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The OnePlus Pad 2 with its keyboard cowl and stylus
TL;DR
- A new OnePlus tablet has been noticed in an FCC itemizing, labeled as the OnePlus Pad 3R.
- The itemizing doesn’t reveal a lot about the tablet’s {hardware} specs.
- A new OnePlus Pencil was additionally filed alongside it, and each merchandise may launch quickly.
For the previous few weeks, rumors have been swirling a few new high-end OnePlus tablet. Most indicators pointed to it being a follow-up to final 12 months’s OnePlus Pad 2 — probably a “Pad 2 Pro” with flagship-tier specs. But now, a recent FCC submitting suggests OnePlus is likely to be heading in a special path solely.
As first reported by Droid Life, a new OnePlus machine has appeared in the FCC database below the mannequin quantity OPD2408. The itemizing identifies it as a tablet and features a label that clearly names it the “OnePlus Pad 3R.” Also showing in the FCC database is a new stylus below mannequin quantity OPN2405, formally named the “OnePlus Pencil.”
The FCC paperwork point out help for dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and wi-fi energy switch (WPT) on the tablet, although it’s unclear whether or not that final bit means we’re getting precise wi-fi charging. That’s nonetheless a uncommon function on tablets, so it’s greatest to remain skeptical for now. The machine is described as working in each standalone and keyboard-laptop modes, and the {hardware}/software program builds are listed as OPD2408_11 and OPD2408_15.0.0.61, respectively.
That’s about all the FCC confirms on paper, but it’s what’s lacking that makes issues attention-grabbing. Prior leaks about this machine hinted at a robust tablet, probably a rebadged model of the OPPO Pad 4 Pro, which was launched in China.
That mannequin contains a 13.2-inch 3K+ show, Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, as much as 16GB of RAM, and a large 12,140mAh battery. OnePlus usually mirrors OPPO’s {hardware} below a special identify, so expectations were set for one thing comparable, if not equivalent.
So, the place does the “Pad 3R” identify come into play? That’s the place issues get a bit complicated. In the cellphone lineup, OnePlus usually reserves the “R” moniker for barely trimmed-down, mid-range variations of its flagship units, resembling the OnePlus 13R in comparison with the full-fledged OnePlus 13.
But if that is actually the tablet with all these rumored high-end specs, branding it as “3R” as a substitute of “2 Pro” suggests OnePlus is likely to be rethinking the way it positions its tablets.
Still, all we know for positive is {that a} new tablet, probably known as the OnePlus Pad 3R, is on the method. And with each the tablet and stylus now clearing the FCC, it’d not be lengthy earlier than we see an official announcement.