OnePlus's new tablet is a spec monster with one frustrating flaw

OnePlus just launched the OnePlus Pad 3 Pro in China, its most powerful Android tablet yet and a clear step up from the OnePlus Pad 3 we reviewed last year. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 tablet pairs a 13.2-inch 144Hz screen with a giant 13,380mAh battery, gunning straight for the iPad Pro and Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra.

OnePlus quietly dropped its most powerful tablet yet

OnePlus has launched the Pad 3 Pro, and it instantly becomes the most capable slate the brand sells. It is a China exclusive for now, sold through the Oppo online store (translated source) in three storage tiers.

Pricing starts at 4,399 yuan (about $650 via direct conversion) for 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and climbs to 5,399 yuan (about $800 via direct conversion) for the 16GB and 512GB model. It comes in Dark Brown and Light Green, with a charger and a USB A-to-C cable in the box.

Why it matters if you own an iPad or Galaxy Tab

Here is the wrinkle. The Pad 3 Pro is basically the China-market twin of the global OnePlus Pad 4 we detailed at launch, with the same chip, the same 13.2-inch LCD, and the same 13,380mAh cell.

The gaps are small but real. This model charges at 67W against the Pad 4's 80W, runs ColorOS 16 instead of OxygenOS, and keeps a 16GB RAM option that the global Pad 4 quietly dropped.

OnePlus tablet owners keep circling back to one thing, and it is the screen. The Pad 3 Pro sticks with LCD rather than OLED, the exact gripe showing up in community reaction to the Pad 4.



If you are on an iPad Pro or a Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, this one does not change your week. It is locked to China, it is LCD where your tablet runs OLED, and the real audience is OnePlus fans hoping for a wider release.

Everything packed inside the OnePlus Pad 3 Pro

The screen is the centerpiece, a 13.2-inch LCD with a 3.4K (3,392 x 2,400) resolution, 1,000 nits of brightness, a 144Hz refresh rate, and 540Hz touch sampling. It also carries Dolby Vision and HDR Vivid for video.

Performance gets a real lift too. OnePlus claims a 52% higher AnTuTu score than the Pad 2 Pro, alongside a 20% CPU and 23% GPU gain.

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