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OnePlus Pad Lite

R5,000
SKU: 7448
Brand: OnePlus
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
RAM: 6GB/8GB
Storage: 128GB
Display: IPS LCD, 1B colors, 90Hz, 500 nits
Camera: 5MP
OS: Android 15, OxygenOS 15

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

Display 6 / 10
Camera 3 / 10
Performance 5 / 10
Battery 6 / 10

PROS

Cellular network with 4G.
11.0-inch IPS display, 90Hz refresh.
6/8GB RAM and 128GB storage.
Four stereo speakers and GPS.
9340mAh battery with 33W charging.

CONS

No FIngerprint sensor.
5MP single rear camera.
No 3.5mm audio jack.

The OnePlus Pad Lite has arrived in South Africa, carving out a strong position in the budget entertainment and productivity landscape. Starting at an affordable entry point of ZAR 5,000, this 11-inch tablet focuses on delivering an expansive workspace, robust audio, and massive battery durability for student life, home media, and remote work.

Where to Buy the OnePlus Pad Lite

While the baseline price kicks off at ZAR 5,000, final retail pricing can shift slightly depending on regional promotions, stock availability, or cellular network bundle options.

The tablet is distributed nationwide and is available across major South African tech hubs, fashion retailers, and mobile providers:

Digital Platforms & Tech Stores: Takealot, Hi Online, and HiFi Corp.
National Retail & Department Giants: Makro, Game, Foschini, and Mr Price.
Network Operators & Cellular Specialist Centers: MTN, Cellucity, 4U, and Chatz.
Everyday Convenience Outlets: PEP and Ackermans.

What Makes It Stand Out?

For a tablet hitting the ZAR 5,000 threshold, OnePlus has emphasized cinematic multimedia features and multi-day battery endurance:

A Massive 9,340mAh Battery: The standout hardware feature is its gargantuan 9,340mAh battery capacity. It delivers up to 11 hours of continuous video streaming or standard work productivity on a single charge. Paired with 33W SuperVOOC fast charging, it charges up much quicker than standard budget tablets.
Immersive 11-Inch Cinematic Display: The front features an expansive 11-inch display with a 16:10 aspect ratio, making it perfect for multitasking and reading document formats. It runs a fluid 90Hz refresh rate and pumps out 500 nits of peak brightness, offering clean visibility even when sitting near bright windows.
Omnibearing Quad Speakers: It packs an advanced quad-speaker setup certified for Hi-Res Audio. Using proprietary sound field orientation, it automatically shifts audio channels depending on how you hold the tablet, establishing an impressive, immersive stereo field for movies and music.

Built with a slim 7.4mm profile in an attractive Aero Blue colorway, the tablet is driven by the reliable MediaTek Helio G100 processor paired with 6GB or 8GB of RAM. Running OxygenOS 15 based on Android 15 out of the box, it offers advanced ecosystem integration—like seamless text content syncing and real-time screen mirroring—when paired alongside a compatible OnePlus smartphone.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	OnePlus
Model	OnePlus Pad Lite
Announced	08 July, 2025
Released	08 July, 2025
Status	Available
Price	ZAR 5,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.	Bar
Dimensions	254.9 x 166.5 x 7.4 mm (10.04 x 6.56 x 0.29 in)
Weight	530 g (1.17 lb)
Colors	Aero Blue

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	Yes

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	IPS LCD, 1B colors, 90Hz, 500 nits
Size	11.0 inches, 347.5 cm2 (~81.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1200 x 1920 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~207 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio	No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.	5 MP
Video	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera	5 MP
Video	1080p@30fps

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.	Android 15
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.	OxygenOS 15

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	Mediatek Helio G100 (6 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Mali-G57 MC2
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.	6GB/8GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.	128GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.	Unspecified
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	Unspecified

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB	USB Type-C 2.0
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.	Li-Po 9340 mAh
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.	33W wired

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