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Pad 9 Pro MatePad Air (2026)
LAUNCH DATE
Announced 2026, September 23 2026, September 7
Released — 2026-09-12
Status Available Available
NETWORK
2G Bands — No
3G Bands — No
4G LTE — No
5G — No
Technology — No cellular connectivity (Wi-Fi only)
BODY
Build Metal unibody —
Colors Spruce Green, Black, Silver Sakura Pink, Airy Blue, Cloud White, Summer Lemon, Smoky Gray
Dimensions 279.14 x 191.96 x 5.8 mm 182.9 x 271.6 x 5.3 mm
Weight 580 g; 589 g (matte glass version) 509 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 1000 nits (peak) 1200 nits (standard), 2000 nits (PaperMatte edition)
Refresh Rate 144Hz; 360Hz touch sampling; 240Hz stylus sampling 144Hz
Resolution 3200 x 2136 pixels (3.2K), 3:2 aspect ratio, 308 ppi 2800 x 1840 pixels (2.8K)
Size 12.5 inches 12 inches
Type LCD, 12-bit, HDR10, Dolby Vision, DCI-P3, full-brightness DC dimming, TUV Rheinland low blue light; optional nano-texture matte (soft-light) version OLED, 1.07 billion colors, P3 wide gamut, 2,000,000:1 contrast, optional PaperMatte anti-glare, ~92% screen-to-body
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core —
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (3 nm) Kirin T93B (Enjoy Edition: Kirin T93C)
GPU Adreno 829 —
OS Xiaomi HyperOS 4 HarmonyOS 6.1
MEMORY
Card slot — No
Internal 128GB, 256GB 256GB, 512GB
RAM 8GB, 12GB, 16GB 8GB, 12GB
Storage Type UFS 3.1 (128GB), UFS 4.1 (256GB) —
Storage/RAM variants 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB (soft-light matte edition), 16GB + 256GB 8GB+256GB (Enjoy), 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB
MAIN CAMERA
Features — Autofocus
MAIN CAMERA 50 MP 50 MP
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p 1080p
SELFIE CAMERA
Selfie camera 32 MP 12 MP
Video — 1080p@30fps
SOUND
Loudspeaker Six speakers, Dolby Atmos; four-microphone array 6 speakers
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0, BLE, SBC, AAC, LDAC, L2HC
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1
WLAN Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7
FEATURES
Sensors Accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light, proximity, Hall sensor, geomagnetic, IR Ambient light, gravity, Hall, gyroscope
BATTERY
Capacity 11000 mAh 10,100 mAh
Charging Type 67W wired, 22.5W reverse 66W wired
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Spruce Green, Black, Silver Sakura Pink, Airy Blue, Cloud White, Summer Lemon, Smoky Gray
Compatibility China launch model (HyperOS 4); no global rollout details yet. Works with the Xiaomi Focus Stylus Pro and a keyboard accessory. Pad 9 series can be used as a wireless second screen for a Mac, with one-tap file and image transfer China-market model, HarmonyOS (no Google services); supports stylus with air-mouse mode and Glide Keyboard
Cooling High-thermal-conductivity graphite cooling, total area over 22,000 mm² 3D graphite heat dissipation
Launch Price CNY 3,799 (8GB+128GB), CNY 4,099 (8GB+256GB), CNY 4,599 (12GB+256GB), CNY 4,799 (12GB+256GB soft-light matte edition), CNY 4,999 (16GB+256GB) — China launch, 2026-09-23 CNY 4,499 (8GB+256GB (Enjoy Edition, Kirin T93C)) — China; CNY 4,999 (12GB+256GB (Enjoy Edition)) — China; CNY 5,299 (12GB+256GB) — China; CNY 5,899 (12GB+256GB PaperMatte) — China; CNY 5,999 (12GB+512GB (Enjoy Edition)) — China; CNY 6,299 (12GB+512GB) — China; CNY 6,899 (12GB+512GB PaperMatte) — China
Price in Nigeria ₦794,100 – ₦1,045,000 (estimate, converted from China launch price) ₦940,300 – ₦1,441,900 (estimate, converted from China launch price)
TESTS
Battery Endurance Up to 14.5 h short-video playback or 20 h online meetings (Xiaomi 'up to' figure for the Pad 9 series) Up to 15.6 hours local video playback (Huawei claim)
Performance AnTuTu: over 3.4 million (Xiaomi figure) —