Vivo Pad 6 Pro vs Galaxy Tab S11
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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus and came out 7 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
- Has a 2.2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 4600 mAh larger battery capacity: 13000 vs 8400 mAh
- 51% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4152K versus 2745K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 27% higher pixel density (348 vs 274 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
- Reverse charging feature
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3747 and 2742 points
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Much smaller footprint: 29% more compact case (65.1 vs 91.9 square inches)
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Weighs 194 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 13.2 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2512 x 3840 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 348 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 83.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 480 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pad 6 Pro
13.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 80.4 in2
Galaxy Tab S11
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~47% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 297 mm (11.69 inches) | 253.8 mm (9.99 inches) |
| Width | 199.8 mm (7.87 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 663 g (23.39 oz) | 469 g (16.54 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-display |
| Area | 593 cm2 (92 inches2) | 420 cm2 (65 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.86/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (9th and 21st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (7th and 16th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 3630 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | - | 1536 |
| GPU clock | - | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~4952.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 21988 |
| Single-core score | 3747 | 2742 |
| Multi-core score | 11695 | 8933 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1110159 | 871712 |
| GPU | 1516479 | 976476 |
| Memory | 602280 | 335022 |
| UX | 923467 | 562350 |
| Total score | 4152385 | 2745560 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2385 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 35 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10813 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14704 |
| Video editing | - | 7384 |
| Photo editing | - | 41221 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13970 |
| Writing score | - | 27706 |
Recent User Tests
Vivo Pad 6 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (JJ) | AnTuTu 12 | 1116490 |
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Omsin) | AnTuTu 11 | 2745560 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | OriginOS 6 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 13000 mAh | 8400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| 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 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.4 |
| 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 |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| 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 | 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 | September 2025 |
| Release date | April 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $839 | $799 |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 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 |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo Pad 6 Pro. But if the camera, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11.
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