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Oppo Pad Mini vs iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)

85 out of 100
Oppo Pad Mini
VS
71 out of 100
Apple iPad mini 8.3
Pad Mini
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)

Here we compared two tablets: the 8.8-inch Oppo Pad Mini (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on April 21, 2026, against the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024), which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 1 year and 7 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 Oppo Pad Mini
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Comes with 2922 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5078 mAh
  • 87% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3337K versus 1788K)
  • Thinner bezels – 11.8% more screen real estate
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 20W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Oppo Pad Mini and Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
39.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
49.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad Mini
vs
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 8.3 inches
Resolution 1680 x 2520 pixels 1488 x 2266 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 344 ppi 327 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
HDR support - No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 77.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.4%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 35 ms
Contrast - 1221:1
Screen space comparison
Pad Mini
8.8″ (3:2 ratio) = 35.7 in2
iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
8.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 31.8 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 194.38 mm (7.65 inches) 195.4 mm (7.69 inches)
Width 132.38 mm (5.21 inches) 134.8 mm (5.31 inches)
Thickness 5.46 mm (0.21 inches) 6.3 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 282 g (9.95 oz) 293 g (10.34 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Purple Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 257 cm2 (39.9 inches2) 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.73/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) · 52 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (21st and 68th place)
iPad Ranking (#17th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Oppo Pad Mini and Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Apple A17 Pro
Max clock 3800 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime		 - 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 6 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1024 768
GPU clock 1225 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~2147.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Oppo Pad Mini and Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 20583 25633
Single-core score 2919 2972
Multi-core score 9780 7397
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 1037450 571661
GPU 1091223 477510
Memory 438401 217930
UX 770826 521861
Total score 3337900 1788962
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 79%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Graphics score - 1350
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 22 FPS
Section 1 - 27 FPS
Section 2 - 21 FPS
Section 3 - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 5750
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-17 (Markyhuhu)AnTuTu 111679642
📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai)Geekbench 6 GPU25633
📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai)Geekbench 6 CPU2897 / 7192
📘 2026-03-13 (mint.ai)AnTuTu 111831753
📘 2026-02-04 (Helios_Qu)AnTuTu 111788962
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 iPadOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27)
ROM ColorOS 16 -
OS size - 14 GB
OS updates 2 years 5 years
Security updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 5078 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
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 24 min) Yes (80% in 75 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 2:00 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:39 hr
Watching video - 11:07 hr
Gaming - 04:43 hr
Standby - 161 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 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)
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture - f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - CMOS
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 6.0 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
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No eSIM
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced April 2026 October 2024
Release date April 2026 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $849 $499
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Not included
*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 Mini is definitely a better buy.

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