OnePlus Pad

Undercutting Apple's current-gen tablets, this is Android's answer to the iPad but can it compete on quality?

The OnePlus Pad is the phone-maker's first foray into tablets, balancing OnePlus's trademark value-for-money appeal with loads of power and a few other flourishes.

So can it step into the mid-range Android space and win? There are some aspects of the OnePlus Pad's design we really like.

Like an iPad, the bezels surrounding the screen are uniform, measuring 6.7mm. This instantly adds a balance when watching, browsing or gaming on it. Additionally, the tablet's back has an appealing brushed metal effect, which concentrically expands out from the camera.

But the main thing that stands out about the OnePlus Pad is the fact its screen is a bit more square than we've come to expect from Android tablets.

SPECIFICATIONS

Display 11.6-inch 2800x2000 144Hz 500nit LCD CPU MediaTek Dimensity 9000 GPU ARM G710 MC10 RAM 8GB Capacity 128GB Battery 9510mAh OS OxygenOS 13.1 Camera 13MP rear; 8MP front Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 Dimensions 258x189.4x6.5mm Weight 552g

With a 7:5 aspect ratio, it's better suited to showing off photos and editing documents than it is to cinematic widescreen content.

This is a strange move from OnePlus. Many are looking to buy tablets for streaming video like Netflix and the OnePlus Pad isn't the best for watching widescreen movies. Its more squat aspect ratio than some competition pulls up chunkier black bars above and below the video.