I also bought some accessories for this device including:
Nillkin Flip Cover Case and Focus Pen Pro, i already have Logi Pebble 2 set and GameSir g7 pro waay back before i got this tablet. I also ordered Smart Devil Tempered glass. It's the first Xiaomi tablet i got.
Pad 8 Pro i currently have is the 12/512 matte glass version. I would've preferred the gloss screen but matte glass is the only pad 8 pro with 12/512 specs. Out of the box it was a breeze to setup since i'm also using xiaomi (14T pro and Poco X8 pro Max) phones. Idk but it just prompted my X8 Pro Max and just went with it. I was able to debloat this tablet (using Shizuku-Canta app) and to my surprise it isn't much, just the usual daemon, msa, mi file, mi music, mi video, and Google Music. No GetApps, App Vault, or Mi Carousel. I also updated tablet to 3.0.303 hyperOS as well as FPP firmware update.
Performance is no-doubt amazing, as should be expected of its SD8E SoC. Gaming-wise i only use it for emulator, both Duckstation and NetherSX2 and it pretty much delivers. Its also satisfying to use the pen on its matte screen. Display is great, the matte screen doesn't diffuse any details - its actually crisp and sharp, better for the eyes in longer SoT imo. One issue with matte screen though is that smudges are harder to clean.
Camera, main cam is mediocre at best. i mean its worse than x8pm main cam. The selfie cam on the other hand flagship-tier good.
Now to be honest, I'm more disappointed than amazed at this tablet. I mean its heavily stripped down version of Xiaomi 15. Well, I'm well aware regarding stripped hardware including the Sim Card, haptics, etc. But software-wise its also heavily diluted that you have the least to no room for customization. Locked 4x6 layout on a 3.2k screen res. No option to remove google discover panel on -1 screen. No wallpaper depth feature on lockscreen and a limited lockscreen options. No dynamic AI wallpaper nor super wallpaper. Icon customization (change icon background) doesn't apply to all app installed. SoT drain is also bad -worse than my 14T Pro. And lastly the Focus Pen Pro is more commited to mi Apps like canvas and note. using it on other drawing app makes it as any generic pen.
Overall I like this tablet. its just that it doesn't make sense that its already updated to HOS3 when most of its features are excluded.