The Vivo iQOO Pad 5 has a footprint of 266.4 x 192 mm and weighs 590 g, with a 6.6 mm slim profile that keeps it relatively easy to hold for a tablet of its size. The device carries a water-resistant rating, offering a degree of protection against moisture in everyday use. It does not include a stylus, detachable keyboard, backlit keyboard, or a rugged build, and tilt sensitivity is also absent.
The Vivo iQOO Pad 5 features a 12.1″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 2800 x 1968 pixels and a pixel density of 283 ppi. Both the refresh rate and touch sampling rate run at 144Hz, contributing to fluid on-screen motion and responsive input. The display supports HDR10, but does not support HDR10+, Dolby Vision, or e-paper technology, and it lacks branded damage-resistant or sapphire glass protection.
The Vivo iQOO Pad 5 is driven by the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus chipset, built on a 4 nm process with 22,700 million transistors and an eight-thread CPU arranged in a big.LITTLE configuration running at up to 3.4 GHz, supported by Heterogeneous Multi-Processing. The Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU operates at 1300 MHz and supports DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2, with integrated graphics handling rendering tasks. The tablet comes with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM running at 4800 MHz across two memory channels, a maximum memory ceiling of 24GB, and a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s, backed by 8 MB of L2 cache and 18 MB of L3 cache. 512GB of internal storage is provided with no external memory slot available. Geekbench 6 scores of 2302 single-core and 7547 multi-core reflect the chip's output, and the device runs Android 15 with 64-bit support and integrated LTE on the SoC.
The Vivo iQOO Pad 5 features an 8 MP rear camera with a CMOS sensor, capable of recording video at 1080p and 30 fps, alongside a 5 MP front camera for video calls and selfies. The main camera supports touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video recording, and a range of manual controls including ISO, focus, and exposure, though manual shutter speed is not available. A single LED flash and a video light are present, while a front-facing flash is absent, and there is no optical zoom or optical image stabilization. Built-in HDR mode is supported, but HDR10 recording, Dolby Vision recording, slow-motion video, timelapse, panorama, and 3D capture are all unavailable. The sensor is not back-illuminated, and the flash uses a single-tone LED rather than a dual-tone or RGB configuration.
The Vivo iQOO Pad 5 includes stereo speakers for built-in audio output, but does not feature a 3.5 mm headphone jack or a radio receiver. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codec standards are supported, including aptX, aptX HD, aptX Low Latency, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC.
The Vivo iQOO Pad 5 is equipped with a 10000 mAh rechargeable battery that supports fast charging, and a battery level indicator is available to keep track of remaining charge. The battery is non-removable and does not support wireless charging.
The Vivo iQOO Pad 5 supports Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7 (802.11n/ac/ax/be) along with Bluetooth 5.4, offering download speeds up to 10000 MBits/s and upload speeds up to 7000 MBits/s, though it lacks a cellular module, 5G support, NFC, Ethernet, and HDMI output. Wired connectivity is handled via a USB Type-C port running USB 3.2. The device includes a gyroscope and accelerometer, but has no compass, barometer, infrared sensor, or built-in projector, and biometric security options such as a fingerprint scanner, iris scanner, and 3D facial recognition are all absent. On the software side, the tablet supports split screen, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, a media picker, full-page screenshots, customizable notifications, child lock, multi-user support, and the ability to play games while downloading. Privacy features include location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, app tracking blocking, and clipboard warnings, though cross-site tracking blocking, Mail Privacy Protection, and Wi-Fi password sharing are not available. Additional capabilities include on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, device position tracking, battery health check, app offloading, an extra dim mode, Live Text, and sharing intents, while Quick Start, focus modes, direct OS vendor updates, and a free and open-source designation are also noted.
The Vivo iQOO Pad 5 uses DDR5 memory and does not support multithreading.
