A 5.74mm-thin gaming tablet sounds like someone at iQOO is just showing off. And honestly? Good. According to Gizmochina, official teasers have now confirmed the iQOO Pad Ultra is real, it’s compact, and it’s arriving in China before the end of September alongside what looks like the brand’s next flagship phone.
The 8.8-inch screen is the sweet spot iQOO is going for here. Not too big to be awkward in your hands, not so small that you’re squinting at your game. Earlier leaks point to an OLED panel with a centered punch-hole camera and tight bezels all the way around. The design is described as a square Deco style with an air vent, which suggests active cooling is baked in. That makes a lot of sense when you pair it with the rumored processor inside, a 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. That chip is going to get warm under load, and iQOO clearly knows it.
The battery is reportedly sitting somewhere around 9,000 mAh. For a tablet this slim, that’s a solid number. Color options so far are Shadow Black and Star Silver, which are exactly the kind of names you’d expect from a device positioning itself as a performance machine.
But the accessories are where things get genuinely interesting. iQOO is bringing two dedicated add-ons to go with the Pad Ultra:
- A stretchable game controller with its own USB-C port, micro-switches, and a Hall-effect joystick for more accurate inputs
- A back grip designed to reduce fatigue during longer play sessions
The controller in particular is worth paying attention to. Hall-effect joysticks have become a big deal in the handheld gaming space because they resist drift far better than traditional potentiometer-based sticks. Seeing that tech show up on a tablet accessory is a smart move, and it signals that iQOO is thinking about this beyond just raw hardware specs.
This fits into a broader pattern happening right now in mobile tech. Gaming-focused tablets have been picking up steam, with more manufacturers treating them as serious alternatives to handheld consoles. iQOO, which has always leaned hard into the performance angle with its phones, is a natural fit for this category. A thin body, a powerful chip, active cooling, and purpose-built gaming accessories is a complete package, not just a spec sheet.
That said, full pricing and official specs haven’t been confirmed yet. And right now, this looks like a China-only launch with no global availability announced. That’s a real limitation for anyone outside the region who’s already interested. Still, with the launch just weeks away, more details should surface soon. Keep this one on your radar.