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Oppo Pad 3 Pro vs Oppo Pad 5

76 out of 100
Oppo Pad 3 Pro
VS
84 out of 100
Oppo Pad 5
Pad 3 Pro
Pad 5

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.1-inch Oppo Pad 3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on October 24, 2024, against the Oppo Pad 5, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and came out 11 months after. 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 Oppo Pad 5
  • Comes with 910 mAh larger battery capacity: 10420 vs 9510 mAh
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2873K versus 2333K)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2762 and 2179 points

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Pad 3 Pro and Pad 5 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
Pad 3 Pro
77*
Pad 5
83*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad 3 Pro
76*
Pad 5
84*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
49.4
(Average)
Value Index
53.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 3 Pro
vs
Pad 5

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.1 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 2120 x 3000 pixels 2120 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 7:5 7:5
PPI 304 ppi 304 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 900 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision -
Touch sampling rate 540 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.2% 86.5%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 268.66 mm (10.58 inches) 266.9 mm (10.51 inches)
Width 195.06 mm (7.68 inches) 193.4 mm (7.61 inches)
Thickness 6.49 mm (0.26 inches) 6 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 586 g (20.67 oz) 577 g (20.35 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gold, Blue Silver, Gray, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 524 cm2 (81.3 inches2) 516 cm2 (80 inches2)
Repairability - Good (3.49/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 10 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 3 Pro
85.2%
Pad 5 +2%
86.5%
Tablet Ranking (45th and 23rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (31st and 17th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Oppo Pad 3 Pro and Oppo Pad 5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Max clock 3400 MHz 3630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 890
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Oppo Pad 3 Pro and Oppo Pad 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 3 Pro
2179
Pad 5 +27%
2762
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 3 Pro
6500
Pad 5 +32%
8560
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 3 Pro
n/a
Pad 5
21671
Compute Score (GPU) - 21671
Single-core score 2179 2762
Multi-core score 6500 8560
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 3 Pro
2333285
Pad 5 +23%
2873296
CPU 643259 838002
GPU 818824 1024333
Memory 348314 398068
UX 522888 612893
Total score 2333285 2873296
Samples [298 tests] [114 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pad 3 Pro
1641
Pad 5
n/a
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 12 FPS -
Graphics score 1641 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Pad 3 Pro
8285
Pad 5
n/a
Graphics test 32 FPS -
Section 1 35 FPS -
Section 2 32 FPS -
Section 3 27 FPS -
Graphics score 8285 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pad 3 Pro
4700
Pad 5
n/a
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 28 FPS -
Graphics score 4700 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 16
ROM ColorOS 14.1 ColorOS 16
OS updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 9510 mAh 10420 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:56 hr -
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
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Main camera

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

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* - No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 October 2025
Release date October 2024 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $500 $499
Successor - - Oppo Pad 3 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 67 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 Oppo Pad 5 is definitely a better buy.

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