Oppo Pad 5 vs iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.1-inch Oppo Pad 5 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on October 16, 2025, against the Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024), which is powered by Apple M2 (iPad) 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Oppo Pad 5
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1520 mAh larger battery capacity: 10420 vs 8900 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 20W)
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2873K versus 2536K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Thinner bezels – 5% more screen real estate
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 9400 Plus
- 15% higher pixel density (304 vs 264 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (68.5 vs 80 square inches)
- Weighs 116 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 12.1 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2120 x 3000 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 7:5 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 304 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.4% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 52 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1265:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 5
12.1″ (7:5 ratio) = 69.2 in2
iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 266.9 mm (10.51 inches) | 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) |
| Width | 193.4 mm (7.61 inches) | 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 6 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 577 g (20.35 oz) | 461 g (16.26 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Purple | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 516 cm2 (80 inches2) | 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Good (3.49/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) · 10 drops | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (23rd and 36th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#17th place)
iPad Ranking (#11th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | Apple M2 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 3630 MHz | 3490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Apple GPU 10-core |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~2863.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21671 | 43394 |
| Single-core score | 2762 | 2619 |
| Multi-core score | 8560 | 10084 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 838002 | 841074 |
| GPU | 1024333 | 801119 |
| Memory | 398068 | 371059 |
| UX | 612893 | 523068 |
| Total score | 2873296 | 2536320 |
| Samples | [114 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2160 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 28 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 38 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 28 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7322 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | ColorOS 16 | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10420 mAh | 8900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:17 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| 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) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| 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 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | May 2024 |
| Release date | October 2025 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $599 |
| Successor | - Oppo Pad 3 Pro | - Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| 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
If the display, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Pad 5. But if the camera, performance, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024).
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