Vivo Pad 5 Pro vs Galaxy Tab S10 FE
Here we compared two tablets: the 13-inch Vivo Pad 5 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400) that was released on April 21, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE, which is powered by Exynos 1580. 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 Pad 5 Pro
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2825K versus 1240K)
- Has a 2.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 4050 mAh larger battery capacity: 12050 vs 8000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (662 against 612 nits)
- Thinner bezels – 5.9% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card
- Fingerprint scanner
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Much smaller footprint: 26% more compact case (65.4 vs 89 square inches)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 138 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| Resolution | 2064 x 3096 pixels | 1440 x 2304 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 286 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 81.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 97.3% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 48 ms | 32 ms |
| Contrast | 1366:1 | 1700:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 5 Pro
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
Galaxy Tab S10 FE
10.9″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~46% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 289.56 mm (11.4 inches) | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) |
| Width | 198.32 mm (7.81 inches) | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.64 mm (0.26 inches) | 6 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 635 g (22.4 oz) | 497 g (17.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Pink | Silver, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 574 cm2 (89 inches2) | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.82/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (33rd and 86th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (25th and 65th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 3630 MHz | 2900 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 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24474 | 7019 |
| Single-core score | 2738 | 1360 |
| Multi-core score | 8542 | 3877 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 889187 | 491848 |
| GPU | 966129 | 298745 |
| Memory | 370036 | 187448 |
| UX | 600124 | 262140 |
| Total score | 2825476 | 1240181 |
| Samples | [51 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 94% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 657 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 12301 |
| Video editing | - | 7055 |
| Photo editing | - | 22426 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10830 |
| Writing score | - | 15855 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo Pad 5 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-31 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1356 / 3888 |
| 📘 2026-02-09 (Mike) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (Mike) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1360 / 3877 |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (Mike) | AnTuTu 11 | 1260942 |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (Musicevolver) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 7019 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | OriginOS 5 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 29.5 GB |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 12050 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 09:55 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:58 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | - | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| 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 | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2025 | April 2025 |
| Release date | April 2025 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $539 | $499 |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.92 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Not included |
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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo Pad 5 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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