OnePlus Pad initial review: A charming Android tablet
OnePlus has had a pretty busy Mobile World Congress, with a number of announcements made throughout the show.
The company not only revealed a OnePlus 11 Concept device, but it also confirmed we would see a foldable smartphone later this year, whilst also showing off the OnePlus Pad for the first time since it was announced at the beginning of February.
You can read all about the OnePlus 11 Concept in our separate feature, but here we are focusing on the OnePlus' first tablet — the OnePlus Pad. These are our initial impressions. Spoiler alert — we like it a lot.
The OnePlus Pad has a lovely, premium design and it's a little different from your average slabs too. The slim aluminium build has what the company calls a stylised metal back with a «Star Orbit» pattern.
Essentially this is how it is choosing to describe the machined circular lines that surround the large camera lens that sits in the centre of the back of the device. It's this element that makes its design a little different to your average Android tablet — and Apple's iPads too.
The camera lens is nice and prominent on the rear, making it a distinguishable feature. The edges of the tablet itself meanwhile, are predominantly rounded, with softly curved corners and the overall design is lovely. There is a magnetic strip on the top right corner though, allowing you to attach and charge the stylus and this is flat rather than rounded. The tablet itself is relatively light too — lighter than the Lenovo Duet 3i and Apple's iPad Pro 12.9, making it nice and easy to handle.
There are uniformed bezels around the display — more on that in a minute — and there is a separate stylus and folio case, like the iPad offers and the Lenovo Duet 3i. The keyboard is lovely to
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