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Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra vs iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)

90 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra
VS
84 out of 100
Apple iPad Air 11
iQOO Pad Ultra
iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 8.8-inch Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6) that was released on September 29, 2026, against the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple M3 (iPad) 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 Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • 63% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4518K versus 2777K)
  • Comes with 1414 mAh larger battery capacity: 9020 vs 7606 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 20W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Thinner bezels – 8.6% more screen real estate
  • Much smaller footprint: 44% more compact case (38.6 vs 68.5 square inches)
  • 18% higher pixel density (309 vs 261 PPI)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
  • Has a 2.2 inches larger screen size
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra and Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
31.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
88.9
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
iQOO Pad Ultra
vs
iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 11 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2304 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 309 ppi 261 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 160 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 81.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 34 ms
Contrast - 1016:1
Screen space comparison
iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
iQOO Pad Ultra
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~60% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 197.4 mm (7.77 inches) 247.6 mm (9.75 inches)
Width 126.3 mm (4.97 inches) 178.5 mm (7.03 inches)
Thickness 5.7 mm (0.22 inches) 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 298 g (10.51 oz) 460 g (16.23 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Active fan -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-button
Area 249 cm2 (38.6 inches2) 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2)
Repairability - Average (2.59/5)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (8th and 27th place)
iPad Ranking (#7th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra and Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Apple M3 (iPad)
Max clock 5010 MHz 4050 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 3 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: 		- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz:
- 4 cores at 4.05 GHz:
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 850 Apple GPU 9-core
GPU shading units 1536 1152
GPU clock 1450 MHz 1380 MHz
FLOPS ~4454.4 GFLOPS ~3179.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra and Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 32608 46172
Single-core score 3860 3113
Multi-core score 11703 11795
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 1322001 782907
GPU 1594848 1029236
Memory 593523 305749
UX 1008031 659395
Total score 4518403 2777287
Samples Less than 3 [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 19 FPS
Graphics score - 2552
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 37 FPS
Section 1 - 50 FPS
Section 2 - 34 FPS
Section 3 - 27 FPS
Graphics score - 9672
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
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📘 2026-04-17 (Jacob)AnTuTu 112015536
📘 2026-04-12 (Kaimen)AnTuTu 112811760
📘 2026-04-08 (Bearry)AnTuTu 112838721
📘 2026-03-22 (Noora)AnTuTu 112779459
📘 2026-03-21 (Noora)AnTuTu 112708158
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 6400 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type - NVMe
Memory card - No

Software

Operating system Android 17 iPadOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27)
ROM OriginOS 7 -
OS size - 13 GB
OS updates - 0 years

Battery

Capacity 9020 mAh 7606 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
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time - 2:16 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
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
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture - f/1.8
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4032 x 3024
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - CMOS
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 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 5.4 5.3
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
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 - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2026 March 2025
Release date October 2026 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $599
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- 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

If the display and design are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra. But if the camera, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025).

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