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OnePlus Pad 3 vs OnePlus Pad

80 out of 100
OnePlus Pad 3
VS
63 out of 100
OnePlus Pad
Pad 3
OnePlus Pad

Here we compared two tablets: the 13.2-inch OnePlus Pad 3 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on June 5, 2025, against the OnePlus Pad, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 2 years and 4 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 3
  • 2.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3317K versus 1190K)
  • Has a 1.59 inches larger screen size
  • Delivers 91% higher peak brightness (850 against 446 nits)
  • Comes with 2630 mAh larger battery capacity: 12140 vs 9510 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 78% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3003 and 1691 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad
  • Shows 25% longer battery life (22:00 vs 17:40 hours)
  • Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (75.8 vs 94.1 square inches)
  • Weighs 123 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Pad 3 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
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
58.0
(Average)
Value Index
58.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 3
vs
OnePlus Pad

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13.2 inches 11.61 inches
Resolution 2400 x 3392 pixels 2000 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 7:5 7:5
PPI 315 ppi 296 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 900 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection 60-144 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 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 3
13.2″ (7:5 ratio) = 82.4 in2
OnePlus Pad
11.61″ (7:5 ratio) = 63.8 in2
~29% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 3 +91%
850 nits
OnePlus Pad
446 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 289.61 mm (11.4 inches) 258.03 mm (10.16 inches)
Width 209.66 mm (8.25 inches) 189.41 mm (7.46 inches)
Thickness 5.97 mm (0.24 inches) 6.54 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 675 g (23.81 oz) 552 g (19.47 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Blue Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 607 cm2 (94.1 inches2) 489 cm2 (75.8 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 3 +4%
87.6%
OnePlus Pad
84.2%
Tablet Ranking (34th and 88th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (25th and 65th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Pad 3 and OnePlus Pad
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Max clock 4320 MHz 3050 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 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 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 590
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G710 MC10
GPU shading units 1536 640
GPU clock 1100 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Pad 3 and OnePlus Pad
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 3 +78%
3003
OnePlus Pad
1691
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 3 +112%
9307
OnePlus Pad
4386
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 3 +292%
24691
OnePlus Pad
6296
Compute Score (GPU) 24691 6296
Single-core score 3003 1691
Multi-core score 9307 4386
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 3 +179%
3317414
OnePlus Pad
1190167
CPU 1061523 410160
GPU 1152696 253720
Memory 369778 203220
UX 733417 323067
Total score 3317414 1190167
Samples [4 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad 3 +223%
2544
OnePlus Pad
787
Stability 82% 99%
Graphics test 19 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 2544 787
3DMark Solar Bay
Pad 3
11865
OnePlus Pad
n/a
Graphics test 45 FPS -
Section 1 50 FPS -
Section 2 46 FPS -
Section 3 40 FPS -
Graphics score 11865 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pad 3
14372
OnePlus Pad
n/a
Web score 13279 -
Video editing 6340 -
Photo editing 25239 -
Data manipulation 15200 -
Writing score 18634 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Pad 3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 (Harsh)AnTuTu 113242325
📘 2026-07-10 (Даниил Oneplus Fan)AnTuTu 113286274
📘 2026-06-20 (SusGo0d)AnTuTu 113188009
📘 2026-04-03 -> Afera666AnTuTu 113612786
📘 2026-03-30 (Shakeel)AnTuTu 113317414
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OnePlus Pad
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-25 (Akash)AnTuTu 111190167
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 12140 mAh 9510 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (40% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:29 hr 1:18 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:01 hr 08:15 hr
Watching video 12:27 hr 12:45 hr
Gaming 07:31 hr 05:59 hr
Standby 77 hr 112 hr
General battery life
Pad 3
17:40 hr
OnePlus Pad +25%
22:00 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 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
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.3
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 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
eSIM support* No -
Hybrid slot No -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 8.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 3
n/a
OnePlus Pad
86.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced June 2025 February 2023
Release date June 2025 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $479
Successor - - OnePlus Pad 3
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Keyboard weight - 360 g
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W 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 3 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
7 (77.8%)
2 (22.2%)
Total votes: 9

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