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vivo S30 Pro mini vs vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo S30 Pro mini and the vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

Overview

Display
vivo S30 Pro mini
6.31inch
LTPO AMOLED · 120 Hz
1216 × 2640 · 461 PPI
vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
8.8inch
AMOLED · 165 Hz
1440 × 2304 · 309 PPI
Chip
vivo S30 Pro mini
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
Immortalis-G720 MC12 · Android 15
vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
Adreno 840 · Android 17
Memory
vivo S30 Pro mini
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
8 / 12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo S30 Pro mini
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
8 MP Ultra Wide
50 MP selfie
4K video
vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
13MP
8 MP selfie
4K video
Battery
vivo S30 Pro mini
6,500mAh
90 W wired
vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
9,020mAh
66 W wired
Build
vivo S30 Pro mini
186g
150.8 × 71.8 × 8 mm
IP68
vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
298g
197.4 × 126.3 × 5.7 mm
Connectivity
vivo S30 Pro mini
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8
Wi-Fi 7Bluetooth 5.4NoUSB Type-C 3.2 Gen2

Specifications

vivo S30 Pro mini

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

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

vivo S30 Pro mini

Announced
2025, May 29
Status
Available. Released 2025, June 06

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Announced
2026, October 28
Status
Available. Released 2026, October 28

vivo S30 Pro mini

Dimensions
150.8 x 71.8 x 8 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
Weight
186 g (6.56 oz)
Build
Glass front (Diamond Shield Glass), aluminum frame, glass 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)

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Dimensions
197.4 x 126.3 x 5.7 mm (7.77 x 4.97 x 0.22 in)
Weight
298 g (10.51 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM

No

Built-in bi-directional cooling fan

vivo S30 Pro mini

Type
LTPO AMOLED1B colors120Hz4320Hz PWMHDR1300 nits (HBM)5000 nits (peak)
Size
6.31 inches, 97.6 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1216 x 2640 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density)
Protection
Diamond Shield Glass

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Type
AMOLED1B colors165HzHDR10+1600 nits (HBM)4500 nits (peak)
Size
8.8 inches, 224.5 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2304 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~309 ppi density)

vivo S30 Pro mini

OS
Android 15, OriginOS 5
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
GPU
Immortalis-G720 MC12

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

OS
Android 17, OriginOS 7 HD
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 840

vivo S30 Pro mini

Card slot
No
Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

UFS 3.1

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Card slot
No
Internal

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

UFS 4.1

vivo S30 Pro mini

Triple

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.7, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.2, 106˚ (ultrawide)

Features
Ring-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Single
13 MP
Video
4K, 1080p

vivo S30 Pro mini

Single
50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), AF
Features
HDR
Video
4K, 1080p

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Single
8 MP
Video
1080p@30fps

vivo S30 Pro mini

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

vivo S30 Pro mini

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5)BDS (B1I+B1C+B2a+B2b)GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b)QZSS (L1+L5)NavIC (L5)GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
No
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2, OTG, video output

vivo S30 Pro mini

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

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity (accessories only)

vivo S30 Pro mini

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 6500 mAh
Charging

90W wired, PD

Reverse wired

Bypass charging

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 9020 mAh
Charging

66W wired, PD

5W reverse wired

vivo S30 Pro mini

Colors
Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink
Models
V2465A
Price
About 430 EUR

vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8

Colors
Gray, Blue
Price
About 580 EUR

How the vivo S30 Pro mini and vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8 differ

  • The vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8 has a larger battery, 9020 mAh against 6500 mAh on the vivo S30 Pro mini.
  • The vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8 has the bigger screen, 8.8 inches against 6.31 inches.
  • The main cameras are 50 MP on the vivo S30 Pro mini and 13 MP on the vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8.
  • The vivo iQOO Pad Pro 8.8 is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.