OnePlus Pad: everything you need to know

OnePlus Pad: everything you need to know

After years of making impressive Android phones, OnePlus is ready to branch out into tablets, as following teasers and leaks, the company has now announced the OnePlus Pad.

The announcement came during the global OnePlus 11 launch, and it included many of the details of the slate, but notably some things such as pricing remain unknown.

Below then you'll find everything we know so far about the OnePlus Pad, and we'll update this article as soon as OnePlus fills in any gaps.

Cut to the chase

• What is it? The first tablet from OnePlus
• When is it out? Announced on February 7
• How much will it cost? No idea yet

OnePlus Pad release date and price

The OnePlus Pad was unveiled on February 7, alongside the global launch of the OnePlus 11, where we also saw the OnePlus Buds Pro 2.

Sadly though while most details of the OnePlus Pad were unveiled, the release date and price weren't, though we know pre-orders begin in April. Apparently we'll learn the remaining details in the coming weeks.

We do know that surprisingly the tablet will be sold in Australia - that's surprising because OnePlus doesn't have much presence there. Presumably it will also be available in both the US and the UK, where OnePlus does have a major presence.

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OnePlus Pad design and display

We didn't have to wait for a full unveiling of the OnePlus Pad to see it, as the company revealed the first images of the tablet in a TechRadar exclusive.

The OnePlus Pad comes in a Halo Green shade and has an aluminum alloy body and a cambered frame. You can also see that there's a single-lens camera on the back, and another on the front, housed in a bezel above the display. 

It weighs 550g, is 6.5mm thick, and OnePlus claims the tablet is designed to feel light and easy to hold for extended periods.

The slate has slim 6.54mm bezels and an 88% screen-to-body ratio, and that display is an 11.61-inch screen with a 7:5 aspect ratio and a super-high 144Hz refresh rate. It has a 2800 x 2000 pixel resolution, which is impressively sharp, and it offers 296 pixels per inch and 500 nits of brightness.

OnePlus notes that the size and shape makes it ideal for ebooks, while the refresh rate could benefit gaming.

OnePlus Pad camera and battery

Oddly OnePlus hasn't revealed any camera specs yet, so watch this space, but we do know about the battery.

The OnePlus Pad has a 9,510mAh battery with 67W charging, which can fully juice it up in 80 minutes.

OnePlus has said the battery can last for over 14.5 hours of video watching between charges or for one month of standby time, and it's certainly a good size. For comparison, the iPad Pro 11 (2022) has a 7,538mAh battery, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has an 8,000mAh one.

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OnePlus Pad specs and features

The OnePlus Pad is powered by a high-end MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset clocked at up to 3.05GHz. That's not quite a match for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 found in the OnePlus 11 but it shouldn't be too far off.

It's joined by up to 12GB of RAM, and OnePlus boasts that the slate is capable of keeping up to 24 apps open at once.

Other OnePlus Pad features include quad speakers with Dolby Atmos audio, and the slate will come with both a OnePlus Stylo and a OnePlus Magnetic Keyboard, so it should be good for creativity and productivity.

• Could this be one of the best tablets?