OnePlus Pad 3 VS Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro

The OnePlus Pad 3 and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro are both thin and lightweight, but they differ slightly in their dimensions and weight. The OnePlus Pad 3 weighs 675 g, while the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro is lighter at 494 g. In terms of thickness, the OnePlus Pad 3 is 6 mm thick, just slightly thicker than the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro's 5.8 mm. The OnePlus Pad 3 is also wider, measuring 289.6 mm compared to the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro's 251.2 mm. Additionally, the OnePlus Pad 3 is taller at 209.7 mm, while the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro stands at 173.4 mm. The overall volume of the OnePlus Pad 3 is larger, at 364.37 cm³, compared to the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro's 252.64 cm³.

Both tablets lack water resistance and tilt sensitivity. However, the OnePlus Pad 3 includes a stylus, which the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro does not. Neither tablet features a detachable or backlit keyboard.

In summary, the OnePlus Pad 3 is a bit heavier and larger overall, but offers a stylus, while the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro is more compact and lighter, without the stylus included.

The OnePlus Pad 3 and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro both feature LCD IPS displays with a 144Hz refresh rate, ensuring smooth visuals. The OnePlus Pad 3 has a larger screen size of 13.2″ compared to the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro's 11.2″. The OnePlus Pad 3 also offers a higher resolution of 3392 x 2400 px, while the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro has a slightly lower resolution of 3200 x 2136 px. This results in a pixel density of 315 ppi on the OnePlus Pad 3, which is slightly lower than the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro's 344 ppi.

Both tablets feature touch screens, but the touch sampling rate differs. The OnePlus Pad 3 supports a 144Hz touch sampling rate, while the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro has a faster 240Hz touch sampling rate. The OnePlus Pad 3 has an anti-reflection coating, which the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro lacks. Neither tablet has branded damage-resistant glass or sapphire glass displays.

Both devices support Dolby Vision but do not support HDR10+ or have an e-paper display. The OnePlus Pad 3 does not support HDR10, while the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro does.

The OnePlus Pad 3 and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro are nearly identical in terms of their performance specifications. Both feature the same 512GB internal storage, 16GB of RAM, and are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. They both have the same CPU configuration with 2 high-performance cores running at 4.32 GHz and 6 efficiency cores at 3.53 GHz. The GPU in both tablets is the Adreno 830, running at a clock speed of 1100 MHz. In terms of Geekbench 6 results, both devices achieve identical scores: 10059 in multi-core performance and 3234 in single-core performance.

Other performance features such as the use of big.LITTLE technology, support for 64-bit architecture, and integrated LTE are the same across both devices. Both also have a GPU turbo feature, with the GPU clock speed set at 1100 MHz, and they support OpenGL 3.2, DirectX 12, OpenCL 3, and OpenGL ES 3.2. They also offer 24GB of maximum memory, though neither product supports external memory.

The tablets have the same L2 cache size of 12 MB, L1 cache of 192 KB, and L3 cache of 8 MB. Their thermal design power (TDP) is also identical at 8.2W, and they both support a maximum memory bandwidth of 85.1 GB/s with two memory channels. The OnePlus Pad 3 runs Android 15, while the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro runs Android 16.

The OnePlus Pad 3 and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro differ significantly in their camera setups. The OnePlus Pad 3 features a 13 MP main camera and an 8 MP front camera. It can record video in 2160 x 30 fps, but does not support slow-motion or HDR10 video recording. It has a flash, with one flash LED, and offers touch autofocus. The front camera does not have a front-facing LED flash. The OnePlus Pad 3 also includes manual controls for white balance, ISO, focus, and exposure, but lacks optical image stabilization and panorama features. Additionally, it has no timelapse function or 360° panorama shooting capabilities.

On the other hand, the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro boasts a much higher 50 MP main camera and a 32 MP front camera. Its main camera can record video in 2160 x 60 fps, doubling the frame rate of the OnePlus Pad 3. The Xiaomi device also supports in-camera panoramas, unlike the OnePlus. Like the OnePlus, it lacks slow-motion video recording and HDR10 recording, and it does not have a front-facing LED flash. The Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro shares many features with the OnePlus, such as manual controls for white balance, ISO, focus, and exposure, but also lacks optical image stabilization, timelapse function, and 360° photo/video recording.

In summary, the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro offers significantly higher camera resolutions and a faster video recording frame rate, while the OnePlus Pad 3 offers similar features but with lower megapixels and video capabilities.

Both the OnePlus Pad 3 and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro are equipped with stereo speakers, but neither has a 3.5 mm audio jack or a radio. In terms of audio codec support, the OnePlus Pad 3 supports aptX HD, while the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro does not support any aptX codec, including aptX, aptX HD, or aptX Low Latency. Neither device supports aptX Adaptive or aptX Lossless, nor do they support LDAC.

Both tablets have similar audio features, with no additional advanced audio options like LDAC or a radio. The key difference is that the OnePlus Pad 3 supports aptX HD, which the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro lacks.

In summary, while both tablets have stereo speakers and similar audio features, the OnePlus Pad 3 offers a more advanced codec option with aptX HD compared to the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro, which does not support any aptX codecs.

The OnePlus Pad 3 and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro have different battery capacities, with the OnePlus Pad 3 featuring a larger 12140 mAh battery, compared to the 9200 mAh battery in the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro. Both devices support fast charging and have rechargeable batteries, but neither offers wireless charging, nor do they have removable batteries.

Both tablets include a battery level indicator to help monitor charge status, ensuring users can track battery life easily.

In summary, the OnePlus Pad 3 has a significantly larger battery, while both tablets share similar charging features and lack wireless charging or removable batteries.

The OnePlus Pad 3 and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro share most of their connectivity and feature specifications. Both devices support Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), and Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), as well as Bluetooth 5.4, ensuring fast wireless connections. Both devices also offer USB Type-C with a USB version of 3.2 and have the same download and upload speeds of 10000 MBits/s and 3500 MBits/s, respectively.

Both tablets lack cellular modules, 5G support, and NFC, and neither includes a 3.5 mm audio jack or HDMI output. Both support multi-user systems, have customizable notifications, and provide features such as full-page screenshots, split-screen mode, PiP, and the ability to play games while downloading. They also support offline voice recognition, voice commands, and have gyroscopes, accelerometers, and compasses. Neither device includes 3D facial recognition, iris scanners, or built-in projectors.

While their specs are largely identical, the OnePlus Pad 3 supports Wi-Fi password sharing, while the Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro does not. Both tablets offer dynamic theming, dark mode, and battery health checks, and neither offers direct OS updates. Both support widgets, have media pickers, and allow app offloading. Privacy features like clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera/microphone privacy options, and the ability to block app tracking are available on both devices.

The OnePlus Pad 3 and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro share identical specifications in the miscellaneous category. Both devices use DDR5 memory, ensuring fast data transfer and efficiency. Additionally, both tablets support multithreading, allowing for improved performance when handling multiple tasks simultaneously.

There are no differences between the two devices in this group, as both offer the same memory version and multithreading capabilities.

In summary, the OnePlus Pad 3 and Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro have the same memory specifications, providing similar performance potential in terms of multitasking and data handling.