IDC's (International Data Corporation) latest quarterly tracking report on tablet computers shows that in the fourth quarter of 2022, China's tablet computer market shipments were approximately 8.66 million units, a year-on-year increase of 16.7%. Among them, the consumer market increased by 25.8% year-on-year, while the commercial market decreased by 40.3% year-on-year.

In 2022, China's tablet market shipments increased by 5.2% year-on-year, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth since 2019. This shows that tablet computers have become a standard configuration in the technological life of many families.

Home use is hot, while commercial use is declining. The reason for this situation is that our main entrance to the Internet has completed the migration from desktop computers to mobile terminals. Many excellent games now only have mobile versions, and some entertainment and tool software have also cancelled the PC client, and even the web version is missing.

It is in this context that iQOO, a mobile phone brand that has always focused on performance, innovation and youth, also launched its first tablet product - iQOO Pad.

This tablet is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chip, has a 12.1-inch 144Hz 2.8K large screen, supports 44W fast charging, and has a smart stylus and smart touch keyboard, as well as the Origin OS 3 tablet customized system.

So, what are the highlights and advantages of this tablet? How does it perform in terms of performance, camera, audio and video entertainment, games, office, etc.?

Let’s take a look together.

"Performance Giant Screen" under the low-key and restrained appearance

First, let’s take a look at the packaging of iQOO Pad.

The packaging box of this tablet adopts a simple black design, with the iQOO Pad logo and name printed on the front.

After opening the box, we can see the tablet itself and some accessories, including charger, data cable, instruction manual, warranty card, etc.

The tablet also launched three official accessories: iQOO Smart Touch Keyboard, iQOO Pencil and Smart Double-Sided Folder, but they need to be purchased separately. These accessories can provide a better input and writing experience for the tablet, which we will introduce in detail later.

Next, let’s take a look at the appearance design of iQOO Pad. It uses an integrated aviation aluminum body, is only 6.59mm thick and weighs about 585g. It feels very light and thin. After all, holding it with one hand to browse the web, watch a video or comics cannot achieve the purpose of fitness.

In addition, perhaps because this is the brand's first tablet, it is a bit of a trial and error, so the product body is currently only available in gray. Fortunately, the color is relatively low-key and steady, suitable for use in various occasions.

On the front is a 12.1-inch LCD screen with a screen ratio of 7:5, a resolution of 2800x1968, and support for 144Hz refresh rate and 1.07 billion color display.

The borders around the screen are also relatively narrow, and the visual effect is very good. It is worth mentioning that the transition between the metal frame and the screen of the Pad is very natural, showing its excellent design and craftsmanship.

On the back is a metal cover with the iQOO logo in the middle and a circular camera module in the upper left corner with two cameras built in.

There are two speaker holes on the top and bottom edges of the tablet, a USB-C port on the bottom, a volume button on the right edge, and a power button on the top.

Overall, the appearance design of iQOO Pad is simple and elegant, which is in line with iQOO's consistent brand style.

In terms of configuration, this tablet is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ processor, which is a flagship chip customized for tablets. It uses a 6nm process and has 1 3.0GHz super core, 3 2.6GHz large cores and 4 2.0GHz small cores, as well as a 9-core Mali-G77 MC9 GPU.

Judging from the data on paper, this chip is powerful in terms of performance and can easily cope with various high-load scenarios. And in a series of subsequent tests, it did not disappoint.

In addition, iQOO Pad has also taken out the spirit of a stacking maniac, equipped with LPDDR5 memory and UFS 3.1 flash memory, with four versions available: 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB and 12GB+512GB, ensuring the overall running speed, storage space and sufficient freedom of choice.

In addition, iQOO Pad also has a built-in 10000mAh large battery, which can provide up to 10 hours of battery life. In other aspects, iQOO Pad also supports NFC, USB 3.2 Gen1, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 and other functions.

Coming to the specific performance, the iQOO Pad's total AnTuTu score reached 1.143 million points, of which the CPU score was 357,000 points and the GPU score was 301,000 points.

In GeekBench6, iQOO Pad achieved a single-core score of 1723 and a multi-core score of 4497. Such results are far ahead of others among tablet computers, even surpassing some mobile phones equipped with top-level Snapdragon chips. This also indirectly demonstrates the powerful performance of the Dimensity 9000+ chip and the excellent optimization of iQOO Pad.

In addition to the running test, we also used the iQOO Pad for some daily usage scenarios, such as browsing the web, watching videos, opening multiple applications, etc. The iQOO Pad was able to run smoothly without any lag or delay.

Moreover, since the iQOO Pad has an ultra-large heat dissipation area of ​​14442mm², the body did not show obvious overheating even during high-load tests such as running points and playing games.

In short, iQOO Pad can be said to be excellent in terms of performance, and can easily cope with both daily use and high-intensity tasks.

Although the camera of a tablet is not the most important feature, the iQOO Pad still provides a good camera configuration: the front camera is 8 million pixels, and the rear camera is a 13-megapixel main camera + a 2-megapixel macro camera.

Thanks to the technological inheritance from vivo, we can see that the imaging effect is actually quite good. It is easy and enjoyable to take daily photos, make video calls, or take photos of documents or blackboard writings.

Excellent audio and video, an excellent handheld entertainment terminal

Next, let’s take a look at the audio and video entertainment performance of iQOO Pad, which is also an important selling point, because it has a very excellent screen and a self-developed six-speaker sound system.

First, let’s take a look at the performance of the screen. The iQOO Pad’s screen supports a 144Hz refresh rate, which means it can display smoother pictures, and you can enjoy a smoother experience whether watching videos or playing games.

In terms of audio, iQOO Pad is equipped with a self-developed six-speaker audio system, including 4 full-range ultra-linear speakers and 2 tweeters, which can provide excellent stereo effects. It is no exaggeration to say that watching movies and TV series with iQOO Pad is definitely an audio-visual enjoyment.

It is also worth mentioning that the iQOO Pad adopts a 7:5 screen ratio, providing a wider field of view and a more efficient office experience.

The 7:5 screen ratio can display more content vertically compared to the traditional 16:10 or the currently popular full-screen mobile phones.

When watching videos, the black edges above and below will be more obvious, but it is just right for posting barrages.

When playing games, more pictures can be displayed on the top and bottom of the screen.

When reading comics, iQOO Pad can also display the entire screen. Especially when reading comics with a lot of text, it is really more comfortable than reading a physical book.

With a brightness of up to 600 nits, it is also a great choice for outdoor use.

In addition, the size and proportion close to A4 paper are more suitable for document editing and office scenarios. The 7:5 screen ratio can also display two application windows horizontally, realizing multi-tasking parallel processing and improving work efficiency.

As a tablet computer focusing on performance, iQOO Pad will not disappoint in terms of games. We used iQOO Pad to play some popular games, including "Honor of Kings" and "Genshin Impact". Both games were set to the highest picture quality, and all the options that can be turned on to improve the picture were turned on.

Let's take a look at it. King of Glory can run at 120 FPS almost all the time, and the minimum frame rate of the game is above 100 FPS, which is very smooth. The two 60 FPS peaks and valleys are in the main interface, character selection interface and loading interface, and the official frame rate is limited.

Let’s take a look at the famous “roast chicken” software Genshin Impact.

The highest quality can basically maintain 60 frames for 30 minutes, and the few times the frame rate drops sharply are the loading screens during transmission, which can be said to be very excellent. In addition, it must be mentioned that during the game, the tablet did not overheat. The powerful heat dissipation should also be an important reason for its good performance. Not hitting the temperature wall is a prerequisite for stable performance release.

For iQOO Pad, this test is really child's play. It is recommended that you increase the intensity after getting it, such as playing games while browsing Tik Tok or Bilibili.

When "performance thugs" put on suits

This tablet can be used not only for entertainment but also for work as it supports some very practical accessories and functions.

First, let’s take a look at the iQOO Smart Touch Keyboard, a keyboard designed specifically for iQOO Pad. It adopts a 64-key design and has a 6531mm² frosted glass touchpad, allowing users to input and operate more conveniently.

Moreover, this keyboard also supports Win/Mac dual system shortcut keys, allowing users to use it with the system keys they are familiar with.

In addition, this keyboard also allows the tablet's screen angle to be freely adjusted over a wide range, adapting to different usage scenarios and postures.

Next, let's take a look at the iQOO Pen, a stylus designed specifically for the iQOO Pad. It has a self-developed simulation writing feedback engine that allows users to experience a writing experience similar to that of a pen and paper. This stylus also supports wireless magnetic charging, allowing users to charge and use it anytime, anywhere.

Finally, let’s take a look at the system and ecology of iQOO Pad.

iQOO Pad runs the OriginOS 3 tablet customized system based on Android 13, which is a system optimized for tablets. It has UI adaptive engine, new vivo office suite and other functions, allowing users to perform various office tasks more conveniently on the tablet.

Moreover, iQOO Pad can be seamlessly connected with other vivo products, such as mobile phones, headphones, watches, etc., to realize functions such as data synchronization, file transfer, and screen projection.

iQOO Pad can also connect to the PC version of the vivo office suite and use a variety of cross-screen interconnection functions. For example, my personal favorite keyboard and mouse collaboration function allows you to directly move the PC keyboard and mouse to the iQOO Pad, and you can also directly drag files from the tablet to the PC, and vice versa, which is very convenient.

After introducing the various aspects of iQOO Pad's performance, let's take a look at its battery life and charging performance.

This tablet has a built-in 10,000mAh battery. We used it to perform some battery life tests. With medium brightness and medium volume, the full playback of the nearly three-hour (173-minute) 4K resolution version of "The Wandering Earth 2" on B Station consumed only 28% of the power. A normal 10-20-minute online game of "Honor of Kings" consumed only 3-4% of the power. The long battery life is well-deserved.

In terms of charging, we used the 44W fast charger that comes with it. It took 82 minutes to charge from 5% to 80%, and 136 minutes to fully charge. For a large 10000mAh battery, it is already excellent. In short, charge it at night and use it during the day, and it will last a whole day.

Summarize

Finally, let's make a summary of the iQOO Pad tablet. From the above review, we can see that the iQOO Pad is a very excellent tablet computer, whether it is performance, screen, audio, camera, audio and video entertainment, games, office and other aspects, it has outstanding performance.

Moreover, it also has some very practical accessories and productivity functions, such as iQOO smart touch keyboard, iQOO pen, OriginOS 3 tablet customization system, etc., which allow users to enjoy more convenience and fun on the tablet.

In addition, it has very durable battery life and fast charging, so users don’t need to worry about power issues.

In short, iQOO Pad is an all-round tablet computer with no shortcomings, which can meet the diverse needs of users. If you are looking for a tablet computer with powerful performance, rich functions and reasonable price, you might as well take a look at whether it is suitable for your needs during the 618 event.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.