Is OnePlus going to release an Android Tablet New teaser seems to suggest so

After being in the Android phone market for almost a decade, OnePlus is now venturing into the tablet market. A teaser on the company’s website reveals a green tablet with a prominent rear-facing camera. OnePlus has an event scheduled for February 7th, where it is expected to unveil the new OnePlus 11 and OnePlus Buds Pro 2, but the “OnePlus Pad” may also make an appearance as per TechRadar. The teaser shows an aluminium-framed tablet with narrow bezels around the screen and a small front-facing camera above the screen, but no further details are available on the hardware or screen size.

What does the OnePlus Pad teaser indicate? 

The teaser for the upcoming “OnePlus Pad” suggests that the tablet will have a smooth, high-performance display. The tagline in the promotional image, “smooth without equal,” could be referring to the refresh rate or internal specifications. As OnePlus is known for incorporating the latest technology, it’s possible that the tablet will feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, similar to the expected hardware in the OnePlus 11 phone. This would make it a noteworthy competitor in the tablet market, as Samsung’s high-end tablet lineup is not expected to be updated until later in the year.

Most OEMs have left the tablet market

For years, many Android OEMs have been slowly leaving the tablet market as Google neglected to focus on larger form factors. Currently, only Samsung and Amazon offer notable tablet options, with Samsung providing powerful, yet costly tablets and Amazon catering to the lower-end market. However, the market for tablets is in need of something in between, and the OnePlus Pad could be the solution. 

This is also a good time for OnePlus to take the leap into the tablet market as Google has begun to pay attention to larger-format Android again. With the recent updates to Android, such as Android 12 and 13, which added essential multitasking and UI features for tablets and foldable, OnePlus can create a tablet without having to develop its own interface from scratch. Although Android still has a way to go to catch up to iPadOS, it has certainly improved in the past year.