Crucial Warning: These firmware packages are engineered strictly for the Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4 (dagu / 22081281AC). Never flash these files onto the 11-inch Pad 5 (nabu), Pad 5 Pro (elish/enuma), or newer Pad 6 variants. Mismatched display panel drivers, power management tables, and audio routing will cause a hard brick. When flashing with Mi Flash Tool, always select "clean all" (flash_all.bat) and avoid "clean all and lock".
Download Firmware for Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4
China Stable 2 packages
dagu_images_OS2.0.10.0.ULZCNXM_20250701.0000.00_14.0_cn_8b79098f43.tgz
Official China mainland factory Fastboot image for model 22081281AC. Clean factory restore and unbrick package for UFS 3.1 storage.
MD5: 8b79098f43ffaf9813285dd3ffdc718f
dagu-ota_full-OS2.0.10.0.ULZCNXM-user-14.0-041e9e8347.zip
Official China mainland Recovery OTA update package for on-device updater installation or stock recovery sideloading.
MD5: 041e9e8347d13fadf5e2bf06ea269f3c
Flashing Overview for Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4
- Unlock the tablet bootloader using the official Xiaomi Mi Unlock tool with an authorized Mi Account.
- Decompress the downloaded .tgz Fastboot archive twice with 7-Zip until "flash_all.bat" appears.
- Power down the tablet and hold Volume Down and Power together until the orange FASTBOOT graphic appears.
- Open Mi Flash Tool, select the extracted folder directory, and confirm that "clean all" is checked at the bottom right.
- Click "Flash" and keep the USB cable undisturbed until the progress bar completes and the tablet reboots.
Expand preparation checklist for Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4
- Confirm the tablet codename is "dagu" by running "fastboot getvar product" in a command window while connected in Fastboot mode.
- Ensure the internal 10,000 mAh battery holds at least 50% charge before beginning the flashing procedure.
- Connect the tablet directly to a rear USB 2.0 motherboard port using a verified USB Type-C data cable.
- Verify that bootloader unlocking has been completed using Xiaomi Mi Unlock tool with an authorized Mi Account.
- Extract the downloaded .tgz archive twice using 7-Zip directly to a short root directory such as C:dagu_fw to prevent file path truncation.
- Install official Qualcomm USB drivers and Google Android Platform Tools on your 64-bit Windows computer.
Compatibility & Bootloader Notes
Official Fastboot flashing requires an unlocked bootloader via the official Xiaomi Mi Unlock tool. Always select "clean all" (flash_all.bat) when flashing.
Ready to Flash This Firmware?
Full step-by-step instructions for Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4, including prerequisites, error fixes, and screenshots, are on FlashGuideHub's Mi Flash Tool guide.
Can also be flashed via Fastboot: Open Fastboot Guide →
Frequently Asked Questions
The Snapdragon 870 (SM8250-AC) is built on TSMC's 7nm process, featuring a prime Kryo 585 core clocked at 3.2 GHz, three gold performance cores at 2.42 GHz, four silver efficiency cores at 1.80 GHz, and an Adreno 650 GPU running at 670 MHz. Driving the 12.4-inch 1600 x 2560 (2.5K) IPS panel at 120Hz requires sustained pixel throughput. The chipset pairs quad-channel LPDDR5 memory with UFS 3.1 dual-lane storage and a large graphite cooling layer, maintaining smooth UI rendering and split-screen multitasking without thermal drops.
While sharing the Pad 5 family name, the 12.4-inch model is built on an entirely distinct motherboard. The 11-inch Pad 5 Pro uses codenames elish (Wi-Fi) and enuma (5G) with an 11-inch panel and different digitizer IC, while the base Pad 5 is nabu built on Snapdragon 860. Device tree blobs (DTBs), display driver ICs, and power management IC mappings in dagu firmware are specific to board 22081281AC; cross-flashing files from elish or nabu will result in a hard brick.
The tablet incorporates a 10,000 mAh dual-cell lithium-polymer battery configuration managed by dual charge pump controllers. When connected to a 67W fast charger, the input current is split across two parallel cells to keep internal impedance and thermal accumulation low. This allows a complete 0 to 100% charge in approximately 68 minutes. The power delivery system also regulates the USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 controller to support simultaneous charging and DisplayPort video output.
The Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4 launched in August 2022 running Android 12 with MIUI Pad 13. Xiaomi subsequently updated the tablet through Android 13 (MIUI 14) and Android 14 (HyperOS 1.0), with HyperOS 2.0 (build OS2.0.10.0.ULZCNXM) representing its final major official release. Because the device was released solely through China retail channels, all official fastboot and recovery builds carry the CNXM regional identifier.