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Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra vs Vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

90 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra
VS
87 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
iQOO Pad Ultra
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

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 Pro 8.8, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 1 month after. 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
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4518K versus 4007K)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra and Pad Pro 8.8 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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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
31.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
59.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
iQOO Pad Ultra
vs
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 8.8 inches 8.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2304 pixels 1440 x 2304 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 309 ppi 309 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 160 nits 160 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 500 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 197.4 mm (7.77 inches) 197.36 mm (7.77 inches)
Width 126.3 mm (4.97 inches) 126.25 mm (4.97 inches)
Thickness 5.7 mm (0.22 inches) 5.74 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 298 g (10.51 oz) 298 g (10.51 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Active fan Active fan
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 249 cm2 (38.6 inches2) 249 cm2 (38.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (9th and 16th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (7th and 12th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra and Vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
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 Vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO Pad Ultra +18%
32608
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
27670
Compute Score (GPU) 32608 27670
Single-core score 3860 3686
Multi-core score 11703 11322
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO Pad Ultra +13%
4518403
iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
4007194
CPU 1322001 1173438
GPU 1594848 1475754
Memory 593523 486517
UX 1008031 871485
Total score 4518403 4007194
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 17
ROM OriginOS 7 OriginOS 7

Battery

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

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
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
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 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 5.4
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 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2026 October 2026
Release date October 2026 October 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1099 $645
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
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

These tablets have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Vivo iQOO Pad Ultra.

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