OnePlus Pad 3 review

I haven't used the OnePlus Pad 3. This review works from Expert Reviews' test, published June 5, 2025, and the spec table that comes with it. The 7.3 is my opinion built on that.

The price, and the storage line

The Pad 3 costs $699.99Not verifiedNot verified at OnePlus US (checked November 1, 2026).

Expert Reviews lists two UK models, 12GB with 256GB and 16GB with 512GB. Look at the storage line in the cart before you pay. If you download a lot of films, 256GB and 512GB are very different tablets.

The flaws first

It's an LCD. On a 13.2-inch tablet at this level I'd have liked OLED, and the brightness numbers don't change my mind. Expert Reviews measured 520 cd/m² with auto brightness off. With adaptive brightness on and a torch shining at the light sensor, it reached 746 cd/m². Nobody reads with a torch pointed at their tablet. I'd plan on 520, which makes this an indoor screen.

Charging bugs me more. The spec table says 80W wired. Expert Reviews got to 50% in 36 minutes, which is quick, and then waited close to two hours for 100%. So the 80W on the box mostly describes the first half.

Weight is 675 g in a 6 mm body, per the table. Heavy for one hand in bed.

Battery life

This is the strongest number in the test. Expert Reviews ran looping video for 16 hrs 1 min on the 12,140 mAh battery.

That's a transatlantic flight with hours to spare.

Screen and speed

The panel is 13.2 inches at 3,392 x 2,400 with a 144Hz refresh rate. The chip is a Snapdragon 8 Elite at 4.32GHz. Both come from Expert Reviews' table. It shipped with Android 15 and OxygenOS 15 at the time of that review.

Who I'd buy it for

I'd buy it if most of what you do on a tablet is watching video and reading indoors, and you want Android on a big screen. The 16-hour result and the 144Hz panel are the reasons.

I'd skip it if you read outside a lot. A 520 cd/m² screen in sunshine is a squint.