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Vivo Pad 6 Pro vs Vivo Pad 5 Pro

89 out of 100
Vivo Pad 6 Pro
VS
80 out of 100
Vivo Pad 5 Pro
Pad 6 Pro
Pad 5 Pro

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 Vivo Pad 5 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Vivo Pad 6 Pro
  • 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4152K versus 2825K)
  • Comes with 950 mAh larger battery capacity: 13000 vs 12050 mAh
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 22% higher pixel density (348 vs 286 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3747 and 2738 points

Review

Evaluation of Vivo Pad 6 Pro and Pad 5 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
Pad 6 Pro
100*
Pad 5 Pro
84*
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 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
44.2
(Average)
Value Index
27.9
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 6 Pro
vs
Pad 5 Pro

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13.2 inches 13 inches
Resolution 2512 x 3840 pixels 2064 x 3096 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 348 ppi 286 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - Yes
Max rated brightness - 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1200 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 87.6%
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 6 Pro
13.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 80.4 in2
Pad 5 Pro
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~3% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 6 Pro
n/a
Pad 5 Pro
662 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 297 mm (11.69 inches) 289.56 mm (11.4 inches)
Width 199.8 mm (7.87 inches) 198.32 mm (7.81 inches)
Thickness 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) 6.64 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 663 g (23.39 oz) 635 g (22.4 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue, Purple White, Gray, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 593 cm2 (92 inches2) 574 cm2 (89 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 6 Pro
87.5%
Pad 5 Pro
87.6%
Tablet Ranking (9th and 33rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (7th and 25th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo Pad 6 Pro and Vivo Pad 5 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 9400
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 3.62 GHz: Cortex-X925
L3 cache - 12 MB
Manufacturing - TSMC
Lithography process - 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) - MediaTek NPU 890
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units - 1536
GPU clock - 1612 MHz
FLOPS - ~4952.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo Pad 6 Pro and Vivo Pad 5 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 6 Pro +37%
3747
Pad 5 Pro
2738
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 6 Pro +37%
11695
Pad 5 Pro
8542
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 6 Pro
n/a
Pad 5 Pro
24474
Compute Score (GPU) - 24474
Single-core score 3747 2738
Multi-core score 11695 8542
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 6 Pro +47%
4152385
Pad 5 Pro
2825476
CPU 1110159 889187
GPU 1516479 966129
Memory 602280 370036
UX 923467 600124
Total score 4152385 2825476
Samples Less than 3 [51 tests]
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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM OriginOS 6 OriginOS 5
OS size - 17 GB

Battery

Capacity 13000 mAh 12050 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes
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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 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS 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
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Sensor - 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 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
Hybrid slot No -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 8.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 6 Pro
n/a
Pad 5 Pro
83.8 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2026 April 2025
Release date April 2026 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $839 $539
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 66 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Vivo Pad 6 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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