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OnePlus Pad vs iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)

63 out of 100
OnePlus Pad
VS
77 out of 100
Apple iPad Pro 11
OnePlus Pad
iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)

Here we compared two tablets: the 11.61-inch OnePlus Pad (with MediaTek Dimensity 9000) that was released on February 7, 2023, against the Apple iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021), which is powered by Apple M1 (iPad) and came out 1 year and 10 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad
  • Comes with 1972 mAh larger battery capacity: 9510 vs 7538 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 30W)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • 12% higher pixel density (296 vs 265 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)
  • 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2027K versus 1190K)
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (26:47 vs 22:00 hours)
  • Delivers 35% higher peak brightness (601 against 444 nits)
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (68.5 vs 75.8 square inches)
  • 43% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2420 and 1691 points
  • Weighs 86 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Pad and Apple iPad Pro 11" (3rd 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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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
58.3
(Average)
Value Index
69.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
OnePlus Pad
vs
iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 11.61 inches 11 inches
Resolution 2000 x 2800 pixels 1668 x 2388 pixels
Aspect ratio 7:5 3:2
PPI 296 ppi 265 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 81.5%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 99.9%
PWM 60 Hz Not detected
Response time 20 ms 30 ms
Contrast 1481:1 1425:1
Screen space comparison
OnePlus Pad
11.61″ (7:5 ratio) = 63.8 in2
iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus Pad
444 nits
iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021) +35%
601 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 258.03 mm (10.16 inches) 247.6 mm (9.75 inches)
Width 189.41 mm (7.46 inches) 178.5 mm (7.03 inches)
Thickness 6.54 mm (0.26 inches) 5.9 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 552 g (19.47 oz) 466 g (16.44 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Green Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 489 cm2 (75.8 inches2) 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (89th and 42nd place)
iPad Ranking (#13th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Pad and Apple iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Apple M1 (iPad)
Max clock 3050 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 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 2.1 GHz: Icestorm
- 4 cores at 3.2 GHz: Firestorm
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 590 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 Apple GPU 8-core
GPU shading units 640 -
GPU clock 848 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS ~2617 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Pad and Apple iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 6296 -
Single-core score 1691 2420
Multi-core score 4386 8793
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 410160 629472
GPU 253720 687856
Memory 203220 214672
UX 323067 495700
Total score 1190167 2027700
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 99% 77%
Graphics test 6 FPS 15 FPS
Graphics score 787 1965
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 83%
Graphics test - 24 FPS
Section 1 - 30 FPS
Section 2 - 24 FPS
Section 3 - 19 FPS
Graphics score - 6406
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 76%
Graphics test - 30 FPS
Graphics score - 5045
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Pad
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-25 (Akash)AnTuTu1190167
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Apple iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-24 -> op1GeekBench CPU2420 / 8793
📘 2026-04-18 (Avacada)GeekBench CPU2385 / 8775
📘 2026-01-09 (Rift)AnTuTu2027700
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) iPadOS 14.5.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
ROM OxygenOS 15 -
OS size 23 GB 13.7 GB

Battery

Capacity 9510 mAh 7538 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 1:18 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:15 hr 08:24 hr
Watching video 12:45 hr 11:59 hr
Gaming 05:59 hr 05:57 hr
Standby 112 hr 171 hr
General battery life
OnePlus Pad
22:00 hr
iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021) +22%
26:47 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 125°
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 10 MP
3) Depth
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor size - 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 10 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - 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 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 4.0
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
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
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support No Yes

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 Flagship
Announced February 2023 April 2021
Release date April 2023 May 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $479 $799
Successor - OnePlus Pad 3 - Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Keyboard weight 360 g 600 g
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 20 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 Apple iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021) is definitely a better buy.

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