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Realme Pad 3

Realme Pad 3
Realme Pad 3
Realme Pad 3
Realme Pad 3
Realme Pad 3
Realme Pad 3
R6,000
SKU: 6650
Brand: Realme
Category: Mobiles
Available
  • CPU: Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Storage: 128GB/256GB
  • Display: IPS LCD, 1B colors, 120Hz, 550 nits (HBM)
  • Camera: 8MP
  • OS: Android 16, Realme UI 7.0

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

7.8
  • Display 8 / 10
  • Camera 7 / 10
  • Performance 7 / 10
  • Battery 9 / 10

PROS

  1. 11.6-inch IPS display, 120Hz refresh.
  2. Dimensity 7300 Max chipset with 8GB RAM.
  3. Stereo quad speakers and GPS.
  4. Fingerprint scanner sensor.
  5. 12200mAh battery with 45W charging.

CONS

  1. Single 8MP rear camera.
  2. No 3.5mm headphone jack.
  3. NFC and FM were unavailable.

The Realme Pad 3: The Ultimate Big-Screen Reading & Media Hub

The Realme Pad 3 moves away from traditional widescreen layouts to introduce a highly optimized, book-like digital workspace. Crafted primarily for students, professionals, and avid digital readers, this incredibly slim tablet strikes a perfect balance between premium multitasking features, cinema-grade audio, and record-breaking battery life.

What Makes it Stand Out?

  • Unique 2.8K Book-View Display: The standout feature is its spacious 11.61-inch 2.8K screen utilizing a 7:5 aspect ratio. Mirroring the dimensions of a physical textbook or magazine, it maximizes vertical reading space and provides a natural, edge-to-edge canvas for split-screen multitasking and document editing.

  • Ultra-Fluid 120Hz Refresh Rate: Paired with its sharp resolution, the display features a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and 1.07 billion colors. Navigating the interface, scrolling through PDFs, and running casual apps feels exceptionally fluid.

  • Massive 12,200mAh Titan Battery: Delivering unmatched endurance for its class, this colossal battery easily powers through multiple days of intensive study sessions, web browsing, and video streaming. It also supports 45W wired fast charging and 6.5W reverse charging to juice up accessories.

  • Sleek 6.6mm Ultra-Slim Metal Body: Despite its massive power reservoir, the tablet remains incredibly premium and lightweight, featuring a CNC-milled aluminum back panel that is thinner than an ordinary pen and weighs just 578g.

  • Dimensity 7300-Max 5G Performance: Powered by an efficient 4nm MediaTek processor and running on Android 16-based Realme UI 7.0, it handles high-speed 5G data networks, video conferencing, and office document suites flawlessly.

  • Cinematic Quad Stereo Speakers: It features four dynamic corner speakers with Hi-Res audio certification, turning any desk space into an immersive personal entertainment hub with rich, room-filling sound.

  • Smart AI Features & Biometrics: Includes a secure side-mounted fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button, alongside integrated Google Gemini tools and native AI Documents formatting tools for instant text summaries and productivity tracking.

South African Pricing & Availability

The Realme Pad 3 enters the mid-range tablet space as an incredibly competitive productivity tool, starting from approximately ZAR 6,000. Final retail prices will vary depending on localized promotions, specific storage configurations (available in 128GB or 256GB expandable versions), or whether you select the Wi-Fi Only or the 5G Cellular model.

You can look for this large-screen productivity tablet across a wide network of South African retail storefronts, digital marketplaces, and operators:

Retailers & Supermarkets

  • Makro & Game (Excellent for large electronics promotions, office setups, and physical tablet displays)

  • PEP & Ackermans (Great for checking straight-cash tech deals)

  • Mr Price & Foschini ### Specialist Tech & Online Stores

  • Takealot (The ideal platform for quick nationwide delivery, online pre-orders, and bundle deals)

  • HiFi Corp & Hi Online (Perfect for finding specialized home media, computing, and audio gear)

  • Cellucity & 4U (Great for checking out 5G cellular variations and tablet accessories)

Network Operators (Cash or Contract)

  • MTN * Chatz Connect

Tip: If you plan on using the Realme Pad 3 as a full-time laptop replacement for study or work, look out for authorized retailers on Takealot or specialist tech outlets that stock the official magnetic Realme Pad 3 Keyboard case and Smart Pen to maximize its 7:5 productivity screen.

Full Specifications

General

Brand Realme
Model Realme Pad 3
Announced 06 January, 2026
Released 12 January, 2026
Status Available
Price ZAR 6,000

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 255.6 x 187 x 6.6 mm (10.06 x 7.36 x 0.26 in)
Weight 578 g (1.27 lb)
Colors Champagne Gold, Space Grey

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. Nano-SIM (cellular model only)

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, 120Hz, 550 nits (HBM)
Size 11.6 inches, 410.6 cm2 (~85.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 2000 x 2800 pixels (~297 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. 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
Camera Features Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Camera Features Panorama
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 16
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. Realme UI 7.0

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 Dimensity 7300 Max (4 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 (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 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-G615 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. 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/256GB
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. microSDXC (dedicated slot)
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. Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity (accessories only)

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. 5.4, A2DP, LE
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, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS - cellular model only
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. Si/C Li-Ion 12200 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. 45W wired
6.5W reverse wired

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