Vivo Pad 5 Pro vs Oppo Pad 3 Pro

81 out of 100
Vivo Pad 5 Pro
VS
76 out of 100
Oppo Pad 3 Pro

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 3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 6 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

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 2540 mAh larger battery capacity: 12050 vs 9510 mAh
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2825K versus 2333K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2738 and 2179 points
Reasons to consider the Oppo Pad 3 Pro
  • Weighs 49 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Vivo Pad 5 Pro and Oppo Pad 3 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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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
28.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
49.4
(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 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 540 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6% 85.2%
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 3 Pro
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) 268.66 mm (10.58 inches)
Width 198.32 mm (7.81 inches) 195.06 mm (7.68 inches)
Thickness 6.64 mm (0.26 inches) 6.49 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 635 g (22.4 oz) 586 g (20.67 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Pink Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 574 cm2 (89 inches2) 524 cm2 (81.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 5 Pro +3%
87.6%
85.2%
Tablet Ranking (31st and 46th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (23rd and 32nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo Pad 5 Pro and Oppo Pad 3 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3630 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1612 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo Pad 5 Pro and Oppo Pad 3 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 5 Pro +26%
2738
2179
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 5 Pro +31%
8542
6500
Compute Score (GPU)
24474
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 24474 -
Single-core score 2738 2179
Multi-core score 8542 6500
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 5 Pro +21%
2825476
2333285
CPU 889187 643259
GPU 966129 818824
Memory 370036 348314
UX 600124 522888
Total score 2825476 2333285
Samples [51 tests] [298 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
1641
Stability - 95%
Graphics test - 12 FPS
Graphics score - 1641
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
8285
Graphics test - 32 FPS
Section 1 - 35 FPS
Section 2 - 32 FPS
Section 3 - 27 FPS
Graphics score - 8285
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
n/a
4700
Stability - 94%
Graphics test - 28 FPS
Graphics score - 4700
Sources: 3DMark [5]

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM OriginOS 5 ColorOS 14.1
OS size 17 GB -

Battery

Capacity 12050 mAh 9510 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 (65% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:56 hr

Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 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
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 23 mm
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/2.3
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 -
5G support No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2025 October 2024
Release date April 2025 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $539 $500
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- 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

If the camera, performance, gaming, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Vivo Pad 5 Pro. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Oppo Pad 3 Pro.

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