OnePlus Pad 3 vs OnePlus Pad 2
Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13.2-inch OnePlus Pad 3 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on June 5, 2025, against the OnePlus Pad 2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 3
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2630 mAh larger battery capacity: 12140 vs 9510 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3317K versus 2465K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 35% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3003 and 2232 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 2
- Shows 23% longer battery life (21:48 vs 17:40 hours)
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (81.2 vs 94.1 square inches)
- Weighs 91 grams less
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 13.2 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 2400 x 3392 pixels | 2120 x 3000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 7:5 | 7:5 |
| PPI | 315 ppi | 304 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (30-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | 60-144 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 85.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 3
13.2β³ (7:5 ratio) = 82.4 in2
Pad 2
12.1β³ (7:5 ratio) = 69.2 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 289.61 mm (11.4 inches) | 268.7 mm (10.58 inches) |
| Width | 209.66 mm (8.25 inches) | 195.1 mm (7.68 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.97 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 675 g (23.81 oz) | 584 g (20.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 607 cm2 (94.1 inches2) | 524 cm2 (81.3 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (34th and 48th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (25th and 34th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24691 | 13973 |
| Single-core score | 3003 | 2232 |
| Multi-core score | 9307 | 6715 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1061523 | 832412 |
| GPU | 1152696 | 816369 |
| Memory | 369778 | 282439 |
| UX | 733417 | 534458 |
| Total score | 3317414 | 2465678 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 82% | 89% |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2544 | 1622 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 45 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | 50 FPS | 35 FPS |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Graphics score | 11865 | 8032 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13279 | 11703 |
| Video editing | 6340 | 6168 |
| Photo editing | 25239 | 23642 |
| Data manipulation | 15200 | 13108 |
| Writing score | 18634 | 13852 |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Pad 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Harsh) | AnTuTu | 3242325 |
| π 2026-07-10 (ΠΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈΠ» Oneplus Fan) | AnTuTu | 3286274 |
| π 2026-06-20 (SusGo0d) | AnTuTu | 3188009 |
| π 2026-04-03 -> Afera666 | AnTuTu | 3612786 |
| π 2026-03-30 (Shakeel) | AnTuTu | 3317414 |
OnePlus Pad 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-06 (Ashish) | AnTuTu | 2259113 |
| π 2026-07-14 (BhullarOp) | AnTuTu | 2197635 |
| π 2026-01-14 (winterofhell) | AnTuTu | 2579463 |
| π 2025-12-25 (highsocialdude) | AnTuTu | 2465678 |
| π 2025-06-02 (qoffe12) | GeekBench GPU | 13973 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | Oxygen OS 15 | OxygenOS 15 |
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 (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:29 hr | 0:56 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:01 hr | 08:27 hr |
| Watching video | 12:27 hr | 09:12 hr |
| Gaming | 07:31 hr | 06:18 hr |
| Standby | 77 hr | 125 hr |
General battery life
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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| 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 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.3 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | July 2024 |
| Release date | June 2025 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $549 |
| Successor | - | - OnePlus Pad 3 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Keyboard weight | - | 504 g |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Pad 3. But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the OnePlus Pad 2.
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