OnePlus Pad 3 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
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Winner: OnePlus Pad 3 Pro (93/100)
OnePlus Pad 3 Pro leads overall with a score of 93/100 compared to Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra (73/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | 95.0 Excellent WINNER | 52.0 Below Average |
| NanoReview Score | 93.0 Excellent WINNER | 73.0 Good |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 74.0 Good |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Bypass charging | No | — |
| Capacity | 13380 mAh | 11200 mAh |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (32% in 30 min) |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 45 W |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Full charging time | — | 2:08 hr |
| Gaming | — | 07:26 hr |
| Standby | — | 165 hr |
| Watching video | — | 12:20 hr |
| Web browsing | — | 08:11 hr |
Benchmarks
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1097882 | 605896 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27874 | 9753 |
| GPU | 1439025 | 452910 |
| Memory | 509895 | 229430 |
| Multi-core score | 11181 | 5667 |
| Single-core score | 3574 | 2127 |
| Total score | 3960840 | 1750937 |
| UX | 914038 | 462701 |
| Graphics score | — | 1153 |
| Graphics test | — | 9 FPS |
| Section 1 | — | 24 FPS |
| Section 2 | — | 21 FPS |
| Section 3 | — | 18 FPS |
| Stability | — | 98% |
Connectivity
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | No | Yes |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| USB features | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| 2G network | — | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G network | — | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| 4G network | — | LTE B1 (2100MHz), B2 (1900MHz), B3 (1800MHz), B4 (AWS), B5 (850MHz), B7 (2600MHz), B8 (900MHz), B12 (700MHz), B13 (700MHz), B17 (700MHz), B20 (800MHz), B25 (1900MHz), B26 (850MHz), B28 (700MHz), B32(1500MHz), B38 (2600MHz), B40 (2300MHz), B41 (2500MHz), B66 (AWS-3) |
| GPS | — | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| LTE Cat* | — | 20 |
| Number of SIM* | — | 1 |
Design and build
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 608 cm2(94.2 inches2) | 681 cm2(105.5 inches2) |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-display |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Height | 289.7 mm (11.41 inches) | 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Thickness | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Weight | 672 g (23.7 oz) | 732 g (25.82 oz) |
| Width | 209.8 mm (8.26 inches) | 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) |
| Advanced cooling | — | Vapor chamber |
Display
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Aspect ratio | 7:5 | 16:10 |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 930 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | — |
| PPI | 315 ppi | 239 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Resolution | 2400 x 3392 pixels | 1848 x 2960 pixels |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 90.8% |
| Size | 13.2 inches | 14.6 inches |
| Touch sampling rate | 540 Hz | — |
| Type | IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Contrast | — | ∞ Infinity |
| PWM | — | 240 Hz |
| RGB color space | — | 98.2% |
| Response time | — | 3 ms |
Main camera
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode- Pro mode | - |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP | 1) Standard: 13 MP2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Focal length | — | 26 mm |
Memory
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card max size | — | Up to 1024 GB |
Other
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | June 2026 | July 2023 |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Release date | June 2026 | August 2023 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass | - Hall-effect sensor- Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint |
| Launch price (MSRP) | — | $1199 |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.93 W/kg |
Performance
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| FLOPS | ~3686.4 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 680 MHz |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 740 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
Selfie camera
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Sensor | CMOS | — |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | — | 12 MP |
Software
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 16 | One UI 6.1 |
| OS size | — | 40 GB |
Sound
| Specification | OnePlus Pad 3 Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| FM radio | No | No |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| Speakers | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | — | Yes |
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