Mid 2023: Tablet Buying Guide

When smartphones started coming to India, big screen smartphones were something called luxury. If you can remember, in 2010 Notion Ink Adam was a great tablet by Indian company. But it never got the commercial success, like the applaud they get during initial launch announcement. It got delayed several times, testing the patience of the buyers and the tech community. Frankly speaking, tablet market is always a risk for the OEMs, except Apple - the makers of iPads. 

It's been just middle of 2023, and we have 2 gorgeous Android tablets in Indian market - One Plus Pad and Xiaomi Pad 6. Both are affordable and superb looking devices with several accessories to pump them out. 

Though I don't need a tablet right now, I had compared their specs on paper, which I am sharing now. This spec-sheet will help me for future. 

Specs have been checked from their respective website.

Specs	OnePlus Pad	Xiaomi Pad 6
Dimension	25.8x 18.94 x 0.65 cm	25.39x16.5x0.65 cm
Weight	552 g	490 g
Display	11.61” display LCD type 296 PPi	11” display 309 PPi
RAM Storage	8/12GB LPDDR5 128/256GB UFS 3.1	6/8GB 128/256GB RAM
Processor	MediaTek Dimensity 9000 ARM G710 MC10	Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
OS	OxygenOS 13.1	MIUI for PAD
Camera	Rear – 13MP Video upto 4K 30fps EIS stabilization   Front – 8MP Upto 1080p 30fps No Video Zoom, EIS stabilization - Y	Rear - 13MP Video upto 4k 30fps Front - 8MP Upto 1080p 30fps
Battery	9510 mAh 67W SUPERVOOC	8840 mAh 33W Fast Charging
Connectivity	WiFi 6 Single band GNSS USB type C port	WiFi  Bluetooth
Price	Rs 37,999 - Rs 39,999 Stylo - Rs 6999 (Rs 4999)	Xiaomi Pad 6 8GB 256GB + Keyboard + Pen Rs 58997, being sold at Rs 36,997 Xiaomi Pad 6 6GB 128GB + Keyboard + Pen Rs 56,997, being sold at Rs 34,997

By the end of 2023, we have got several interesting Pads - OnePlus Pad Go, Lenovo P12.

Specs	OnePlus Pad	Xiaomi Pad 6	One Plus Pad Go	Lenovo P12
Dimension	25.8x 18.94 x 0.65 cm	25.39x16.5x0.65 cm	25.512 x 18.804 x 0.689 cm	7.51″ x 11.55″ x 0.27″
Weight	552 g	490 g	532 g	615g
Display	11.61” display LCD type 296 PPi	11” display 309 PPi	11.35” LCD (LTPS) 2408 x 1720 260 PPi	12.7” LCD 2944 x 1840 273 PPi
RAM Storage	8/12GB LPDDR5 128/256GB UFS 3.1	6/8GB 128/256GB RAM		8GB 256GB + MicroSD slot
Processor	MediaTek Dimensity 9000 ARM G710 MC10	Qualcomm Snapdragon 670	MediaTek Helio G99	MediaTek Dimensity 7050 Octacore Integrated ARM Mali-G68
OS	OxygenOS 13.1	MIUI for PAD		Android 13 (upgradable to Android 15)
Camera	Rear – 13MP Video upto 4K 30fps EIS stabilization   Front – 8MP Upto 1080p 30fps No Video Zoom, EIS stabilization - Y	Rear - 13MP Video upto 4k 30fps Front - 8MP Upto 1080p 30fps	Rear 8MP EIS stabilization   Front 8 MP	Rear 8 MP AF + Flash LED light   Front 13MP with RGB sensor and ultrawide FOV
Battery	9510 mAh 67W SUPERVOOC	8840 mAh 33W Fast Charging	8000 mAh 33W Supervooc	10200 mAh 20W fast charger included 30W fast charging supported
Connectivity	WiFi 6 Single band GNSS USB type C port	WiFi  Bluetooth		WiFi6 11AX (2x2) Bluetooth 5.1
			Geomagnetic sensor Light sensor Acceleration sensor Gyroscope Hall sensor	Ambient light sensor RGB sensor Gyroscope E-Compass Hall sensor
Price	Rs 37,999 - Rs 39,999 Stylo - Rs 6999 (Rs 4999)	8G/256G Rs 41999 26999 6G/128G Rs 39999 24999   8GB 256GB + Keyboard + Pen Rs 58997 36,997   6GB 128GB + Keyboard + Pen Rs 56,997 34,997   Pen Rs 8999 5999 Keybrd Rs 7999 4999		MRP Rs 42,000 (Offer price Rs 34,999)   Accessories: Lenovo Pen Plus and Lenovo P12 Keyboard