Oppo was previously rumored to be testing the upcoming Pad 3 tablet with the latest flagship chips from both Qualcomm and MediaTek – the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Dimensity 9300. The launch of the product was reportedly delayed. For context, this tablet is going to be the successor of the Oppo Pad 2, which was launched in March last year.

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Oppo has chosen the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for the Pad 3

The same tipster who revealed the information above, Digital Chat Station (translated), has now reported on Weibo (a Chinese microblogging website) that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is “basically finalized” for the Pad 3. Not to mention, it means the best available performance capabilities for the upcoming tablet.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 boasts 1 x Cortex-X4 prime core which reaches up to 3.3GHz. Additionally, it equips 5 x Cortex-A720 performance-focused cores and 2 x Cortex-A520 energy-efficient cores, which reach up to 3.2 GHz and 2.3 GHz respectively. As per Qualcomm, this chip is 30% faster and 20% energy efficient as compared to its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which was also powerful and power efficient as compared to the Oppo Pad 2’s Dimensity 9000 chipset. So, the Pad 3 is likely going to be significantly more capable than its predecessor.

Unfortunately, this is all the information the tipster revealed. However, we can refer to the predecessor to get an idea of what to expect. The Oppo Pad 2 is equipped with an 11.61″ 144Hz high resolution (2000 x 2800, 296PPI) that reaches a peak brightness of 500 nits. The device was launched with Android 13-based ColorOS 13.1. It also supports a stylus with 2ms latency.

Speaking of the build and design, the Pad 2 boasts a glass front and aluminum frame, weighs 552 grams, and is only 6.5mm thick. For those unaware, the Oppo Pad 2 is very similar in terms of both looks and specification to the OnePlus Pad, which was launched just a month before it.

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