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vivo Pad SE vs S2 FE

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo Pad SE and the S2 FE, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

vivo Pad SE
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vivo Pad SE
S2 FE
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S2 FE

Overview

Display
vivo Pad SE
12.3inch
IPS LCD · 90 Hz
1600 × 2464 · 239 PPI
S2 FE
6.83inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2800 · 450 PPI
Chip
vivo Pad SE
Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
Adreno 613 · Android 15
S2 FE
Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Mali-G610 · Android 16
Memory
vivo Pad SE
6 / 8GB RAM
128 GB · 256 GB storage
No card slot
S2 FE
6 / 8GB RAM
128 GB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo Pad SE
5MP
5 MP selfie
Yes video
S2 FE
50MP
32 MP selfie
Yes video
Battery
vivo Pad SE
8,500mAh
15 W wired
S2 FE
10,000mAh
44 W wired
Build
vivo Pad SE
559g
277.1 × 185.6 × 6.8 mm
S2 FE
224g
163.9 × 76.5 × 8.6 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo Pad SE
Wi-Fi 5Bluetooth 4.2NoUSB Type-C 2.0
S2 FE
5GWi-FiBluetooth 5.4Nano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

vivo Pad SE

Technology
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
N/A
3G bands
N/A
4G bands
N/A
GPRS
No
EDGE
No

S2 FE

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

vivo Pad SE

Announced
2025, April 21
Status
Available. Released 2025, April 25

S2 FE

Announced
2026, October 06
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, October 20

vivo Pad SE

Dimensions
277.1 x 185.6 x 6.8 mm (10.91 x 7.31 x 0.27 in)
Weight
559 g or 569 g (1.23 lb)
SIM
No

S2 FE

Dimensions
163.9 x 76.5 x 8.6 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.34 in)
Weight
224 g (7.90 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

MIL-STD-810H compliant*

* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

vivo Pad SE

Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits
Size
12.3 inches, 445.8 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1600 x 2464 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~239 ppi density)

S2 FE

Type
AMOLED1B colors120HzHDR10+1000 nits2000 nits (HBM)
Size
6.83 inches, 112.6 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)

vivo Pad SE

OS
Android 15, OriginOS 5 HD
Chipset
Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 613

S2 FE

OS
Android 16, OriginOS 6
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 7300e (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G610

vivo Pad SE

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

UFS 3.1

S2 FE

Card slot
No
Internal

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

UFS 3.1

vivo Pad SE

Single
5 MP
Features
LED flash
Video
Yes

S2 FE

Dual

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.93", PDAF

Auxiliary lens

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes

vivo Pad SE

Single
5 MP
Video
Yes

S2 FE

Single
32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps

vivo Pad SE

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack
No

S2 FE

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo Pad SE

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP
Positioning
No
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

S2 FE

WLAN
Yes
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

vivo Pad SE

Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity (accessories only)

S2 FE

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

vivo Pad SE

Type
8500 mAh
Charging
15W wired

S2 FE

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
Charging

44W wired

Reverse wired

vivo Pad SE

Colors
Gray, Blue, Titanium
Price
About 120 EUR

S2 FE

Colors
Stellar Green, Zen White, Titan Black
SAR
1.14 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Price
About 360 EUR

How the vivo Pad SE and S2 FE differ

  • The S2 FE has a larger battery, 10000 mAh against 8500 mAh on the vivo Pad SE.
  • The vivo Pad SE has the bigger screen, 12.3 inches against 6.83 inches.
  • The main cameras are 5 MP on the vivo Pad SE and 50 MP on the S2 FE.
  • The S2 FE is the newer of the two, released in September 2026.
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