Vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8 vs iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 28, 2026, against the Apple iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026), which is powered by Apple A20 Pro. 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 Vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Comes with 4046 mAh larger battery capacity: 9020 vs 4974 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 20W)
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4007K versus 3478K)
- Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Ready for eSIM technology
- 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4752 and 3686 points
- Weighs 43 grams less
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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 8.8 inches | 8.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1512 x 2316 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 309 ppi | 325 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | - |
| Max rated brightness | 160 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 500 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 83.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
iPad mini 8.5" (8th Gen, 2026)
8.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 33.3 in2
~4% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 197.36 mm (7.77 inches) | 195.3 mm (7.69 inches) |
| Width | 126.25 mm (4.97 inches) | 132.6 mm (5.22 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.74 mm (0.23 inches) | 5.4 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 298 g (10.51 oz) | 255 g (8.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 249 cm2 (38.6 inches2) | 259 cm2 (40.1 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (16th and 43rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#12th place)
iPad Ranking (#9th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27670 | 63193 |
| Single-core score | 3686 | 4752 |
| Multi-core score | 11322 | 12197 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1173438 | 948657 |
| GPU | 1475754 | 1389766 |
| Memory | 486517 | 420368 |
| UX | 871485 | 720042 |
| Total score | 4007194 | 3478833 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 3 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | iPadOS 27 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2) |
| ROM | OriginOS 7 | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 9020 mAh | 4974 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| 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 | 3264 x 2448 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | - | 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 | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2026 | October 2026 |
| Release date | October 2026 | November 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $645 | $699 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 20 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 Vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8 is definitely a better buy.
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