real life go and check out our detailed look at the Xiaomi Pad 7.
Poco Pad X1
