Redmi Pad: Better Than Oppo Pad Air, Realme Pad X?
Redmi Pad is the company’s entry-level tablet that was launched in India last week. This entry-level tablet is competitive when it comes to specifications and pricing. According to the company, the tablet is focused on entertainment, e-learning, browsing, and gaming. In this week’s episode of the Orbital podcast, we note that not many manufacturers position their tablet offerings in this price segment as gaming tablets. While there are a few options from Oppo, Realme, Samsung, and other brands in this price segment, the Redmi Pad is the latest entrant and it comes packed with some notable features.
Is the Redmi Pad the best entry-level tablet you can buy in India under Rs. 20,000? Orbital host Akhil Arora speaks to Reviewer Pranav Hegde and Consultant Sub Editor Siddhant Chandra about Redmi’s new tablet in this week’s episode of the Gadgets 360 podcast to understand the device’s specifications and features.
Pranav is quick to warn that you might not want to buy the Redmi Pad in the 3GB RAM configuration if you want it to be future-proof. He says this advice isn’t specific to the Redmi Pad, adding that you should instead opt for the 4GB RAM variant or the top-of-the-line 6GB model.
Equipped with a full metal body, the Redmi Pad feels premium, says Pranav. He is eyeing the Mint Green colour. Akhil wonders if it would matter if you just put a case on the tablet, to which Pranav says Xiaomi has not yet announced availability of accessories, including a folio cover.
Are people still taking photos with their tablets? You might want to grab your smartphone to take pictures instead, says Pranav. The cameras are good for video calling, he adds. Redmi has placed the front-facing camera on the right edge and he says Apple should move its cameras there too since most people use their tablets in landscape mode for video calling.
The Redmi Pad has a 10.61-inch IPS LCD display with a 2K resolution. It’s a 10-bit display with a 15:9 aspect ratio, unlike the iPad and other tablets that have more ‘traditional’ aspect ratios. Many apps have also been optimised to take advantage of the screen, Pranav says. You get quad speakers on the tablet — they’re not the best, but good enough for the price, he says.
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Under the hood, the Redmi Pad is powered by a MediaTek Helio G99 SoC, which powers the Redmi 11 Prime and Moto G72 — we reviewed the phone in last week’s episode. It’s a good budget processor and is based on a 6nm process, and it’s comparable to the Snapdragon 695 in terms of performance, Pranav says. You’ll be able to play Call of Duty: Mobile and Asphalt 9: Legends on the tablet without any issues, he adds.
The battery life on the recently launched Redmi Pad is good, according to Pranav, who says that the tablet can offer about two to three days of usage on a single charge, with a couple of hours of daily usage. It comes with support for 18W fast charging. This is also one of the lightest tablets in the same price segment, weighing just 465g. The only device lighter than this in the same price segment is the Oppo Pad Air, as pointed out by Akhil.
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