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vivo Pad5e
The vivo Pad5e 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 went on sale on October 17, 2025 from CNY 1,999 (8GB/128GB), supports the separately sold vivo Pencil3 and Smart Touch Keyboard 5, and has four speakers. The same hardware is sold as the iQOO Pad5e.
Pros
- 12.1-inch 2.8K LCD with a 144Hz refresh rate
- Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset with up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM
- 10,000 mAh battery
- Slim 6.62mm, 584g aluminum body
- Four-speaker panoramic audio system
Cons
- No cellular option, Wi-Fi only
- Basic 8MP rear and 5MP front cameras
- vivo Pencil3 stylus and Smart Touch Keyboard 5 are sold separately
- The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 storage
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 Pad5e
Display
- Screen size
- 12.1 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 1968x2800
- Pixel density
- 283 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 900 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
Battery
- Capacity
- 10,000 mAh
- Charging
- 44 W
Design
- Weight
- 584 g
- Thickness
- 6.6 mm
- Material
- Aluminum unibody
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 Pencil3 (sold separately)
- Keyboard support
- Yes
- Speakers
- 4-speaker
- Operating system
- Android 15 (OriginOS 5)
Quick answers
Is the vivo Pad5e good in 2026?
The vivo Pad5e earns an Inno Score of 62.8/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The vivo Pad5e 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 went on sale on October 17, 2025 from CNY 1,999 (8GB/128GB), supports the separately sold vivo Pencil3 and Smart Touch Keyboard 5, and has four speakers. The same hardware is sold as the iQOO Pad5e.
What are the key specs of the vivo Pad5e?
Screen size: 12.1 ″ · Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 · Capacity: 10,000 mAh · RAM: 8 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the vivo Pad5e?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are iQOO Pad5c, Surface Pro 12-inch (2nd Edition), REDMI K Pad — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
