If you want a tablet for YouTube, checking social media, and doing some shopping while lounging on the sofa, the Xiaomi Pad 5 is a great buy. It won’t replace your laptop for work or your phone for calls and photos, and artsy users should know it doesn’t come with a stylus, but we really enjoyed our time using the slate. It’s a premium-feeling Android tablet at a low price point and, frankly, we like that.

Pros
Flagship performance

Great 2560x1600 display

120Hz refresh rate

All-day battery life

Intuitive, fast, software

Impressive quad speakers

13Mp Rear & 8 Mp Front Camera

Cons
No stylus bundled in the box

Selfie camera placement

No 3.5mm headphone jack

No Expandable Memory

Tablets are in a weird spot right now. They’re pretty much perfect for traveling, but that remains more limited than normal due to you-know-what. For home use, many people now have a large phone in their pocket that’s more than suitable for scrolling through TikTok, watching YouTube, or making family video calls.

So when the Xiaomi Pad 5 tablet arrived for testing, we had one question: does the slate have a reason to exist? Now, a couple of weeks later, we have an answer. Even though it is often easier to reach for the smartphone, it’s still a definite yes. Here is Xiaomi Pad 5 Unboxing and First Impressions.

Hmmmmm... Who go dash me pad 5?