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OnePlus Pad 4 vs OnePlus Pad 3

91 out of 100
OnePlus Pad 4
VS
80 out of 100
OnePlus Pad 3
Pad 4
Pad 3

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13.2-inch OnePlus Pad 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on April 24, 2026, against the OnePlus Pad 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 11 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 4
  • Comes with 1240 mAh larger battery capacity: 13380 vs 12140 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4003K versus 3317K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3467 and 3003 points
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 3
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Pad 4 and Pad 3 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pad 4
92
Pad 3
89
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pad 4
73
Pad 3
62
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pad 4
96
Pad 3
95
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pad 4
96
Pad 3
90
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pad 4
100*
Pad 3
60
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Pad 4
86
Pad 3
81
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad 4
91*
Pad 3
80
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
67.8
(Good)
Value Index
58.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 4
vs
Pad 3

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13.2 inches 13.2 inches
Resolution 2400 x 3392 pixels 2400 x 3392 pixels
Aspect ratio 7:5 7:5
PPI 315 ppi 315 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 700 nits 900 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 540 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass 60-144
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 87.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 30 ms -
Contrast 1060:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 4 +2%
855 nits
Pad 3
835 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 289.71 mm (11.41 inches) 289.61 mm (11.4 inches)
Width 209.76 mm (8.26 inches) 209.66 mm (8.25 inches)
Thickness 5.94 mm (0.23 inches) 5.97 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 672 g (23.7 oz) 675 g (23.81 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Green, Brown Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 608 cm2 (94.2 inches2) 607 cm2 (94.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 4
87.5%
Pad 3
87.6%
Tablet Ranking (4th and 34th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (3rd and 25th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Pad 4 and OnePlus Pad 3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4600 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Pad 4 and OnePlus Pad 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 4 +15%
3467
Pad 3
3003
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 4 +11%
10377
Pad 3
9307
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 4 +13%
27891
Pad 3
24691
Compute Score (GPU) 27891 24691
Single-core score 3467 3003
Multi-core score 10377 9307
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 4 +21%
4003712
Pad 3
3317414
CPU 1127624 1061523
GPU 1462424 1152696
Memory 489729 369778
UX 923935 733417
Total score 4003712 3317414
Samples Less than 3 [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad 4
n/a
Pad 3
2544
Stability - 82%
Graphics test - 19 FPS
Graphics score - 2544
3DMark Solar Bay
Pad 4
n/a
Pad 3
11865
Graphics test - 45 FPS
Section 1 - 50 FPS
Section 2 - 46 FPS
Section 3 - 40 FPS
Graphics score - 11865
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Pad 4
n/a
Pad 3
14372
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 4
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-24 (Worms Armageddon)AnTuTu4003712
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OnePlus Pad 3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 (Harsh)AnTuTu3242325
📘 2026-07-10 (Даниил Oneplus Fan)AnTuTu3286274
📘 2026-06-20 (SusGo0d)AnTuTu3188009
📘 2026-04-03 -> Afera666AnTuTu3612786
📘 2026-03-30 (Shakeel)AnTuTu3317414
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM OxygenOS 16 Oxygen OS 15
OS size 38 GB -
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 13380 mAh 12140 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:29 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 06:01 hr
Watching video - 12:27 hr
Gaming - 07:31 hr
Standby - 77 hr
General battery life
Pad 4
n/a
Pad 3
17:40 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4128 x 3096
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 60FPS Up to 30FPS
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
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
Sensor - CMOS
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 6.0 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
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 8.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 4
87.9 dB
Pad 3
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 June 2025
Release date April 2026 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $630 $649
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 80 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 4 is definitely a better buy.

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So, which tablet would you choose?
108 (63.2%)
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Total votes: 171

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