iQOO Teases Pad Pro 8.8 as a Sibling to Its Pad Ultra Gaming Tablet
iQOO has confirmed specifications for the Pad Pro 8.8, which shares much of the hardware found in the recently launched Pad Ultra.
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iQOO has revealed additional details about an upcoming tablet, the Pad Pro 8.8, positioning it as a close relative of the Pad Ultra, according to GSMArena.
The Pad Ultra was introduced at the end of September alongside the iQOO 16. It is an 8.8-inch gaming tablet built around the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip together with the company's own Q4 gaming chip.
In a post on Weibo, iQOO confirmed that the Pad Pro 8.8 carries over much of the same hardware. GSMArena reported that it uses the same 8.8-inch OLED display with a 165Hz refresh rate, matches the Ultra's 298g weight and 5.74mm thickness, and includes the same 9,020 mAh battery.
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