OnePlus Pad Lite tablet with 11-inch screen and 9340mAh battery launched in India, price is less than Rs 15,000
Flip over to the front and you'll find an 11-inch LCD display with a 1.2K resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. The panel supports 10-bit colour depth and can top 500nits, OnePlus says, while delivering an 85.3 percent of screen-to-body ratio suggesting slim bezels. The tablet boasts a productivity-focused 16:10 aspect ratio.Speaking of which, the OnePlus Pad Lite comes powered by the MediaTek Helio G100 processor and a 9,340mAh battery rated for 80 hours of music playback or 11 hours of video streaming and 54 days of standby time. It can fast charge at up to 33W with the bundled charger. The Pad Lite has two 5-megapixel cameras, one on the front and another on the back. It has a quad speaker setup based on OnePlus' 'self-developed Omnibearing Sound Field technology' and supports Hi-Res Audio playback. Running the show is OxygenOS 15.0.1 based on Android 15. Features that stand out include Screen Mirroring, Clipboard Sharing and Shared Gallery for more connected and seamless syncing with other OnePlus devices, O Plus Connect for file sharing with iOS and iPadOS, and Open Canvas for multitasking. Connectivity options include dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2, Type-C, and optional 4G. There is no fingerprint scanner leaving biometrics to facial recognition. If the OnePlus Pad Lite has caught your fancy, you can get it across OnePlus.in, the OnePlus Store App, OnePlus Experience Stores, Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance, Vijay Sales, Bajaj Electronics, and other leading mainline partners and stores.- Ends
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