r/androidtablets • u/ProudLettuce5354 • 10d ago
Discussion Oppo pad mini…WOW
If you’re looking for the best android tablet there is look no further. I got the matte 12gb version and wow. The smoothest nicest tablet I’ve ever used. No weird Google Play issues, everything is buttery smooth. I don’t ever plan on gaming I just wanted something seamless and iPad like. I would say this is better than an iPad hands down having had a mini before. it’s definitely expensive but I think this is a peak mini tablet that you won’t need to change for a very very long time. Run don’t walk if you’re looking for the best tablet on the market now !
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u/bf2reddevil 10d ago
Not the best mini tab (depends on use case).
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u/Kurger-Bing 10d ago
Then what is (in your opinion)?
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u/BasicTonight6241 10d ago
Lenovo Legion Tab gen 5
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u/Kilash4ever 10d ago
LCD display that doesn't justify their price launch at all.
Oppo pad mini is an overall better tablet besides chipset, including OS ofc (ColorOS is a really good software).
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u/BasicTonight6241 10d ago
Let's agree to disagree.
Having used multiple OLEDs and LCDs, a high end LCD is comparable to a lower end OLED in my opinion. OLEDs have burn in and they do consume more power.
Lenovo has constant deals and discounts and is extremely accessible globally so there are puts and takes. These two tablets are very, very similar, Redmagic Astra also part of the same group but my vote would be the Legion Tab.
Plus you can get the G9 and turn the Legion Tab into a Legion Go 2 that runs on android if you wanted to.
And the difference Elite 8 makes is way beyond inky blacks - we are talking 20-30% bump in raw performance.3
u/burneraccount1515635 10d ago
bruh when will this nonsense burn in cope end
I've had the legion y700 and the screen just aint it. And they kept the same damn screen and pumped the price up to ridiculous levels. it just can't compete. I'm typing this on my oppo pad mini rn and it's one of the best screens I've ever used.
performance is amazing. also, if you actually use your tablet for daily things, anything more than gaming, OS matters a lot. Lenovo OS is simply useless in comparison. It can't compete in any aspect. Color OS is amazing. I love it more than oneui.
I also got the oppo pro pen. Note taking is absolutely amazing on the oppo pad mini, it is 10 times better than the y700, and it's even better than the ipad mini 6 I had.
I also care about gaming / emulation, but I chose not to pick y700 despite the truly stronger performance, for all these reasons.
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u/ysvsr9 3d ago
Hi, I am planning to buy oppo pd mini. Could you please confirm that it has display out and usb c port can be used to attach ssd drive to transfer data. Thank you
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u/burneraccount1515635 3d ago
Hello there.
Let's start with data.
- Usb-c 512gb samsung flash drive - fully working, used for a long time edited images, viewed 100gb of images. Perfect stability
- 1tb m2 ssd, again all works fine, copied music library
- sata ssd - only tested that it works, works fine
So, I think everything is fine on that front
Usb c dac / audio works fine
Now display. Apparently, it has same usb spec as my oppo x8 ultra, but for some reason, the display output behavior is a bit worse, takes longer time for image to appear versus my x8
- usb c to hdmi : worked
- usb c to usb c on my portable monitor : worked
- usb c 65w passthrough with display / sound / keyboard / mouse connected to through my monitor's usb c port : worked
- standalone thunderbolt dock I have, did NOT work, (but works normally on oppo x8 ultra)
Keep in mind I don't see any advanced settings anywhere in colorOS to change to extend / change resolution etc. It's locked to mirroring the tablet display, with the same aspect ratio.
Have not tested advanced apps that modify resolution etc.
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u/bf2reddevil 10d ago
No it's not. I own several tabs/handhelds/tvs/monitors. Mostly OLEDs, some of them great LCDs. But the best LCDs don't even come close to even the mediocre OLEDs. Don't fool yourself.
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u/AdvancedPlayer17 9d ago
Even the shittiest oled is 999 times better than any lcd could dream of being
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u/brainrotxx 8d ago
aiight this is the dumbest comment in this thread. oled doesnt mean its always better. there is low quality oled (switch 1 oled) and a premium lcd beats cheap oled all day.
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u/AdvancedPlayer17 8d ago edited 8d ago
Anything that can properly display blacks is better than purple or grey.
This is just cope.
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u/BasicTonight6241 7d ago
Have you ever used a Macbook Pro? Just wondering where your confidence comes from?
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u/sere83 10d ago
Used OLEDs for over a decade, never had a single OLED burn in ever. The Oppo pad mini OLED is not lower end. Its very good high quality panel. Lenovos software is also absolute trash compared to colorOS and it's not close. Their optimization is not even remotely in the same league as Oppos. Snapdragon 8 gen 5 outside of very serious high end gaming is still an incredibly capable cpu it is close to last year's snapdragon 8 elite in performance, still more than enough for most people. Oppo updates also stronger than Lenovo.
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u/Kilash4ever 10d ago
Having used multiple OLEDs and LCDs, a high end LCD is comparable to a lower end OLED
I'm not arguing quality at all but price, you can say that LCD displays are pretty good and so on but it will never be an oled bcs the tech is simply much different, the closest we have an LCD to be close to an Oled are micro leds which are by no means affordable to anyone that is not rich.
You can not justify the price launch (if we take discounts in count then the same goes for most electronics so it doesn't make sense) for Tab gen 5, like at all, it is hardly an upgrade besides battery and chipset from gen 4, only way to justify its price launch was including an Oled display.
Now about burn in, can't relate.
I'm using Oled display since 5+ years ago (tvs, monitors, phones, etc) and still do not seem to have a burn in problem, would be dumb to say it doesn't exist but also it could vary from each user behaviour and i'm not extremely wary about it either.
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u/Kurger-Bing 10d ago edited 10d ago
Lenovo Legion Tab gen 5
Thicker. Smaller battery. Worse software (ColorOS is way smoother and has better support). And most important of all: LCD instead of OLED. Tablets are media consumption devices, so the quality of the dispaly is important. And OLED is vastly better than LCD for all usages, but most importantly videos (YouTube, streaming. etc)
Oppo Pad Mini is the superior tablet, my friend
And before you say LCD is any way comparable--I owned the last-gen LCD of the Lenovo. No matter which way you spin it around, you cannot get away from the terrible contrast ratio of LCDs, which stick out like a sore thumb when watching videos, and especially in dark environments, and compared to OLEDs.
Edit: Here is a guy comparing the Oppo Pad Mini with the Legion Y700 displays in-game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hjq_yEsX6g
There is no argument to be had.
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u/BasicTonight6241 7d ago
Lenovo has 9000mah battery and Oppo has 8000mah. Why do you say Lenovo is thicker and has a smaller battery? This is simply wrong. OLED consumes more power so battery life will be significantly less.
Legion has sd card, Oppo does not.
Legion has vapour chamber cooling, Oppo does not.
Legion has LPDDR5T ram running at 10667Mhz - Oppo's ram is 4800Mhz
Legion has UFS 4.1 PRO storage vs Oppo's UFS 4.1 - offering faster read write speeds AND better power efficiency.And there is a lot more, like possibility of adding a G9 controller etc. Also the gen 5 has a new LCD display which is not trash anymore.
For gaming, Legion Tab gen 5 is hands down the best. For media consumption, I'd pick the OLED any day.
Most of these comments are either responding to OLED burn-in or plain wrong.
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u/Kurger-Bing 7d ago
OLED consumes more power
No. OLED consumes less, lol. Read up on it bro. One of OLEDs advantages is precisely that it can turn off all of its LED, or turn them down separately, when they get close to dark or completely dark. Whereas black ares on an LCD still has backlight on. OLEDs are more efficient.
Legion has sd card, Oppo does not.
This is not 2005. I don't ned an SD card. The internal storage is far more than enough for what I need. Either way, I get all of my content through streaming (Plex specifically, where I can also download and remove whatever I need to watch).
Legion has LPDDR5T ram running at 10667Mhz - Oppo's ram is 4800Mhz
Legion has UFS 4.1 PRO storage vs Oppo's UFS 4.1 - offering faster read write speedsWhat's more relevant here is real-world performance. OxygenOS/ColorOS is much more polished and far smoother than Lenovo's UX. In fact they are the smoothest OS on Android currently (better than PixelUI, even). And they offter longer software support than Lenovo does.
For gaming, Legion Tab gen 5 is hands down the best. For media consumption, I'd pick the OLED any day.
I don't disagree. Though I still think Oppo has an edge on gaming in actual visual performance due to the OLED. It matters in games as well, as the images I showed above.
Also the gen 5 has a new LCD display which is not trash anymore.
Yeah...no. It's still an LCD with ~1000:1 contrast ratio. Which means blacks are bright grey, which is...trash. For it to not be trash it would have had to be a Mini-LED like the Macbook Pro. But it isn't.
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u/bf2reddevil 10d ago
Imo it's still the Redmagic Astra. Yes the newest Lenovo y700 has a newer and stronger chipset. But realistically you're not going to notice much differences between the two. What sets the Astra apart is it's amazing OLED panel. That's a requirement for a gaming tab. I have a 16gb/512Gb version and it's amazing. It plays everything flawlessly what a top android device can play.
Yes, within a month the Astra 2 will release, and it will be an upgrade to the Astra 1. However I'm afraid it's going to cost a small fortune with all the price increases. And tbh, it's probably going to be a minor upgrade in power anyways. It's going to have 2 usb c ports instead of one. That's probably the most important upgrade. But that is not worth double the price.
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u/stokedcrf 9d ago
I returned astra for y700. The OLED was OK but the rest of it sucks. Lenovo is the tablet to beat.
I go oppo with my phone tho!
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u/Kurger-Bing 9d ago
OLED makes the Lenovo non-contender alltogether, so it's between the Redmagic Astra and the Oppo Pad Mini.
Where the Pad Mini wins is in its lighter weight and thickness and most importantly its software. ColorOS/OxygenOS is the smoothest UI on Android (even smoother than Pixel UI, which I have used for a decade), which makes it the best performer on a day-to-day basis (even if the RedMagic has a more powerful SoC). That and the software support overall makes it a winner tbh.
RedMagic does win in aspect ratio, though. While 3:2 is a fine aspect ratio, I still think 16:10 is superior when we're talking about small tablets. They're small enough that there's no issue with browsing or reading books in portrait, and they get the advantage of being notably better for video content in landscape.
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u/panzersharkcat 9d ago
What makes the other two non-contenders for me is that they lack expandable storage.
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u/byt112000 10d ago
Yeah amazing specs and smooth OS but there are some deal breaker for me like
- holepuch cam
- 3:2 ratio (it's more difficult to hold with one hand)
- the price (i know this is my problem)
- no display port
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u/Kilash4ever 10d ago
There are no affordable Oled displays on tablets so this should be expected tbh.
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u/Professional_Ant_602 9d ago
Not having a display port essentially bricks the entire deal for me. They could ship it with Snapdragon 8 elite gen 69 with a price under 100 dollars but without type c 3.0 & display port, it is a brick.
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u/BasicTonight6241 7d ago
Holy shit i didn't know the Oppo didn't have displayport. Lol. I was respoding to some trash talkers above... wish i had known:)
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u/burneraccount1515635 10d ago
can you explain what you mean 3:2 makes it harder to hold ? You want it to be even taller like the ipad for example or what
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u/Ok-Satisfaction-4540 6d ago
What are it's pros you are saying as cons. 1. Holpuch cam -> no. extra margins like ipad mini, so to fit in cam you need holepunch. 2. 3:2 ratio, that's the best part of it, no except ipad mini has similar book ratio. 16:9 is not book ratio. this is a proper book ratio which feels more balanced to read pdfs. 3. Price -> high end specs call for high end price. (Though they could release a low end with mid range processor) 4. display port? what
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u/byt112000 6d ago
different use case for me, I bought a mini tablet for media consumption and playing games. Camera doesn't matter, fullscreen display without that hole is nice. 16:9 ratio is actually closer to an actual phone ratio so most app and videos will fit better to the screen, like less black bars on fullscreen videos. As for display port, I can plug it in to an external monitor and use it like a laptop, I don't usually use it but it's nice to have.
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u/xToasted1 9d ago
3:2 ratio is the best ratio for tablets. I hated my Xiaomi Pad 6's 16:10 aspect ratio and love my Xiaomi Pad 8's 3:2 ratio.
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u/ArgentStonecutter 10d ago
Looks nice but I think a but too iPad for my taste. I'll hold on to my Legion Tab.
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u/coopermug 10d ago
Yeah I really love the design. That thin bezel ... damn. But I'd still go with Lenovo.
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u/dojawithcat 10d ago
I'm just a moment before ordering. Only the price is a bit high. 😭 I can't justify it, if Honor Magicpad 4 is 463 EUR. And it's bigger, subjectively better and even have keyboard included.
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u/nariz_choken 10d ago
You this little tablet is amazing for gaming, it churns thru neverness to everness at high settings 60fps. And from my legally obtained rom of a certain elf in green that swings a sword.... 155fps so... ummm... buy it
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u/springbrother 10d ago
Lenovo has a better chip
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u/2jzlaluz 10d ago
Aren't they both snapdragon gen 5?
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u/KuPaRaPiKa 10d ago
Lenovo has 8 Elite Gen 5
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u/affemitwaffe0 8d ago
but no oled and 12gb ram 256gb for 899€ , its way too overpriced
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u/BasicTonight6241 7d ago
yeah lenovo doesn't have oled but it has:
displayport video out9000mah battery
ufs 4.1 pro storage
sd card slot
vapour chamber cooling
snapdragon 8 elite gen 5
lpddr5t memory running at 10667 mhz (vs Oppo's 4800mhz)
3.5mm audio jack and dolby atmos etc.
so year, there are definitely some differences.1
u/affemitwaffe0 7d ago
but still not worth 900€
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u/BasicTonight6241 7d ago
I don't know how much each one cost
And the 2026 y700 is definitely a purpose built device unlike the Oppo.
I bought it but paid US630 all in so it was worth it for me at that price point. I have seen lots of comparisons between 8 elite and 8 chipsets and wanted an 8 elite device with a larger screen so the tab will be a great additional to my collection.
Regarding worth, its always the case with technology. For 20% more performance, we need to pay 40%+ more in price.
The Oppo could be a much better value, or the more sensible choice, but if we disregard price, I think Legion beats it down in EVERY ASPECT but the screen type. (Still the resolution, PPI, power consumption and refresh rate are better with the Lenovo).
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u/affemitwaffe0 7d ago
yeah but at that price it could have had atleast 16gb ram instead of 12
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u/BasicTonight6241 7d ago
with today's ram prices and the newest LPDDR5T ram, I am not sure if it would be profitable for Lenovo.
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u/kironashi973 10d ago
They need to sell it globally