The last few years have been particularly interesting on the view of Android Tablet. A comprehensive selection of slates now offers keyboard cabus and stylus support, which opens up a variety of new use cases and adds productivity benefits.
Only declared OnePlus Pad 3 is a prime example of Android Tablet Evolution. From a distance, you can easily make a mistake for a laptop. We have an alternative smart keyboard, which enhances the entire productivity experience and gives it a laptop hybrid look.
Let’s first take out the hardware. Pad 3 2,400 x 3,392px brings a huge 13.2-inch IPS LCD with resolution. Bezels are symmetrical on all sides and have recently been seen on a tablet in memory.
It is also smooth butter with a sharp 144 Hz refreshing rate and facilitates spectacular multi-tasking abilities for 7: 5 aspect ratio.
The eight-speaker setup on the ship is very loud and complements excellent performance to the consumption of immersive media. Qualcomm’s top-off-the-line Snapdragon 8 Gan Elite has been paired with 12/16 GB RAM and 256/512 GB storage.
The 12,140mAh battery inside the pad 3 should offer enough time, and you also get support for 80W wired charging.
Pad 3 ships with Oxygenos 15 based on Android 15 with OnePlus AI suite operated by Google Gemini. You get general features including circle to search, as well as translation, summary, writing and speaker assistant.
Media consumption on pad 3 is a pleasure. You get thanks to a large screen, dolby vision HDR support and solid color reproduction 12-bit color rendering and 98% DCI-P3 coverage. It is appropriately brighter to 900 nits – enough to use the comfort out in the early days of June.
OnePlus pad 3 weighs 675 grams and is only 6 mm thick. The keyboard adds another 500 grams, bringing the total more than 1.17 kg. When jointly, we are crawling on the ultrabook area, but the pad 3 is still slightly lighter than the 13 -inch MacBook Air.
Some more words on the smart keyboard. This pad attaches magnetically through the pogo pin behind 3 and facilitates six-row layouts with a dedicated function row. The keys offer a good journey and have decent vacancy, so it does not take long to be comfortable with typing.
OnePlus Pad 3 and its smart keyboard
The microsoft surface pro-lineups exit the back on the back and support the 110 to 165-degree angles. Even it can be placed on your lap, although it does not assure as a proper laptop. The trackpad is appropriately larger and provides great touch clicks. The keyboard also gets an integrated NFC receiver, allowing you to share files from other devices.
Smart keyboard is also very good if you want to take advantage of remote PC control facilities. You will need an O+ connect app, which has Windows and Mac versions. Even there is a version for Mac with Intel chips.
The actual remote PC control user experience was not as smooth in our test because when clicking on the UI item and pulling the windows around was noticeable input interval. Nevertheless, this is a great feature for those times when you need to do some quick work when you are away from your PC. It is especially good to see the broad Macos support coming from Android OEMs.
The O+ Connect Suit also supports the seamless file sharing between Pad 3 and your PC. In our experience, the setup process with files between equipment was very straight. It is also worth noting that it works for both Android and iOS devices that still have a rareness.
€ 599/£ 529 for 12/256GB trim and 16/512GB version € 699/£ 599, major tablet competitors of OnePlus Pad 3 undercuts such as Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and iPad Pro 13.
These offer OnePlus Pad 3 makes a great option for those looking for a new flagship tablet. In addition to running Android 15, the remote pC control features added in PAD 3 also offer you to do some real work in a pinch. It completes that performance, without skimp on battery or software polish.
Basic offices such as Word Processing, spreadsheets and video calls are all easily possible, and it goes without saying that this larger and high-resolution screen is just for the TV shows that watch biping.
OnePlus actually brought its A-game with Pad 3, and while it is not quite a laptop replacement, it is definitely one of the more competent Android Tablet we have attained our hands.
