Xiaomi Mi Pad 5

[xiaosen]

Mine arrived too!

 

[gremioo8]

When restock?!

 

[rebornsoul]

Time to get down to business!

 

[allanzzz]

Also received but no time to go and open yet, though really want to try Netflix first

 

[rebornsoul]

Also received but no time to go and open yet, though really want to try Netflix first

try what? Netflix is Full HD and L1 certified. Only the China sets have issues with Netflix, Global sets won't have issues.

 

[Crayon Shinchan]

it dosent come with any screen protector like their phones?

 

[Nakedtoes]

Just received mine but my tempered glass still on the way. Quite apprehensive to use it now

Got come with default plastic screen protector right?

 

[rebornsoul]

No it doesnt come with any screen protector. I haven't encounter any tablet that comes with default screen protector.

 

[tcmean]

Just received mine half an hour ago. Guess those who pre-ordered from Lazada should be getting their sets in today or tomorrow. Enjoy the new toy!

Ordered mine on 24th evening but only turned to "Departed from logistic facility" yesterday.

 

[kelvinti]

My Black is coming tonight after 830pm too...

So. No one wanna swap his or her White with my Black tonight ?

 

[rebornsoul]

Ordered mine on 24th evening but only turned to "Departed from logistic facility" yesterday.

I think all of us who got it already ordered 24th September midnight right when it launched so its considered "first batch"

 

[xiaosen]

My Black is coming tonight after 830pm too...

So. No one wanna swap his or her White with my Black tonight ?

Black is very nice too. I starting also regret but after seeing the black/grey after i unbox i loving it haha.

 

[xiaosen]

379 for this tablet is very worth it!! I will stay with mi pad 5 over xiaoxin pad pro 2021!!

 

[tcmean]

I think all of us who got it already ordered 24th September midnight right when it launched so its considered "first batch"

How long does it take for you from Departed from logistic facility to Departed origin country?

 

[xiaosen]

How long does it take for you from Departed from logistic facility to Departed origin country?

Sep 25th to Sep 29 for me.

 

[rebornsoul]

Overall impressions after playing with it for 2 hours.

Very good screen and super impressive for the price tag. Comparing it side by side with iPad Pro 11 (2020), the quality is comparable but iPadOS still edges it in terms of smoothness in the UI. Both are 120hz but somehow iPadOS animations look smoother.

A keyboard will definitely improve the experience but if you are using this tablet purely for entertainment and casual browsing, keyboard is not required. Snapdragon feels snappy when switching between apps, i havent experienced any hiccups or lags for now.

Global version obviously will come loaded with lesser of the famous Xiaomi bloatwares. But there are still quite a number of them preloaded on the device. I used ADB to remove most of the bloatwares like Mi Cloud, Mi Pay, Mi Credit, Freeform, Mi Drop and many others and the device feels even smoother now.

Very impressed with this and will be keeping this tablet for casual use and maybe even HBL for my kids. Its been years since i used an Android Tablet and feel this good about it, my last Android Tablet was a Samsung Tab S2 and that experience made me avoid Android Tablets ever since.

For anyone on the fence, just go for it! You wont get better value for money than this.

Some tips for better user experience:

1) ADB into the device and remove all unnecessary bloatwares from Xiaomi
2) Turn on developer options and change Transition animation scale and window animation scale to .5x
3) Turn on Second space feature under Special Features. This will create a virtual environment where you can let your guests or kids play their games without disturbing your own settings and apps.

All these are easily done although need abit of techieness for number 1.
If need in-depth guide do sound it out and i see if i have time to write something simple to understand

 

[kelvinti]

rebornsoul,​

< 2) Turn on developer options and change Transition animation scale and window animation scale to .5x >.

What are the benefits of this? Default is always 1.0x...

 

[spyder81]

Got mine today morning. Waiting for the keyboard and protectors so not opening yet. I think the pen is not worth it, somehow hyped, there’s latency and disconnecting issues apparently. Keyboard can get.

don’t understand the white Color demand, I see videos all mostly reviewing white. Probably Xiaomi thought that one will sell slower and lesser. Stick with the grey guys.

White if u get a Colored stain, then gone case already.

 

[allanzzz]

Change the animation to 2.0 and you will know what it means, just how fast or how slow the animation takes. I will just leave mine as 1.0

 

[caesium5]

All these are easily done although need abit of techieness for number 1.
If need in-depth guide do sound it out and i see if i have time to write something simple to understand

Would be great if you have the time to do one.

By the way, can share the link to your case and screen protector? Thanks.