At a lookProfessional’s Score
Execs
- Nice efficiency for the worth
- Snug, elegant design
- Good show and sound
- Wonderful battery life
Cons
- Might be even quicker
- Mediocre cameras
- Poor desktop mode
Our Verdict
Fashionable and cozy design, nice worth for cash, surprisingly good display and all-day battery. In some ways, the OnePlus Pad 2 impresses, even when it doesn’t stay as much as its lofty ambitions as a productiveness pill. Which will include software program updates sooner or later, although.
The OnePlus Pad 2 completes the producer’s vary of tablets, which now spans from the inexpensive OnePlus Pad Go, by way of the unique 11.6-inch OnePlus Pad to this 12-inch pill with prime efficiency.
It was solely in early 2023 that OnePlus made its debut as a pill producer. With a unusual design, deal with consolation and its personal method to multitasking, the unique Pad made a compelling case as a mixed-use pill for the house. Nevertheless, it lacked the required software program to make it an excellent productiveness machine.
Have issues modified on this second-gen slate? Right here’s our full overview.
Design, Specs & Efficiency
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Robust efficiency
- Some AI options
In comparison with the unique OnePlus Pad, the Pad 2 boosts each display measurement and efficiency, and introduces a bunch of recent options.
The design of the pill is recognisable from the unique OnePlus Pad, with rounded grip-friendly edges, a stable aluminium physique and spherical digital camera puck centrally positioned close to the lengthy aspect on the again. The position of the digital camera is a small element that I respect in regards to the design – it permits the pill to lie firmly on a desk, regardless of the digital camera physique protruding just a few millimetres.
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OnePlus doesn’t maintain again on the {hardware}, with the Pad 2 powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. That’s the identical flagship chipset which powers lots of the greatest Android telephones you should buy – together with the OnePlus 12.
You additionally get 12GB of RAM and and 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage on the one configuration out there.
Nevertheless, in line with benchmarks, efficiency isn’t fairly pretty much as good as the very best telephones round. It’s held again, possible because of both restricted warmth dissipation or a deliberate downclocking. Efficiency is extra according to Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 than Gen 3, although after all that’s nonetheless very quick.
OnePlus Pad 2 benchmarks
And with Gen 3 you additionally get different advantages, comparable to assist for Wi-Fi 7 and a way more highly effective NPU (Neural Processing Unit).
The latter helps allow a bunch of AI options inside Oxygen OS, OnePlus’ pores and skin over Android 14, from clever deletion of objects in images and automated enhancement of facial readability, to transcribing and summarising recorded conferences.
Different AI options are anticipated in a future software program replace, together with some which are already out there on the OnePlus Nord 4.
The design of the pill is recognisable from the unique OnePlus Pad
It’s not fairly Google Pixel or Samsung Galaxy-level breadth and high quality of options but, however OnePlus is heading in the right direction. And naturally, the Snapdragon’s NPU might be utilised by any third-party app that wishes it.
The graphics aren’t operating at full velocity with the identical gaming efficiency as on telephones both, however which may be extra because of the truth that the display with its excessive decision is reluctant to push as much as excessive body charges in graphic-heavy video games.
Display & Audio system
- 12-inch, 2120 x 3000 show
- 144Hz refresh fee
- Six audio system
In any other case, the show is effectively suited to gaming, with as much as 144Hz body fee, giant color gamut, excessive brightness and assist for each HDR10+ and Dolby Imaginative and prescient. It’s not an OLED however an IPS panel, so that you gained’t get that final distinction, however the deep blacks you normally get with OLEDs are nonetheless obvious right here, and it handles completely different viewing angles with out situation.
You additionally get well-balanced auto brightness, which means visibility is nice, even in daylight. There’s additionally an automated color tint, but it surely tends an excessive amount of in the direction of heat tones, so the picture is nearly sepia-toned. I swap that off and set it manually as a substitute – it’s straightforward to regulate.
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The system has a complete of six audio system, with two pairs on the brief sides and two built-in woofers. They mix to supply lush sound that is excellent in encompass mode, utilizing ‘OReality’, a sound enhancement know-how from OnePlus’ sister firm Oppo.
You will get an excellent cinema really feel, the best steadiness and element for music, and additional element within the sound for if you’re taking part in video games.
The show is effectively suited to gaming, with as much as 144Hz body fee, giant color gamut, excessive brightness and assist for each HDR10+ and Dolby Imaginative and prescient
What doesn’t impress, nonetheless, is the sound quantity. It might probably get very loud, however rapidly turns into sharp and shrill, to the extent that it’s fairly disagreeable.
Battery Life & Charging
- 9510mAh battery
- Spectacular battery life
- 65W charging, however no charger within the field
Battery life is without doubt one of the OnePlus Pad 2’s primary strengths.
You possibly can anticipate round 11-12 hours of lively app use on a single cost, or much more for video streaming, which is an actual constructive. You gained’t get that on an iPad or Galaxy Tab, particularly not for video, the place the Pad 2 appears to have each an environment friendly processor and environment friendly display.
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You may as well cost the battery impressively quick – offered you have got a charger that helps OnePlus and Oppo’s 67W Supervooc quick charging. As is frequent these days, there’s no charger within the field.
In case you do have a appropriate charger, you possibly can anticipate a full cost in lower than an hour. I don’t have entry to at least one in my take a look at pill, however a 65W GaN charger I had was virtually as quick.
Battery life is without doubt one of the OnePlus Pad 2’s primary strengths
Equipment
- OnePlus Stylo 2 pen
- OnePlus Folio Case 2
- Each offered individually
On the higher lengthy aspect, the sting is bevelled as a way to place the Stylo 2 pen there for storage and induction charging. It really works effectively, however gained’t be a necessity for most individuals.
Nevertheless, if you wish to flip the Pad right into a productiveness laptop computer of kinds, the Sensible Keyboard is a good. You get a built-in kickstand, snug and well-built keyboard and a big, responsive mouse pad. It additionally has a built-in NFC reader, which might be useful.
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It’s related by way of Bluetooth, so will also be run whereas disconnected from the pill. It got here as a shock after I unplugged it and it continued to manage mouse and textual content enter.
Nevertheless, there’s no strategy to rapidly swap it off. Shouldn’t there simply be a swap on the keyboard? It seems like a design mistake.
If you wish to flip the Pad right into a productiveness laptop computer of kinds, the Sensible Keyboard is a good
Neither of the equipment are included within the worth, however they’re generally discounted when purchased in a bundle with the pill.
Software program & Updates
- OxygenOS 14 over Android 14
- Three years OS, 4 years safety updates
On the software program aspect, I nonetheless miss some issues from OnePlus to make the Pad 2 a greater productiveness pill for work.
A desktop mode that makes mouse and keyboard management extra central is the primary. Each Samsung and Lenovo now have actually good variations of this, and it makes it a lot simpler to do issues like work in writing and spreadsheet apps or multitask with a number of browser home windows.
On a display as giant and high-resolution as this one, it might have been a plus, particularly with the quick processor that may undoubtedly energy it. Proprietary multitasking interface Open Canvas feels higher on the smaller OnePlus tablets – it’s higher at making a small display really feel greater than utilising a bigger display.
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OnePlus can also be eager, like some other producer, to construct ecosystems, and pairing with a OnePlus telephone presents some benefits. You possibly can rapidly sync your telephone with the pill utilizing the NFC perform within the keyboard to share recordsdata or show the cell display as a window on the pill.
However that’s extra spectacular than crucial. The cell phone is true there, and there are many different methods to simply sync recordsdata between gadgets.
WPS Workplace is pre-installed, but it surely’s the one precise app that seems like an app for work right here. And it’s solely a primary model, with some options requiring an improve to the Professional subscription. I’d as effectively run Google Docs or Microsoft Phrase as a substitute.
I nonetheless miss some issues from OnePlus to make the Pad 2 a greater productiveness pill for work
By way of software program updates, OnePlus is providing three main OS updates and 4 years of safety patches for the Pad 2. That’s an honest dedication, and on the higher finish for an Android pill in 2024.
Worth & Availability
The OnePlus Pad prices £499/$549.99. On the time of writing, it’s solely out there direct from both OnePlus UK or OnePlus US.
That presently features a free Folio Case 2, however upgrading to the Sensible Keyboard will value you £149/$149.99. Including the Stylo 2 pen is an additional £99/$99.99.
It’s a extremely aggressive choice for the worth, however lots of the greatest Android tablets supply a equally robust expertise. You’ll usually pay much more, although.
Do you have to purchase the OnePlus Pad 2?
There’s no denying that the OnePlus Pad 2 is nice worth for cash. It’s primarily a scaled-up model of the unique when it comes to measurement, efficiency and high quality in lots of areas. The one actual exception can be the mediocre cameras.
It’s nonetheless as much as you to seek out methods to make use of the Pad 2 as a piece pill, although. There have been some makes an attempt to create a system for that, however OnePlus hasn’t gone far sufficient.
For searching, leisure and gaming, it’s unquestionably an excellent pill. However it’s actually not the one one round this worth.
Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- 12GB RAM
- 256GB non-expandable storage
- 12.1-inch, 2120 x 3000 LCD show
- 144Hz dynamic refresh fee
- 9510mAh battery
- 67W quick charging (charger not included)
- Entrance-facing 8Mp digital camera
- Rear 13Mp digital camera
- Six audio system
- 268.7 x 195.1 x 6.5 mm
- 584g (pill solely)
This text initially appeared on our sister publication M3 and was translated and tailored from Swedish.
