Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra vs Oppo Pad 5 Pro

90 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra
VS
90 out of 100
Oppo Pad 5 Pro

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 Oppo Pad 5 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4518K versus 3740K)
  • Much smaller footprint: 59% more compact case (38.6 vs 93.8 square inches)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 374 grams less
  • 11% higher pixel density (309 vs 278 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Oppo Pad 5 Pro
  • Has a 4.4 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 4360 mAh larger battery capacity: 13380 vs 9020 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra and Oppo Pad 5 Pro 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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12 / 256 GB
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8 / 256 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 8.8 inches 13.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2304 pixels 2120 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 7:5
PPI 309 ppi 278 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 160 nits 700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 87.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 84.1%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 20 ms
Contrast - 999:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 5 Pro
13.2″ (7:5 ratio) = 82.4 in2
iQOO Pad Ultra
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~136% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
859 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 197.4 mm (7.77 inches) 289.7 mm (11.41 inches)
Width 126.3 mm (4.97 inches) 208.8 mm (8.22 inches)
Thickness 5.7 mm (0.22 inches) 5.9 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 298 g (10.51 oz) 672 g (23.7 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Active fan -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver Gold, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 249 cm2 (38.6 inches2) 605 cm2 (93.8 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
90.1%
87.9%
Tablet Ranking (8th and 10th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (6th and 8th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra and Oppo Pad 5 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 5010 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 3 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz:
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 850 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1450 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~4454.4 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra and Oppo Pad 5 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3860
3679
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11703
11451
Compute Score (GPU)
32608
27475
Compute Score (GPU) 32608 27475
Single-core score 3860 3679
Multi-core score 11703 11451
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
4518403
3740686
CPU 1322001 1054518
GPU 1594848 1368986
Memory 593523 428822
UX 1008031 888360
Total score 4518403 3740686
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type - UFS 4.1
Memory card - No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 16
ROM OriginOS 7 ColorOS 16
OS size - 37 GB

Battery

Capacity 9020 mAh 13380 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 67 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2026 April 2026
Release date October 2026 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 67 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, battery life, connectivity, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Oppo Pad 5 Pro.

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