If you’ve been waiting to buy a Xiaomi tablet, that wait just got more expensive. Xiaomi has quietly raised prices across its Pad 8 and Redmi Pad 2 lineup in India, with hikes of up to ₹2,000 landing right before the festive sale season kicks in.
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Xiaomi Hikes Tablet Prices in India: The New Price List
This isn’t Xiaomi’s first hike this year either. The Pad 8 already saw one round of price increases in June, and this latest revision pushes the flagship tablet even further from its original March launch price. Here’s where things stand now, courtesy of Xiaomi India’s official listings:
| Model | Variant | Old Price | New Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiaomi Pad 8 | 8GB/128GB | ₹35,999 | ₹37,999 |
| Xiaomi Pad 8 | 12GB/256GB | ₹38,999 | ₹40,999 |
| Redmi Pad 2 Pro | 8GB/128GB | ₹26,999 | ₹27,999 |
| Redmi Pad 2 Pro | 8GB/128GB (5G) | ₹29,999 | ₹30,999 |
| Redmi Pad 2 Pro | 8GB/256GB (5G) | ₹31,999 | ₹32,999 |
| Redmi Pad 2 | 4GB/128GB (LTE) | ₹18,999 | ₹19,999 |
| Redmi Pad 2 | 6GB/128GB | ₹19,999 | ₹20,999 |
| Redmi Pad 2 | 8GB/256GB | ₹21,999 | ₹22,999 |
Why Tablets Are Getting Costlier Across the Board
This isn’t a Xiaomi-specific squeeze. Component costs, particularly RAM and NAND flash storage, have been climbing through 2026, and manufacturers across the Android tablet market have been passing that cost upward rather than absorbing it. The Xiaomi Pad 8 alone has now moved twice since its March launch, going from ₹33,999 to ₹35,999 in June and now to ₹37,999.
For buyers, the timing stings. Big Billion Days and the Great Indian Festival are traditionally when tablet prices dip the most, but if input costs keep rising industry-wide, that window of relief could be narrower than usual this year. It’s a pattern we’ve flagged before in our coverage of the memory shortage warnings coming out of SK Hynix and how that ripple is showing up in device pricing across the board, including our recent look at ASUS Vivobook 14 pricing amid the same component squeeze.
Should You Buy Now or Wait?
If you need a tablet urgently, buying before further hikes land is the safer bet, since the trend this year has clearly been upward, not down. If you can wait, festive sales will still likely offer some discount off the new MRPs, just probably not the steep cuts buyers got used to in previous years.
The Takeaway
Xiaomi’s tablets are now anywhere from ₹1,000 to ₹2,000 pricier across the board, and this is likely not the last hike of the year if component costs keep climbing. Budget accordingly before the festive sales roll around.
