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OnePlus Pad 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

OnePlus Pad 3 comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.4 vs 4.2). OnePlus Pad 3 is best for: Buyers who want flagship speed and a large multitasking screen from an Android tablet and do not need an OLED panel or a bundled stylus. Read the strengths below before deciding.

OnePlus Pad 3
Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best Android Tablets
OnePlus Pad 3
3 sources$700as of Oct 19

The OnePlus Pad 3 is a 13.2-inch, 144Hz Android tablet built around the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage and a 12,140mAh battery, priced at $699.99 from OnePlus. TechRadar, Android Central and Trusted Reviews each rated it 4.5 out of 5. All three praise the performance, the screen and the Open Canvas split-screen software; their complaints are the LCD panel where rivals use OLED, the lack of a microSD slot and fingerprint reader, and a keyboard and stylus that cost extra.

Strengths
  • — Snapdragon 8 Elite performance: TechRadar ran Docs, a PDF, Chrome tabs, a WhatsApp overlay and a video at once with no slowdown
  • — 13.2-inch 144Hz display that TechRadar scored 5/5
  • — 80W charger included in the US box, per TechRadar
Watch-outs
  • — IPS LCD rather than OLED, listed as a con by Android Central and Trusted Reviews
  • — No microSD card slot and no fingerprint scanner, per Android Central
  • — Stylus ($99) and Smart Keyboard ($199) are sold separately, which TechRadar says makes the full setup pricey
$700 · Buy at oneplus.comFull review →
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Ranked #3 in Best Android Tablets
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
2 sources$1,000as of Oct 19

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 is an 11-inch, 120Hz OLED Android tablet with a MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ processor, 12GB of RAM, a microSD slot, IP68 water resistance and an S Pen in the box. PCMag rated it 4.0 out of 5 and CNET scored it 8.4 out of 10. Both praise the screen, speed and included stylus, and both list the price as the main drawback.

Strengths
  • — 11-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display at 2,560 by 1,600 and 120Hz with 1,600 nits peak brightness, per PCMag
  • — Fast: PCMag recorded Geekbench 6 scores of 2,778 single-core and 8,970 multi-core, up from 2,072 and 7,242 on the Tab S10
  • — Lasted 9 hours, 25 minutes in PCMag's video rundown at maximum brightness and recharged fully in 1 hour, 30 minutes
Watch-outs
  • — Expensive, the first con in both the PCMag and CNET reviews
  • — CNET still saw glare in bright sunlight despite the anti-glare screen
  • — CNET had trouble connecting DeX mode wirelessly to a Samsung monitor
$1,000 · Buy at samsung.comFull review →

How they stack up

OnePlus Pad 3

Trusted Reviews tested it against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus and found the OnePlus significantly faster, with a higher refresh rate and better battery life; it uses a Snapdragon 8 Elite and a 12,140mAh battery where the Samsung has an Exynos 1580 and 10,090mAh. The Samsung includes its S Pen, has IP68 water resistance and takes microSD cards, none of which the OnePlus offers. It costs several times as much as the COLORROOM tablet on this page.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S11

At 11 inches the Tab S11 is smaller than the 13.2-inch OnePlus Pad 3 and the 13.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus. It has an OLED panel where the OnePlus uses an IPS LCD, and a microSD slot the OnePlus lacks, but CNET's Geekbench 6 results put the OnePlus Pad 3 slightly ahead. Its 8,400mAh battery is smaller than the OnePlus's 12,140mAh and the Tab S10 FE Plus's 10,090mAh.

Specs side-by-side

SpecOnePlus Pad 3Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
Display Size13.2-inch IPS LCD, 144Hz11-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz
ProcessorSnapdragon 8 EliteMediaTek Dimensity 9400+
RAM12GB12GB
Storage256GB (no microSD)128GB base (microSD up to 2TB)
Battery12,140mAh, 80W charging8,400mAh, 45W charging
Operating SystemAndroid with OxygenOS 15Android 16 with One UI 8
Weight675 g1.03 lbs
Thickness5.97 mm—
Resolution—2,560 x 1,600
Water Resistance—IP68
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