Earlier, it was reported that Oppo could delay the launch of its next tablet, the Pad 3. The company had not yet decided on the chipset and was exploring the latest flagship chipsets from both Qualcomm and MediaTek.
It looks like Oppo has finally decided to go with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 over MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 for the Pad 3. The latest information comes from popular tipster Digital Chat Station, who also broke the first news. The tipster also said the upcoming tablet will feature a regular-size display (probably around 12 to 13 inches) when responding to a query about its Weibo announcement.
Although its hardware and software specifications are unknown, the Oppo Pad 3 is likley to be similar to its predecessor with a few upgrades. It will be the successor to the Pad 2 that was announced in March last year. The Reno 12 series is expected to launch in May in China. It is likely that the Pad 3 may debut along with the Reno 12 models.
Oppo Pad 2 Specifications
To recall, the tablet features an 11.61-inch 2K LTPS LCD panel with a 144Hz refresh rate, 500 nits of brightness, and support for Dolby Vision HDR. Under the hood, the tablet came equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 9000, built on TSMC’s 4nm process node. The chip was paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
It packed a massive 9510mAh Li-Po battery with 67W SuperVOOC 3.0 fast charging. It had a total of two cameras: a 13-megapixel primary shooter with autofocus and 4K recording at the back and an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor for video calls. It brought a quad-speaker setup with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res Audio certification. As for accessories, it could be used with a Smart Touchpad magnetic case and an Oppo Pencil for creative and productivity tasks.
The tablet shipped with Android 11 and ColorOS 13.1 for the Pad on top. It allows seamless connection between the Oppo Pad 2 and other ColorOS smartphones, even letting the tablet leverage the phone’s 5G connection.
