OnePlus Pad Go vs OnePlus Pad

53 out of 100
OnePlus Pad Go
VS
63 out of 100
OnePlus Pad

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.35-inch OnePlus Pad Go (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on October 6, 2023, against the OnePlus Pad, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad Go
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1190K versus 555K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Comes with 1510 mAh larger battery capacity: 9510 vs 8000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Pad Go 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
14.7
(Bad)
Value Index
58.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type LTPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11.35 inches 11.61 inches
Resolution 1720 x 2408 pixels 2000 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 4:3 7:5
PPI 260 ppi 296 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.2% 84.2%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 60 Hz
Response time - 20 ms
Contrast - 1481:1
Screen space comparison
OnePlus Pad
11.61″ (7:5 ratio) = 63.8 in2
Pad Go
11.35″ (4:3 ratio) = 61.8 in2
~3% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
446 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 255.12 mm (10.04 inches) 258.03 mm (10.16 inches)
Width 188.04 mm (7.4 inches) 189.41 mm (7.46 inches)
Thickness 6.89 mm (0.27 inches) 6.54 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 532 g (18.77 oz) 552 g (19.47 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Green Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 480 cm2 (74.3 inches2) 489 cm2 (75.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
83.2%
84.2%
Tablet Ranking (119th and 88th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (92nd and 65th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Pad Go and OnePlus Pad
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Dimensity 9000
Max clock 2200 MHz 3050 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 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
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 590
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G710 MC10
GPU shading units 64 640
GPU clock 1000 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Pad Go and OnePlus Pad
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
721
OnePlus Pad +135%
1691
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1924
OnePlus Pad +128%
4386
Compute Score (GPU)
1410
OnePlus Pad +347%
6296
Compute Score (GPU) 1410 6296
Single-core score 721 1691
Multi-core score 1924 4386
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
555134
OnePlus Pad +114%
1190167
CPU 205455 410160
GPU 46591 253720
Memory 148546 203220
UX 154524 323067
Total score 555134 1190167
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
139
OnePlus Pad +466%
787
Stability - 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 139 787
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
8554
Web score 8223 -
Video editing 5216 -
Photo editing 15039 -
Data manipulation 6978 -
Writing score 9145 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Pad Go
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-09 (Simon Sørensen)Geekbench 6 GPU1410
📘 2026-01-09 (Simon Sørensen)Geekbench 6 CPU721 / 1924
📘 2026-01-09 (Simon Sørensen)AnTuTu 11555134
OnePlus Pad
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-25 (Akash)AnTuTu 111190167

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM OxygenOS 13.2 OxygenOS 15
OS size - 23 GB

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 9510 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 50 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:00 hr 1:18 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:15 hr
Watching video - 12:45 hr
Gaming - 05:59 hr
Standby - 112 hr
General battery life
n/a
22:00 hr

Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4160 x 3120
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
Slow motion No No
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture - 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/2.3
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* No -
Hybrid slot No -
5G support No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2023 February 2023
Release date October 2023 April 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $240 $479
Successor - - OnePlus Pad 3
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Keyboard weight - 360 g
Bundled charger Yes, 33 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 is definitely a better buy.

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