TL;DR
- OnePlus has confirmed the design and specifications of its upcoming Pad 4.
- The Pad 4 comes with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 12 GB RAM and up to 512 GB storage.
- OnePlus has also increased the battery capacity by about 10%.
The OnePlus Pad 3, launched last year, was our top recommendation for the best Android tablet. It brought top-tier specs with a high-refresh-rate display and an improved typing experience with laptop-sized keys and a trackpad on the Folio. Now, its successor is on the way, and OnePlus is already teasing key specifications.
The brand has started teasing the upcoming OnePlus Pad 4 yesterday Design revealedWhich also includes the chocolate-like color of its upcoming slate. It’s not stopping here; It has also revealed details about most of the Pad 4’s specifications via a dedicated landing page Amazon India.
As part of the reveal, OnePlus has confirmed that the Pad 4 will be equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, which is a worthy upgrade over the Pad 3’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. This setup will be complemented by 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM along with up to 512GB of storage.
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The design is largely unchanged from the previous generation, with the only visible change on the OnePlus Pad 4 being the new placement of the pogo pin connector for the keyboard folio.
As for its display, the Pad 4 uses the same 13.2-inch panel with 3.4K resolution but with a slightly higher brightness of 1,000 nits in high-brightness (outdoor) mode. The display also supports Dolby Vision, as before, and OnePlus claims high color accuracy with 98% DCI-P3 coverage. However, OnePlus hasn’t mentioned the panel type, suggesting that it may once again use an IPS panel instead of upgrading to AMOLED. Meanwhile, the refresh rate remains high at 144Hz.
The battery also gets a fair bump, with a capacity of 13,380mAh, which represents about a 10% increase compared to the OnePlus Pad 3. Charging speed remains the same at 80W.
Apart from better internals, OnePlus is also set to bring a new OnePlus Stylo Pro, which will be sold separately. It doesn’t reveal specific improvements, but claims a “more accurate writing and sketching” experience. OnePlus says the new stylus comes with 16,000 pressure levels, and we hope it also supports barrel roll, as apple pencil pro Does. OnePlus will also allow users to purchase a new Smark Keyboard Case with the Pad 4, but no further details have been provided about the accessory.
OnePlus will officially launch the Pad 4 on April 30. From the looks of it, the Pad 4 may initially be limited to India, like the recently launched Nord 6, further fueling rumors of its return from some markets. At the same time, OnePlus may also launch Watch 4 soon, focusing on UK and Europe as its temporary markets.
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