Earlier this year, OPPO entered the tablet market with its flagship OPPO Pad launch. The company has now launched another tablet dubbed the OPPO Pad Air at the OPPO Reno 8 launch event aimed at the mid-range market. So let’s take a detailed look at the specs and features of this new tablet.
Design & Display
The tablet has a similar design to the Apple iPad Air and features sizable bezels around the display. On the back, it has a single camera lens, a metallic body, and a unique streak design. The device is only 6.94mm thick and weighs 440 grams.
The display has a 10.36-inch LCD panel with a resolution of 2000 x 1200 pixels, a 60Hz refresh rate, and an 83.5 percent screen-to-body ratio. It has a brightness of 360nits (typical), covers NTSC TYPE 71% color gamut, and offers a pixel density of 225PPI. Additionally, the display panel offers 10bit color support and features low blue light emission.
Specs
Under the hood, the OPPO Pad Air comes powered by the 6nm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 octa-core chipset with which is paired the Adreno 610 GPU. It is offered with up to 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage. The Pad Air also has an SD card slot which can expand the memory by up to 512GB. It operates on Android 12-based ColorOS out of the box and has a 7100mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.
The tablet doesn’t cut corners with its audio system as it features Dolby Atmos tuned quad-speaker setup for powerful and crisp sound. Additionally, the tablet also supports the OPPO stylus with features like 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity and an adjustable tip to make feel more natural while using the stylus.
Other than that, the tablet is packed with multiple sensors like a geomagnetic induction, light sensor, acceleration sensor, gyroscope, hall sensor, and supports step counting function. For connectivity, it has Bluetooth 5.1, WiFi 5, and a USB Type-C slot. It lacks a 3.5mm audio port.
Cameras
Coming to optics, the OPPO Pad Air has an 8-megapixel primary camera with f/2.0 aperture, 80 degrees field of view, and support for Continous Auto Focus. On the front, the tablet has a 5-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 and 77 degrees field of view.
The rear camera is capable of up to 1080p 30fps video recording and does not support 60 fps recording. The front camera on the other hand is capable of 1080P/720P recording at 30fps and comes with a beauty filter enabled out of the box.
Coming to the camera features of the tablet, the primary camera gets access to portrait, panorama, and time-lapse photography, while the front camera offers portrait and time-lapse photography modes.
Price & availability
The tablet comes in three memory and storage configurations with their prices listed below.
- 4GB + 64GB – 1299 Yuan ($195)
- 4GB + 128GB – 1499 Yaun ($225)
- 6GB + 128GB – 1699 Yuan ($255)
The tablets come in two colors namely Fog Gray and Star Silver.
Additionally, OPPO has also revealed the pricing of the accessories that go along with the OPPO Pad Air. The Stylus and folio case with the keyboard are priced at 299 Yuan ($45) and 349 Yuan ($52) respectively, while the stand cover and screen protector are priced at 99 Yuan ($15) and 59 Yuan ($9). The tablet is available for pre-order in China and will go on the first sale starting May 31.
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