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OnePlus Pad Go 2 vs OnePlus Pad 3

67 out of 100
OnePlus Pad Go 2
VS
80 out of 100
OnePlus Pad 3
Pad Go 2
Pad 3

Here we compared two tablets: the 12.1-inch OnePlus Pad Go 2 (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra) that was released on December 17, 2025, against the OnePlus Pad 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad Go 2
  • Shows 90% longer battery life (33:39 vs 17:40 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (79.5 vs 94.1 square inches)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 78 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 3
  • 3.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3317K versus 1011K)
  • Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2090 mAh larger battery capacity: 12140 vs 10050 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 33W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Pad Go 2 and Pad 3 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pad Go 2
91
Pad 3
89
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pad Go 2
45
Pad 3
62
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pad Go 2
45
Pad 3
94
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pad Go 2
20
Pad 3
90
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pad Go 2
92
Pad 3
60
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Pad Go 2
66
Pad 3
75
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad Go 2
67
Pad 3
80
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
92.5
(Very good)
Value Index
58.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad Go 2
vs
Pad 3

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.1 inches 13.2 inches
Resolution 1980 x 2800 pixels 2400 x 3392 pixels
Aspect ratio 7:5 7:5
PPI 283 ppi 315 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 600 nits 900 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 900 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass 60-144
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1% 87.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Screen space comparison
Pad 3
13.2″ (7:5 ratio) = 82.4 in2
Pad Go 2
12.1″ (7:5 ratio) = 69.2 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad Go 2
847 nits
Pad 3
847 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 266.01 mm (10.47 inches) 289.61 mm (11.4 inches)
Width 192.77 mm (7.59 inches) 209.66 mm (8.25 inches)
Thickness 6.83 mm (0.27 inches) 5.97 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 597 g (21.06 oz) 675 g (23.81 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Purple Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 513 cm2 (79.5 inches2) 607 cm2 (94.1 inches2)
Repairability Good (3.49/5) -
Drop resistance Bad (E) · 10 drops -
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad Go 2
87.1%
Pad 3 +1%
87.6%
Tablet Ranking (73rd and 36th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (55th and 27th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Pad Go 2 and OnePlus Pad 3
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 2500 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 256 1536
GPU clock 1047 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Pad Go 2 and OnePlus Pad 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad Go 2
1003
Pad 3 +199%
3003
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad Go 2
3112
Pad 3 +199%
9307
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad Go 2
2561
Pad 3 +864%
24691
Compute Score (GPU) 2561 24691
Single-core score 1003 3003
Multi-core score 3112 9307
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad Go 2
1011282
Pad 3 +228%
3317414
CPU 348327 1061523
GPU 129975 1152696
Memory 216404 369778
UX 316570 733417
Total score 1011282 3317414
Samples Less than 3 [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad Go 2
n/a
Pad 3
2544
Stability - 82%
Graphics test - 19 FPS
Graphics score - 2544
3DMark Solar Bay
Pad Go 2
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], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pad Go 2
10037
Pad 3 +43%
14372
Web score 9698 13279
Video editing 5011 6340
Photo editing 19645 25239
Data manipulation 8103 15200
Writing score 13352 18634
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Recent User Tests

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OnePlus Pad 3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-03 (Ayush)AnTuTu 123239353
📘 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
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM OxygenOS 16 Oxygen OS 15
OS updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 10050 mAh 12140 mAh
Max charge power 33 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 (33% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:50 hr 1:29 hr
Battery cycles 800 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:12 hr 06:01 hr
Watching video 13:48 hr 12:27 hr
Gaming 07:33 hr 07:31 hr
Standby 215 hr 77 hr
General battery life
Pad Go 2 +90%
33:39 hr
Pad 3
17:40 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4128 x 3096
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 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 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced December 2025 June 2025
Release date December 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $649
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Bundled charger Not included 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 3 is definitely a better buy.

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So, which tablet would you choose?
5 (38.5%)
8 (61.5%)
Total votes: 13

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ju1 February 23, 2026 at 04:58 AM
oneplus pad go 2 for 279e no brainer
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