Tuesday, February 7th 2023
OnePlus Gets Into the Tablet Market with the OnePlus Pad, Sporting Unusual 7:5 Aspect Ratio Display
A new Android tablet has launched today, courtesy of Chinese phone maker OnePlus. However, the name leaves a lot to be desired, as OnePlus decided to call its new tablet, the Pad. There were enough jokes going around when the iPad was launched and we can only guess the OnePlus Pad isn't going to fare much better, although, as it's a much smaller brand, they might get away with it. Regardless of the naff product name, the OnePlus Pad is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 9000 SoC, which has been paired with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of UFS 3.1 flash memory.
The standout feature of the Pad is its 11.61-inch 2800 x 2000 pixel resolution IPS display, with a refresh rate of up to 144 Hz. The odd resolution means that it has a 7:5 aspect ratio, something never before seen in a tablet and it places it somewhere between a 3:2 and a 4:3 display in terms of the aspect ratio. The panel offers up to 500 nits brightness and a 1400:1 contrast ratio and the Pad is said to have an 88.14 percent screen-to-body ratio. The back of the Pad is home to a 13 Megapixel camera that can shoot 4K video and around the front is an 8 Megapixel camera with 1080p video support. OnePlus has kitted out the Pad with a 9,510 mAh battery which is said to be good for 14 and a half hours of usage and a full charge from empty takes only 80 minutes thanks to support for 67 W SuperVOOC charging. The housing is made of aluminium and OnePlus offers an optional magnetic keyboard and a stylus for the Pad. No pricing was announced.
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The standout feature of the Pad is its 11.61-inch 2800 x 2000 pixel resolution IPS display, with a refresh rate of up to 144 Hz. The odd resolution means that it has a 7:5 aspect ratio, something never before seen in a tablet and it places it somewhere between a 3:2 and a 4:3 display in terms of the aspect ratio. The panel offers up to 500 nits brightness and a 1400:1 contrast ratio and the Pad is said to have an 88.14 percent screen-to-body ratio. The back of the Pad is home to a 13 Megapixel camera that can shoot 4K video and around the front is an 8 Megapixel camera with 1080p video support. OnePlus has kitted out the Pad with a 9,510 mAh battery which is said to be good for 14 and a half hours of usage and a full charge from empty takes only 80 minutes thanks to support for 67 W SuperVOOC charging. The housing is made of aluminium and OnePlus offers an optional magnetic keyboard and a stylus for the Pad. No pricing was announced.
17 Comments on OnePlus Gets Into the Tablet Market with the OnePlus Pad, Sporting Unusual 7:5 Aspect Ratio Display
I picked up a Lenovo P12 Pro a few months back which looks better than this and OLED display also.
Wonder what the pricing will be on this.
www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_pad-12112.php
8/128 GB is also listed on the UK spec page, however, 12 GB of RAM is mentioned in the overview, so...
www.oneplus.com/uk/oneplus-pad/specs
This is the problem with the way we report aspect ratios, it isn't immediately understandable. If Oneplus said "we're releasing a tablet with the same 1.4 ratio as the iPad Pro" it would be clear.
16:9 = 1.77
16:10 = 1.60
15:10 (3:2) = 1.50
iPad Pro 11: 1.43
Oneplus Pad: 7:5 = 1.4
iPad Pro 12.9: 4:3 = 1.33
IE the Oneplus Pad 11 is the closest to the iPad Pro 11's ratio. It's the iPad Pro 11's screen. Was the iPad Pro weird? I think most people didn't know the iPad Pro 11 had a different ratio compared to the 12.9 version. The entire tablet industry seems to be settling on about 7:5 as the standard.
Actually using the iPad Pro 12.9 in widescreen mode feels a bit cramped as it is the old aspect ratio from the CRT era. The iPad Pro 11, Oneplus Pad, and Surface (1.5) devices are trying to be a middle ground without being too widescreen for portrait mode.
Are they sure they'll be able to sell this worlwide? I can see Apple having a strong case for trademark infringiment - Pad is a stupid term to "own" but they do kind of own it
16:9 makes sense for consuming TV content and web video, but even movies are usually wider than that. And when you use the tablet in portrait mode, a wider screen than the paltry 9:16 is nicer to use, making 10:16 all the way down to 10:13.3 (old iPad) a more useful experience.
16:10 (laptops), 15:10 (microsoft), 14:10 (Apple and Oneplus 11 inch tablet), 13:10 (basically 4:3)