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Imagine a tablet that feels built as much for sketching ideas as it does for bingeing shows. OnePlus just dropped the Pad 3 Pro in China, and it leans hard into display and battery improvements while packing a flagship chipset under the hood.
A screen built for speed and color
The centerpiece is a 13.2-inch LCD with a 3,392 by 2,400 pixel canvas and a 7:5 aspect ratio. What stands out is responsiveness: a 144Hz refresh rate paired with a 540Hz touch sampling rate means scrolling and stylus input both feel immediate. Peak brightness can hit 1,000 nits, and the tablet supports Dolby Vision and HDR Vivid for punchier highlights and richer color.
OnePlus also leaned into pen input. The Pad 3 Pro accepts a stylus for notes and sketches, and the software can turn your handwriting into structured assets like tables and mind maps. If typing is your thing, there’s an optional keyboard case. For movies and games, the slate uses eight speakers to deliver spacious audio that matches the large screen.
The tablet ships in two colorways: Dark Brown and Light Green. In China it comes with a charger and a USB A-to-C cable in the box. Global availability hasn’t been confirmed.
Under the hood sits Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. OnePlus claims roughly a 52 percent jump on AnTuTu versus the older OnePlus Pad 2 Pro and the global Pad 3 that used the original Elite chip. In practical terms, expect about 20 percent faster CPU performance and a GPU that’s roughly 23 percent quicker, with better energy efficiency to boot. That’s an especially big leap when compared with the China-only Pad 3, which used a mid-range MediaTek Dimensity 8350.
- Configurations: 12/256GB, 12/512GB, 16/512GB
- Battery: 13,380 mAh with 67W SuperVOOC charging
- Display: 13.2-inch, 3,392 x 2,400, 144Hz, 1,000 nits peak
- Audio: Eight speakers; stylus and optional keyboard support
Battery life is a headline figure: a 13,380 mAh pack and 67W charging. OnePlus says you can watch 25 episodes on a single charge, which seems to mean half-hour episodes. For context, the China Pad 3 used a 9,520 mAh cell and the global Pad 3 had a 12,140 mAh battery; the Pad 4 previously matched 13,380 mAh but supported faster 80W charging.
Price tiers in China convert to roughly €563, €627, and €691 for the 12/256GB, 12/512GB, and 16/512GB models respectively. The Pro is listed on Oppo’s online store in China.
There’s no guarantee this specific Pro model will reach global stores, but OnePlus has taken varied regional approaches before. If OnePlus imports this slate, buyers outside China will get a serious tablet for creatives and media lovers who want flagship performance without stepping into the largest and most expensive pro tablets.
Whether the Pad 3 Pro becomes a worldwide alternative to tablets from other makers will depend on price, local support, and accessory availability. For now, it’s a compelling option in China: a large, fast display, improved performance, long battery life, and smarter stylus features that aim to make work feel less like work.
Source: gsmarena
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