OnePlus Pad Lite vs OnePlus Pad Go 2
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11-inch OnePlus Pad Lite (with MediaTek Helio G100) that was released on July 8, 2025, against the OnePlus Pad Go 2, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra and came out 5 months after. 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 Lite
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (65.7 vs 79.5 square inches)
- Weighs 67 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad Go 2
- 77% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1011K versus 570K)
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Comes with 710 mAh larger battery capacity: 10050 vs 9340 mAh
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 37% higher pixel density (283 vs 207 PPI)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
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 | 11 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1980 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 7:5 |
| PPI | 207 ppi | 283 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 900 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 180 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.7% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
Pad Go 2
12.1″ (7:5 ratio) = 69.2 in2
Pad Lite
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~27% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.91 mm (10.04 inches) | 266.01 mm (10.47 inches) |
| Width | 166.46 mm (6.55 inches) | 192.77 mm (7.59 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.39 mm (0.29 inches) | 6.83 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 530 g (18.69 oz) | 597 g (21.06 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue | Silver, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 424 cm2 (65.8 inches2) | 513 cm2 (79.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Good (3.73/5) | Good (3.49/5) |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) · 10 drops | Bad (E) · 10 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (106th and 74th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (81st and 56th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G100 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2561 |
| Single-core score | 729 | 1003 |
| Multi-core score | 2031 | 3112 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 219481 | 348327 |
| GPU | 48406 | 129975 |
| Memory | 146071 | 216404 |
| UX | 156511 | 316570 |
| Total score | 570469 | 1011282 |
| Samples | [74 tests] | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11014 | 9698 |
| Video editing | 6369 | 5011 |
| Photo editing | 20895 | 19645 |
| Data manipulation | 6712 | 8103 |
| Writing score | 10550 | 13352 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | - | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 15 | OxygenOS 16 |
| OS updates | 6 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 9340 mAh | 10050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (33% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | 800 cycles | 800 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 11:12 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:48 hr |
| Gaming | - | 07:33 hr |
| Standby | - | 215 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | - | 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2025 | December 2025 |
| Release date | July 2025 | December 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $299 |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Pad Lite:
- Only the higher-end version with 8/256 GB of storage supports LTE.
*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 Go 2 is definitely a better buy.
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