Alongside the Xiaoxin Pad Plus, Lenovo also announced the Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021, a high-end tablet and the first in the world to be powered by the Snapdragon 870 processor.

The Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 is a premium tablet that packs a lot of impressive specs and features in an aviation-grade aluminum alloy body that is just 5.8mm thick. It is available in a single color variant – silver – with a two-tone finish.

Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 Specs

The Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 has an 11.5-inch OLED screen with a 90Hz refresh rate and a 2560 x 1600 resolution. The display has a 16:10 aspect ratio, 1ms touch response rate, DCI-P3 color gamut, Dolby Vision, and HDR 10. It also has equal-sized bezels on each side.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 870 processor powers this tablet along with 6GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage. Just like the Xiaoxin Pad Plus, there is a MicroSD card slot for storage expansion.

For its cameras, there are four in total – two on each side. An 8MP fixed focus main camera along with an 8MP IR camera sit in front while the back has a 13MP autofocus camera and a 5MP 120° ultrawide angle camera along with an LED flash. The IR camera in front is for face unlock but there is also a fingerprint scanner baked into the power button.

The Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 packs an 8600mAh battery with support for Quick Charge 3.0 and 20W (10V 2A) fast charging. It has four JBL speakers, Dolby Atmos, dual-band Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 5.1. There is a USB Type-C 3.1 port and 4 POGO pins for charging and for connecting it to the optional keyboard cover.

Lenovo ships it with ZUI 12.5 based on Android 11.

Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 Price and Availability

The Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 has a price tag of ¥2999 (~$468) but if you pre-order it before May 31, when it will go on sale, you can grab it for ¥2499 (~$390). Its own keyboard cover is priced at ¥499 (~$78) but it uses the same capacitive stylus as the Xiaoxin Pad Plus.

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