OnePlus Pad Go vs 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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Key differences
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
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 | 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 |
| 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)
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
Tablet Ranking (119th and 88th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (92nd and 65th place)
Performance
| 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 |
| 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
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1410 | 6296 |
| Single-core score | 721 | 1691 |
| Multi-core score | 1924 | 4386 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 139 | 787 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8223 | - |
| Video editing | 5216 | - |
| Photo editing | 15039 | - |
| Data manipulation | 6978 | - |
| Writing score | 9145 | - |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Pad Go
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-09 (Simon Sørensen) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1410 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (Simon Sørensen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 721 / 1924 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (Simon Sørensen) | AnTuTu 11 | 555134 |
OnePlus Pad
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-25 (Akash) | AnTuTu 11 | 1190167 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Web browsing | - | 08:15 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:45 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:59 hr |
| Standby | - | 112 hr |
General battery life
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 | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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
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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