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vivo Pad3
The vivo Pad3 is a China-market tablet with a 12.1-inch 2.8K 144Hz LCD, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset and a 10,000 mAh battery with 44W charging. It launched in China at CNY 2,499 for the 8GB/128GB model and runs OriginOS 4 on Android 14. The vivo Pencil2s stylus and Smart Touch Keyboard 3 are sold separately.
Pros
- 12.1-inch 2.8K LCD with a 144Hz refresh rate
- Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset with LPDDR5X memory and up to 12GB RAM
- 10,000 mAh battery with 44W wired charging
- Slim 6.57mm metal body at 589g
- Six-speaker audio system
Cons
- No cellular option, Wi-Fi only
- Peak brightness is rated at 600 nits, below the 900 nits of the Pad3 Pro
- Stylus and keyboard sold separately
- Wi-Fi 6 rather than Wi-Fi 7
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the vivo Pad3
Display
- Screen size
- 12.1 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2800x1968
- Pixel density
- 283 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 600 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
Battery
- Capacity
- 10,000 mAh
- Charging
- 44 W
Design
- Weight
- 589 g
- Thickness
- 6.6 mm
- Material
- Metal
Camera
- Rear camera
- 8 MP
- Front camera
- 5 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Cellular
- Wi-Fi only
- USB
- USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
Features
- Stylus
- vivo Pencil2s
- Keyboard support
- Yes
- Speakers
- 6 speakers
- Operating system
- Android 14 (OriginOS 4)
Quick answers
Is the vivo Pad3 good in 2026?
The vivo Pad3 earns an Inno Score of 62.5/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The vivo Pad3 is a China-market tablet with a 12.1-inch 2.8K 144Hz LCD, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset and a 10,000 mAh battery with 44W charging. It launched in China at CNY 2,499 for the 8GB/128GB model and runs OriginOS 4 on Android 14. The vivo Pencil2s stylus and Smart Touch Keyboard 3 are sold separately.
What are the key specs of the vivo Pad3?
Screen size: 12.1 ″ · Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 · Capacity: 10,000 mAh · RAM: 12 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the vivo Pad3?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are iQOO Pad2, Motorola Moto Pad 70 Pro, Surface Pro 12-inch (2nd Edition) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
