Galaxy Tab S10+ vs OnePlus Pad 3
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ (with MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the OnePlus Pad 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 8 months after. 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 S10+
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (82 vs 94.1 square inches)
- Weighs 104 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 3
- Delivers 79% higher peak brightness (848 against 475 nits)
- Comes with 2050 mAh larger battery capacity: 12140 vs 10090 mAh
- 55% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3317K versus 2147K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 18% higher pixel density (315 vs 266 PPI)
- 44% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3003 and 2080 points
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.4 inches | 13.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1752 x 2800 pixels | 2400 x 3392 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 7:5 |
| PPI | 266 ppi | 315 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 650 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | 60-144 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad 3
13.2β³ (7:5 ratio) = 82.4 in2
Galaxy Tab S10+
12.4β³ (16:10 ratio) = 69.1 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 285.4 mm (11.24 inches) | 289.61 mm (11.4 inches) |
| Width | 185.4 mm (7.3 inches) | 209.66 mm (8.25 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) | 5.97 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 571 g (20.14 oz) | 675 g (23.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Area | 529 cm2 (82.1 inches2) | 607 cm2 (94.1 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.86/5) | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (38th and 34th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (26th and 25th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 790 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14151 | 24691 |
| Single-core score | 2080 | 3003 |
| Multi-core score | 6696 | 9307 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 678072 | 1061523 |
| GPU | 766062 | 1152696 |
| Memory | 253688 | 369778 |
| UX | 449202 | 733417 |
| Total score | 2147024 | 3317414 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1846 | 2544 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Section 1 | 33 FPS | 50 FPS |
| Section 2 | 30 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7768 | 11865 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5071 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14577 | 13279 |
| Video editing | 6819 | 6340 |
| Photo editing | 28036 | 25239 |
| Data manipulation | 17451 | 15200 |
| Writing score | 22642 | 18634 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-03 -> aurum00 | AnTuTu | 2147024 |
| π 2026-04-04 -> Taym721 | CPU Throttle | 79% |
| π 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234 | GeekBench GPU | 14151 |
| π 2025-05-24 -> khoi1234 | GeekBench CPU | 2080 / 6696 |
OnePlus Pad 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Harsh) | AnTuTu | 3242325 |
| π 2026-07-10 (ΠΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈΠ» Oneplus Fan) | AnTuTu | 3286274 |
| π 2026-06-20 (SusGo0d) | AnTuTu | 3188009 |
| π 2026-04-03 -> Afera666 | AnTuTu | 3612786 |
| π 2026-03-30 (Shakeel) | AnTuTu | 3317414 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Oxygen OS 15 |
| OS size | 28 GB | - |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10090 mAh | 12140 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 35 min) | Yes (40% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:29 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 06:01 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:27 hr |
| Gaming | - | 07:31 hr |
| Standby | - | 77 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4128 x 3096 |
| 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 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2024 | June 2025 |
| Release date | October 2024 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $649 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Pad 3. But if the battery life, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+.
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