Vivo Pad 5 Pro vs Oppo Pad 5

81 out of 100
Vivo Pad 5 Pro
VS
84 out of 100
Oppo Pad 5

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13-inch Vivo Pad 5 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400) that was released on April 21, 2025, against the Oppo Pad 5, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Vivo Pad 5 Pro
  • Has a 0.9 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1630 mAh larger battery capacity: 12050 vs 10420 mAh
Reasons to consider the Oppo Pad 5
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (80 vs 89 square inches)
  • Weighs 58 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Vivo Pad 5 Pro and Oppo Pad 5 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
84*
83*
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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Final comparison evaluation
81*
84*
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
28.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
53.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 2064 x 3096 pixels 2120 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 7:5
PPI 286 ppi 304 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 86.5%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 48 ms -
Contrast 1366:1 -
Screen space comparison
Pad 5 Pro
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
Pad 5
12.1″ (7:5 ratio) = 69.2 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
669 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 289.56 mm (11.4 inches) 266.9 mm (10.51 inches)
Width 198.32 mm (7.81 inches) 193.4 mm (7.61 inches)
Thickness 6.64 mm (0.26 inches) 6 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 635 g (22.4 oz) 577 g (20.35 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Pink Silver, Gray, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 574 cm2 (89 inches2) 516 cm2 (80 inches2)
Repairability - Good (3.49/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 10 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 5 Pro +1%
87.6%
86.5%
Tablet Ranking (31st and 23rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (23rd and 17th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo Pad 5 Pro and Oppo Pad 5
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus
Max clock 3630 MHz 3630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.62 GHz: Cortex-X925
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 MediaTek NPU 890
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1612 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo Pad 5 Pro and Oppo Pad 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2738
Pad 5 +1%
2762
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8542
8560
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 5 Pro +13%
24474
21671
Compute Score (GPU) 24474 21671
Single-core score 2738 2762
Multi-core score 8542 8560
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2825476
Pad 5 +2%
2873296
CPU 889187 838002
GPU 966129 1024333
Memory 370036 398068
UX 600124 612893
Total score 2825476 2873296
Samples [51 tests] [114 tests]

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 16
ROM OriginOS 5 ColorOS 16
OS size 17 GB -
OS updates - 5 years

Battery

Capacity 12050 mAh 10420 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 67 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles

Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture - f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 8.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness
83.8 dB
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2025 October 2025
Release date April 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $539 $499
Successor - - Oppo Pad 3 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 67 W
Further details
Notes on Pad 5 Pro:
    - The 128GB model has UFS 3.1, while 256GB and 512GB use UFS 4.1.
*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 Oppo Pad 5. It has a better display, camera, software, and sound.

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