Over a year after OnePlus released its first-ever tablet, it has just recently launched a higher-end offering in the market. But what’s the difference between the new OnePlus Pad Pro and the existing OnePlus Pad? Is the Pro model a significant upgrade? Let’s find out.
4. OnePlus Pad Pro vs OnePlus Pad: Taller & Brighter Display
The original OnePlus Pad was first announced with an 11.61-inch IPS LCD panel with 2000 x 2800 resolution, HDR10+ resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, and 500 nits of peak brightness. In our review, we praised the OnePlus Pad for being great for content consumption.
Now, it appears that the brand is doubling down on this aspect with the OnePlus Pad Pro. It sports a taller 12.61-inch display, which doesn’t make the move to OLED, but brings certain upgrades. The tablet offers a higher 2120 x 3000 pixel resolution so there is a higher ppi density. Dolby Vision, a 144Hz refresh rate, and HDR10+ make a return, but the peak brightness has been bumped to 900 nits.
3. Flagship grade performance
While the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC on the OnePlus Pad wasn’t slow by any means, it wasn’t the top-of-the-line chipset of its time. But the newer Pro model can take on other flagship models. The OnePlus Pad Pro is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which is paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. Meanwhile, the base variant came with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. So the newer tablet is better for intensive uses like graphically intensive mobile games.
2. Battery, Camera, & more have remained the same
OnePlus hasn’t enhanced every aspect of the Pro. Some of its specs are identical to the base model. Right off the bat, the design is practically identical but there’s no real complaint considering you still get the all-metal body. The battery pack and charging rate haven’t changed either, with both tablets packing a massive 9,510mAh battery pack that supports 67W wired fast charging. Lastly, there is the camera setup on the front and back. The duo packs a 13-megapixel shooter on the rear and an 8-megapixel sensor for selfies and video calls on the front.
1. Pricing
Back in 2023, the OnePlus Pad was officially announced for a starting price tag of 399 Euros in Europe and 479 US Dollars in the US. On the other hand, the OnePlus Pad Pro has only been announced in the brand’s home market of China. At the moment, there is no word regarding its global availability, but it should be released in overseas markets in the coming weeks or months. In China, the OnePlus Pad Pro was announced for a starting price tag of 2,799 Yuan (roughly 385 US Dollars). So we can expect its global pricing to be around the 500 US Dollar mark. If it has a price tag near the original OnePlus Pad, the Pro variant is easily a worthy successor.
