Oppo has revealed the Pad Air6, a 12.1-inch Android tablet that looks and runs much like last year’s Pad Air5. Oppo’s China site lists it now, and sales start on Monday 16 November, the same day as the Reno17 phones. Pricing has not been published.
The screen is an LCD at 2,800 x 1,980 pixels (14:10) and 120Hz. Brightness is quoted at 600 nits typical and 900 nits at peak, and colour coverage of 100% sRGB in the Natural setting or 98% DCI-P3 when Vivid is chosen. A stylus is optional. As on the Pad Air5, buyers can choose a regular panel or a Matte Display with an anti-reflective coating that cuts glare. The matte version only comes with 256GB of storage.
Inside is the Dimensity 7360 Super, a variant of the Dimensity 7300 Ultra from the previous model and the same chip used in the Oppo F35 and F35 Pro phones. Memory is 8GB or 12GB of LPDDR5X, and storage is 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.1. There are Wi-Fi-only and 5G versions.
The USB-C port is limited to USB 2.0 speeds, and wired charging tops out at 33W for the 10,050mAh cell. Audio comes from four speakers, with two microphones, and wireless covers Wi-Fi 6 plus Bluetooth with aptX HD and LDAC. Cameras are modest: one 8-megapixel sensor on each side, filming at 1080p and 30fps.
The body is 6.89mm thick against 6.83mm on the Pad Air5, and it weighs 603g instead of 597g. Colours are Starlight Silver and Encounter Blue. Oppo’s China store listing shows the 8GB + 256GB Wi-Fi model in Encounter Blue, with a state-subsidy offer of 15% (up to 500 yuan) and a free Oppo Pencil 2 and smart case as limited gifts.
For reference, the earlier Pad Air5 began at 1,900 yuan, and Oppo’s store currently lists it at 2,300 yuan instead of 2,800. Outside China, that tablet is sold as the Oppo Pad 5, and the Pad Air6 is expected to become the Oppo Pad 6 if it goes global. On the Pad Air5, the Matte Display cost a modest 200 yuan extra at list price, and the 5G upgrade was another 200 yuan, which gives a rough idea of how the Air6 versions may be priced, though Oppo has said nothing yet. Oppo has announced no global launch and nothing for Pakistan.
In short, the Air6 is a light refresh. The display, memory options, battery and charging speed all match the Pad Air5. The changes are a slightly newer chip variant, a body a fraction of a millimetre thicker, and a few extra grams.
