Compact gaming tablets have to manage sustained heat in far less space than full-size slates, and iQOO may be taking a more aggressive approach with its rumored Pad Ultra. A leak attributed to Digital Chat Station describes an 8.8-inch Android tablet with an OLED display, a built-in active cooling fan, and a battery around 9,000mAh.
If accurate, the Pad Ultra would be aimed at long gaming sessions rather than conventional tablet productivity. The compact form factor is said to pair narrow display borders with a centered punch-hole camera, while the rear reportedly combines a square camera module with an exhaust opening for the cooling system. Shadow Black and Star Armor Silver are the two rumored finishes, and dedicated gaming accessories may also be planned.
A flagship chip with a major caveat
The leak points to a next-generation Snapdragon platform built on a 2nm process, with reports linking it to the unannounced Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 family. Qualcomm has not formally introduced that chipset generation, however, and naming such as Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 or Extreme Gen 6 remains speculative.
Active cooling could be meaningful in an 8.8-inch chassis. A fan may help the tablet hold higher performance for longer during demanding games, where a smaller device has less surface area for passive heat dissipation. That benefit would need to be verified in testing, and the leak does not provide performance figures, fan-noise details, or dimensions.
Possible 66W charging and Wi-Fi-only connectivity
A vivo tablet carrying model number iPA2691 has appeared in China’s SRRC and 3C certification databases. Local sources associate that model with the iQOO Pad Ultra, and the certification is said to indicate 66W charging. The apparent lack of cellular bands also suggests a Wi-Fi-only version, but neither the connection to the Pad Ultra nor the charging specification has been confirmed by iQOO.
The reported 8.8-inch screen and roughly 9,000mAh battery would put the device in the same compact gaming-tablet category as Lenovo’s Legion Y700 (2026), which has the same display size, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, and a 9,000mAh battery. An OLED panel and active cooling would be potential differentiators for iQOO, assuming the leaked specifications hold up.
The Pad Ultra is expected to arrive around the same time as the iQOO 16, with reports pointing to late September or early October. There is no confirmed launch date, pricing, or indication of U.S. availability. For now, it appears most relevant to players looking for a smaller Android gaming screen with the thermal headroom usually associated with dedicated gaming hardware.
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