Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro Confirmed to Be Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite

Xiaomi is gearing up to unveil its next-generation Pad 8 series later this month, with pre-reservations already live in China. The company has started dropping teasers now, hinting at major upgrades over the previous generation, including big gains in performance and battery life. 

Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro processor confirmed

The brand took to its official Weibo handle to confirm that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor will be powering the upcoming Pad 8 Pro. While this was already known, thanks to a Pad 8 Pro Geekbench listing that surfaced recently, it's good to have an official confirmation now.

Now, the 8 Elite is significantly powerful than the Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro's Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset. To be specific, the 8 Elite delivers approximately 80-100% better GPU performance and up to 75% better CPU performance than the 8s Gen 3.

So, it does justify the "big jump in performance" claim of the brand. Additionally, the brand also teases the tablet to run "heavy-duty games for long periods of time, with full frames." Besides, the post also reveals that Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi China, will be holding a livestream at 7:00 PM CST (4:30 PM IST) to unveil other details. 

Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro leaked specifications

While the battery capacity, display size and other details are under wraps, thanks to leaks and reports, we know some of it. Here's a quick rundown of what the rumour mill suggests the Pad 8 Pro has in store for us:

Apart from this, reports also suggest that the Pad 8 series will arrive with support for Xiaomi's Smart Pen and detachable keyboard. The Xiaomi Pad 8 series launch was recently teased for later this month. So, we hopefully won't have to wait long to know all the details for sure.