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OnePlus took the wraps off its latest tablet, the Pad 3, on Thursday, firmly planting itself in the midrange tablet arena. With a larger screen, a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and 12GB of RAM, it should be able to take on any task you'd expect to perform on a modern Android tablet these days.
The larger screen has increased the overall footprint of the OnePlus Pad 3, but it's also thinner than the Pad 2, coming in at 5.97mm thin. While that's a touch thicker than Samsung's Galaxy Tab S10 lineup, it's plenty thin for most people who will actually care.
That thinness could perhaps be decreased if OnePlus eventually opts for an OLED panel instead of the LCD display the Pad 3 ships with.
Sporting a resolution of 3,392x2,400 and offering a pixel density of 315 per inch, and a 144Hz adaptive refresh rate, it should provide an enjoyable and smooth experience across the board. It's not the brightest display, though, coming in at 600 nits. That'll make it fine for indoor use, but a bit of a struggle outdoors and in direct sunlight.
Here's the back of the OnePlus Pad 3
OnePlusRounding out the specs, the tablet ships with a 12,140-mAh battery with up to 80W wired charging, eight speakers (four woofers and four tweeters), Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 7, a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera. There's no fingerprint sensor for unlocking the device, leaving you only with face unlock for biometrics.
For software, the Pad 3 runs Oxygen OS 15 on top of Android 15, giving a fairly up-to-date software experience that will more than likely get the Android 16 update eventually.
Pricing, availability and free gifts
In the US, there's only one configuration for the OnePlus Pad 3, so you'll need to be happy with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for $699. It's unlikely to sway Apple fans of any sort, but it fills a thin area in the Android tablet landscape that's really only been occupied by Samsung.
In what looks to be a preorder-only bonus, OnePlus is offering some free gifts along with a Pad 3 purchase. You can choose two of the following three options for free: a Smart Keyboard ($199), the Folio Case ($50), or the Stylo 2 pen ($100). So, if saving up to $300 on these accessories sounds good to you, preordering the Pad 3 might be the move to make.
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