iQOO has officially expanded its tablet lineup today with the announcement of the iQOO Pad Ultra alongside the iQOO 16. Designed with a compact form factor, active thermal management, and flagship processing power, the tablet is offered in two colorways: Starry Silver and Ender Black.
Display and Design
The iQOO Pad Ultra measures 5.74 mm at its thinnest point and features an 8.8-inch OLED display with an ultra-narrow bezel layout, achieving a 93.3% screen-to-body ratio.
Key display specifications include:
- Refresh Rate: 165Hz
- Peak Brightness: Up to 4,500 nits
- Response Time: Less than 1 ms
On the rear, the camera module integrates customizable RGB lighting capable of displaying six different visual effects.
Hardware and Performance
Under the hood, the tablet is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, manufactured on a 2nm process with CPU clock speeds reaching up to 5.0 GHz. Performance optimization is managed by the next-generation Monster over-core engine alongside iQOO’s proprietary hardware scheduler.
Powering the device is a 9,020 mAh Blue Ocean battery.
To sustain peak performance under heavy compute loads, iQOO has implemented the Ice Dome Five-Fold Air Cooling System. The setup includes:
- A dedicated 30 × 30 × 3.5 mm active cooling fan delivering up to 0.94 CFM of airflow.
- Three-dimensional air inlets positioned on both the front and side frames.
- Three-stage intelligent airflow adjustment based on real-time thermal demands.
Gaming Capabilities and Software
Targeted heavily at portable gaming, the iQOO Pad Ultra incorporates dual X-axis linear motors supporting 4D tactile vibration, with native compatibility across 15 mainstream game titles.
Gaming features include:
- Cloud & Peripheral Integration: Exclusive optimizations for Tencent STAR cloud gaming, supporting clip-on stretchable gamepads.
- PC Emulation: Built-in PC emulator support enabling direct Steam account logins and local execution of AAA titles.
On the software side, the device runs OriginOS 7 HD, which introduces:
- Productivity utilities such as Atomic Workbench and customizable flash card UI themes.
- Storage Compression 2.0, providing data compression rates of up to 30%.
- Seamless cross-device interconnectivity across compatible ecosystem products.
iQOO Pad Ultra specifications
- 8.8-inch (1440×2304 pixels) 2.3K OLED screen with 165Hz refresh rate, up to 4500 nits peak brightness
- Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 2nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 850 GPU, Q4 Gaming chip
- 12GB / 16GB LPDDRX RAM with 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (UFS 4.1) storage
- Android 17 with OriginOS 7 HD
- 13MP rear camera
- 8MP front camera
- Fingerprint sensor with power button
- Dual speakers
- Dimensions: 197.36×126.25×5.74mm; Weight: 298g
- Wi-Fi 7 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz + 6GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2
- 9020mAh battery, 66W fast charging
Pricing and Availability
- 12GB+256GB: 6499 yuan (USD 968 / Rs. 92,965 approx.)
- 16GB+256GB: 7199 yuan (USD 1072 / Rs. 1,02,975 approx.)
- 16GB+512GB: 7999 yuan (USD 1192 / Rs. 1,14,420 approx.)
- 16GB+1TB: 8999 yuan (USD 1340 / Rs. 1,28,725 approx.)
Pre-orders open ahead of the official release on October 15.