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OnePlus Pad vs iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)

62 out of 100
OnePlus Pad
VS
60 out of 100
Apple iPad 10.2
OnePlus Pad
iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.61-inch OnePlus Pad (with MediaTek Dimensity 9000) that was released on February 7, 2023, against the Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021), which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 1 year and 5 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
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
  • Has a 1.41 inches larger screen size
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Comes with 953 mAh larger battery capacity: 9510 vs 8557 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Thinner bezels – 10.4% more screen real estate
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 30W)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (494 against 446 nits)
  • Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (67.6 vs 75.8 square inches)
  • Weighs 65 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Pad and Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) 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
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8 / 128 GB
VS
3 / 64 GB
56.1
(Average)
Value Index
118.6
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
OnePlus Pad
vs
iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11.61 inches 10.2 inches
Resolution 2000 x 2800 pixels 1620 x 2160 pixels
Aspect ratio 7:5 4:3
PPI 296 ppi 265 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 73.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 97.9%
PWM 60 Hz 40000 Hz
Response time 20 ms 27 ms
Contrast 1481:1 1014:1
Screen space comparison
OnePlus Pad
11.61″ (7:5 ratio) = 63.8 in2
iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
10.2″ (4:3 ratio) = 49.9 in2
~27% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus Pad
446 nits
iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) +11%
494 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 258.03 mm (10.16 inches) 250.6 mm (9.87 inches)
Width 189.41 mm (7.46 inches) 174.1 mm (6.85 inches)
Thickness 6.54 mm (0.26 inches) 7.5 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 552 g (19.47 oz) 487 g (17.18 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Green Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 489 cm2 (75.8 inches2) 436 cm2 (67.6 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (89th and 98th place)
iPad Ranking (#25th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Pad and Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 3050 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2		 - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 590 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 Apple GPU 4-core
GPU shading units 640 256
GPU clock 848 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Pad and Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 6296 -
Single-core score 1691 1792
Multi-core score 4386 4214
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 410160 272419
GPU 253720 317618
Memory 203220 149125
UX 323067 347946
Total score 1190167 1087108
Samples Less than 3 [17 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 787 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 85%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Section 1 - 12 FPS
Section 2 - 10 FPS
Section 3 - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 2552
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 86%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 1961
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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OnePlus Pad
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) iPadOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
ROM OxygenOS 15 -
OS size 23 GB -

Battery

Capacity 9510 mAh 8557 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (24% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:18 hr 2:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:15 hr -
Watching video 12:45 hr -
Gaming 05:59 hr -
Standby 112 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 23 mm 31 mm
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.4
Sensor 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE -
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* - Yes
Hybrid slot - No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2023 September 2021
Release date April 2023 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $479 $329
Successor - OnePlus Pad 3 - Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight 360 g 293 g
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 20 W
Further details
Notes on iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021):
    - Supports 1st generation of Apple Pencil.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Pad. But if the gaming, battery life, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021).

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So, which tablet would you choose?
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Total votes: 3

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Ben March 18, 2025 at 02:21 AM
Def ipad if your a digital artist and gaming one plus pad for other needs like media consumption
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