Galaxy Tab A11 vs OnePlus Pad Lite
53
out of 100
VS
55
out of 100
Here we compared two tablets: the 8.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on September 12, 2025, against the OnePlus Pad Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G100 and came out 2 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Much smaller footprint: 38% more compact case (40.8 vs 65.7 square inches)
- Weighs 195 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad Lite
- Comes with 4240 mAh larger battery capacity: 9340 vs 5100 mAh
- Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
- 16% higher pixel density (207 vs 179 PPI)
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 | TFT LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 8.7 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 800 x 1340 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 179 ppi | 207 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.9% | 82.7% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 78.6% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 29 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1461:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad Lite
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Galaxy Tab A11
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~62% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 211 mm (8.31 inches) | 254.91 mm (10.04 inches) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) | 166.46 mm (6.55 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.39 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 335 g (11.82 oz) | 530 g (18.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) | 424 cm2 (65.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.72/5) | Good (3.73/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 104 drops | Bad (E) · 10 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (110th and 106th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (85th and 81st place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | MediaTek Helio G100 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1314 | - |
| Single-core score | 732 | 729 |
| Multi-core score | 2049 | 2031 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 250145 | 219481 |
| GPU | 43322 | 48406 |
| Memory | 116331 | 146071 |
| UX | 135748 | 156511 |
| Total score | 545546 | 570469 |
| Samples | [178 tests] | [74 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10433 | 11014 |
| Video editing | 4521 | 6369 |
| Photo editing | 14671 | 20895 |
| Data manipulation | 7520 | 6712 |
| Writing score | 11923 | 10550 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-09 (ctoyu7665) | AnTuTu | 521495 |
OnePlus Pad Lite
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | - |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | OxygenOS 15 |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 9340 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:28 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 800 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | - |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | July 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $180 | $199 |
| SAR (body) | 0.29 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Pad Lite:
- Only the higher-end version with 8/256 GB of storage supports LTE.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Pad Lite. But if the connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11.
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