Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra vs Vivo iQOO Pad 6 Pro
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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 Vivo iQOO Pad 6 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 4 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 Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Much smaller footprint: 58% more compact case (38.6 vs 91.9 square inches)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Weighs 365 grams less
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Pad 6 Pro
- Has a 4.4 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 3980 mAh larger battery capacity: 13000 vs 9020 mAh
- 13% higher pixel density (348 vs 309 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 | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 8.8 inches | 13.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 2512 x 3840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 309 ppi | 348 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | - |
| Max rated brightness | 160 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.1% | 87.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
iQOO Pad 6 Pro
13.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 80.4 in2
iQOO Pad Ultra
8.8″ (16:10 ratio) = 34.8 in2
~131% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 197.4 mm (7.77 inches) | 297 mm (11.69 inches) |
| Width | 126.3 mm (4.97 inches) | 199.8 mm (7.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.7 mm (0.22 inches) | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 298 g (10.51 oz) | 663 g (23.39 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 249 cm2 (38.6 inches2) | 593 cm2 (92 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (8th and 9th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (6th and 7th place)
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 850 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1450 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 32608 | 27567 |
| Single-core score | 3860 | 3771 |
| Multi-core score | 11703 | 11733 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1322001 | 1444304 |
| GPU | 1594848 | 1327384 |
| Memory | 593523 | 527730 |
| UX | 1008031 | 833894 |
| Total score | 4518403 | 4133227 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | - | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 16 |
| ROM | OriginOS 7 | OriginOS 6 |
Battery
| Capacity | 9020 mAh | 13000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| 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 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | May 2026 |
| Release date | October 2026 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1099 | $799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the design is more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Vivo iQOO Pad 6 Pro.
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