Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro vs OnePlus Pad 3 Pro
Here we compared two tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the OnePlus Pad 3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 9 months after. 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 Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
- Fingerprint scanner
- Much smaller footprint: 28% more compact case (67.6 vs 94.2 square inches)
- Weighs 187 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 3 Pro
- Has a 2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 4180 mAh larger battery capacity: 13380 vs 9200 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3960K versus 3153K)
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3574 and 3028 points
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11.2 inches | 13.2 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 2400 x 3392 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 7:5 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 315 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 540 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 87.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 28 ms | - |
| Contrast | 2087:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad 3 Pro
13.2β³ (7:5 ratio) = 82.4 in2
Pad 8 Pro
11.2β³ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
~42% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 289.7 mm (11.41 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 209.8 mm (8.26 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.75 mm (0.23 inches) | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 485 g (17.11 oz) | 672 g (23.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 608 cm2 (94.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 208 drops | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (21st and 2nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (16th and 1st place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24482 | 27874 |
| Single-core score | 3028 | 3574 |
| Multi-core score | 9557 | 11181 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 950473 | 1097882 |
| GPU | 1169909 | 1439025 |
| Memory | 360775 | 509895 |
| UX | 671896 | 914038 |
| Total score | 3153053 | 3960840 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2476 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 44 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 37 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 11483 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 20463 | - |
| Video editing | 8142 | - |
| Photo editing | 35214 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16669 | - |
| Writing score | 20187 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-13 (Zei) | GeekBench CPU | 3028 / 9557 |
| π 2026-08-13 (Zei) | AnTuTu | 3206291 |
| π 2026-08-08 (Fadhilah sinaga) | AnTuTu | 3095623 |
| π 2026-07-19 -> B1Zet | AnTuTu | 3172442 |
| π 2026-05-21 (DimaSN16) | AnTuTu | 3048170 |
OnePlus Pad 3 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | OxygenOS 16 |
| OS size | 50 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 9200 mAh | 13380 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:17 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 08:46 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:31 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:23 hr | - |
| Standby | 175 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 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 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (β 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | June 2026 |
| Release date | September 2025 | June 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 67 W |
*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 OnePlus Pad 3 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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