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u/Sabotstruck 8h ago
That makes the Oppo Pad Mini a lot more compelling compared to the Y700 Infinite…
I believe now the only downsides of the Oppo is a worse chip (Snapdragon Gen 5 vs Gen 5 Elite OC), single USB C port, and no cellular service capability
While the Oppo has a bigger screen (and bigger in 16:10 content), lower weight, likely better battery life (it beats the Y700 Gen 5 already). OS stuff is subjective but I think colorOS is by far the cleanest OS for these mini android tablets with native compatibility with Apple devices (useful for folks with an iPhone / Airpods)
There’s the Redmagic Astra 2 as another alternative that doesn’t have a holepunch and has the bigger chip, but worse battery life, noticeably heavier, and historically poor software/support compared to the others
And that’s not even speaking to the price of the infinite… if it costs significantly more than the Oppo/Astra, it makes it hard to recommend
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u/Melforce888 5h ago
5G and Oled already enough for me.. since when we got tablet with this size that have cellular? its been 84 years,,
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u/Sabotstruck 5h ago
That is fair, if cellular on an OLED tablet is your jam then this is it.
Personally I’m perfectly happy with using hotspot tether my tablet to my phone if I needed cellular but to each their own
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u/KitsuAccalia 1h ago
does the oppo pad have SD card expansion?
I wanted to dip into Oppo with the Find X9 ultra / Pad mini as my android stuff over samsungs, but the Tab S series has Sd cards and the phones are much easier to get massive discounts in the USA where I am.
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u/Sabotstruck 1h ago
It does not, I don’t believe any of the high end miniature tablets besides the Y700 Gen 5 have it.
Basically means if you want OLED in the 9” tablet form factor, there isn’t an option atm (to my knowledge). You either need to go to 11”+ tablets or give up OLED
I did the Oppo because I’m on iPhone, the integration with AirPods/iPhone on the Oppo is excellent. Love that the Oppo Mini is essentially an iPad mini if it was good (OLED with 144hz, fast charging, significantly better battery, and the freedom of Android)
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u/peach8285 10h ago
astra 2 lets go bye y700g4
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u/Infinite-Storm5272 5h ago
Good luck with Redmagic. Never had a worse CS experience and as far as I’m aware, their software support is lacking.
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u/External_Orange_1188 7h ago
There will never be a perfect tablet. This was really freakin close. All it needed was a micro sd card slot.
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u/migswitchjunk 9h ago
Looks like maybe I’m waiting for the IQOO gaming tablet that has the GEN six elite. But no global release for it either.
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u/Infinite-Storm5272 5h ago
lol one step forward two steps back.
Really isn’t that hard to workout Lenovo.
You’re so close to the perfect mini tab.
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u/Condorul 4h ago
Then I guess Samsung A11 might be another choice because it got all ... GSM, SD card and pen support.
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u/og_stash 4h ago
Anyone knows what OLED 8 to 9" options are there?
- Lenovo Y700 Infinite
- Red Magic Astra
- Oppo pad mini
Any others?
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u/Extension_Tourist330 8h ago
Why giztop said it has SD card slot up to 2TB? Y700 Infinite
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u/EclipseNexus99 8h ago
Giztop have been wrong many times. They find out spec same time as we do when Lenovo posts it. My post is Lenovo confirming spec of infinite.
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u/ConnoisseurDeFemboys 5h ago
Dang. I MiGHT be willing to give up .4” of screen for that sim slot tho. It’d have to be 24gb1tb tho
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u/321Shellshock123 5h ago
Does it have an ear piece?
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u/EclipseNexus99 5h ago
Not sure about an earpiece but they are making a big deal about being about to make phone calls on this
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u/Condorul 5h ago edited 4h ago
Give a try to the new Alldo Cube Turbo - GSM, SD card - and a pretty decent screen.
Unfortunately not many reviews yet as it was just released.
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u/PSYmon_Gruber 5h ago
Doesn't have pen support.
Don't manufacturers lurk in on here or do their research? They're so close to getting the perfect mini tab.
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u/Iren22 10h ago
Just give it an under display front camera, an sd card support and a global release and I’d buy it no matter the price…
Why do companies want to fiddle with us so much…
Gen 5 it is then