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OnePlus Pad 2 vs OnePlus Pad

74 out of 100
OnePlus Pad 2
VS
63 out of 100
OnePlus Pad
Pad 2
OnePlus Pad

Here we compared two tablets: the 12.1-inch OnePlus Pad 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on July 16, 2024, against the OnePlus Pad, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 1 year and 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 2
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2465K versus 1190K)
  • Delivers 80% higher peak brightness (798 against 444 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2232 and 1691 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Pad 2 and OnePlus Pad crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
51.6
(Average)
Value Index
58.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 2
vs
OnePlus Pad

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.1 inches 11.61 inches
Resolution 2120 x 3000 pixels 2000 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 7:5 7:5
PPI 304 ppi 296 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 900 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.2% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 60 Hz
Response time - 20 ms
Contrast - 1481:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 2
12.1β€³ (7:5 ratio) = 69.2 in2
OnePlus Pad
11.61β€³ (7:5 ratio) = 63.8 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 2 +80%
798 nits
OnePlus Pad
444 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 268.7 mm (10.58 inches) 258.03 mm (10.16 inches)
Width 195.1 mm (7.68 inches) 189.41 mm (7.46 inches)
Thickness 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) 6.54 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 584 g (20.6 oz) 552 g (19.47 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 524 cm2 (81.3 inches2) 489 cm2 (75.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 2 +1%
85.2%
OnePlus Pad
84.2%
Tablet Ranking (48th and 89th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (34th and 66th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Pad 2 and OnePlus Pad
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Max clock 3300 MHz 3050 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 590
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G710 MC10
GPU shading units 1536 640
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Pad 2 and OnePlus Pad
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 2 +32%
2232
OnePlus Pad
1691
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 2 +53%
6715
OnePlus Pad
4386
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 2 +122%
13973
OnePlus Pad
6296
Compute Score (GPU) 13973 6296
Single-core score 2232 1691
Multi-core score 6715 4386
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 2 +107%
2465678
OnePlus Pad
1190167
CPU 832412 410160
GPU 816369 253720
Memory 282439 203220
UX 534458 323067
Total score 2465678 1190167
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad 2 +106%
1622
OnePlus Pad
787
Stability 89% 99%
Graphics test 12 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1622 787
3DMark Solar Bay
Pad 2
8032
OnePlus Pad
n/a
Graphics test 31 FPS -
Section 1 35 FPS -
Section 2 31 FPS -
Section 3 26 FPS -
Graphics score 8032 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pad 2
13151
OnePlus Pad
n/a
Web score 11703 -
Video editing 6168 -
Photo editing 23642 -
Data manipulation 13108 -
Writing score 13852 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Pad 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ashish)AnTuTu2259113
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (BhullarOp)AnTuTu2197635
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (winterofhell)AnTuTu2579463
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-25 (highsocialdude)AnTuTu2465678
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-02 (qoffe12)GeekBench GPU13973
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OnePlus Pad
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-25 (Akash)AnTuTu1190167
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 15
OS size - 23 GB

Battery

Capacity 9510 mAh 9510 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:56 hr 1:18 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:27 hr 08:15 hr
Watching video 09:12 hr 12:45 hr
Gaming 06:18 hr 05:59 hr
Standby 125 hr 112 hr
General battery life
Pad 2
21:48 hr
OnePlus Pad +1%
22:00 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 -
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.3
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 6.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 2
n/a
OnePlus Pad
86.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced July 2024 February 2023
Release date August 2024 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $479
Successor - OnePlus Pad 3 - OnePlus Pad 3
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Keyboard weight 504 g 360 g
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 67 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus Pad 2 is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 65

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