Vivo Pad 6 Pro vs iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13.2-inch Vivo Pad 6 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on March 30, 2026, against the Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple M5 (iPad) 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
Reasons to consider the Vivo Pad 6 Pro
- Comes with 4840 mAh larger battery capacity: 13000 vs 8160 mAh
- Has a 2.2 inches larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 30W)
- 30% higher pixel density (348 vs 267 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 6.2% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (68.7 vs 91.9 square inches)
- Weighs 219 grams less
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4193 and 3747 points
- 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 | OLED |
| Size | 13.2 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2512 x 3840 pixels | 1668 x 2420 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 348 ppi | 267 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 81.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pad 6 Pro
13.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 80.4 in2
iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~44% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 297 mm (11.69 inches) | 249.7 mm (9.83 inches) |
| Width | 199.8 mm (7.87 inches) | 177.5 mm (6.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) | 5.3 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 663 g (23.39 oz) | 444 g (15.66 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 593 cm2 (92 inches2) | 443 cm2 (68.7 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.7/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (9th and 7th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#7th place)
iPad Ranking (#2nd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 10 (4 + 6) |
| Architecture | - | - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.61 GHz: |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Apple GPU 10-core |
| GPU clock | - | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~4147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 75091 |
| Single-core score | 3747 | 4193 |
| Multi-core score | 11695 | 15913 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1110159 | 1791896 |
| GPU | 1516479 | 1221223 |
| Memory | 602280 | 446888 |
| UX | 923467 | 662397 |
| Total score | 4152385 | 4122404 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4104 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 66 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 88 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 63 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 46 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 17310 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo Pad 6 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-17 -> Libero | Geekbench 6 GPU | 76909 |
| 📘 2026-07-17 -> Libero | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4193 / 15913 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27) |
| ROM | OriginOS 6 | - |
| OS size | - | 56 GB |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 13000 mAh | 8160 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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 |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Depth |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2026 | October 2025 |
| Release date | April 2026 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $839 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025). But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Vivo Pad 6 Pro.
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