OnePlus Pad 3

Will the iPad be the second-fiddle tablet for Mac users now the Pad 3 is here?

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If any Android tablet is poised to take on the iPad Pro, it’s the new OnePlus Pad 3. It can mirror your MacBook, make sending files to iPhone and iPad easier than any other Android tablet, and it packs a huge iPad Pro-beating 13.2-inch display. Yet, despite its flagship power, slender body and booming speakers, it’s just a fraction of the price of a top-of-the-line iPad.

So where’s the catch? Out of the gate, the OnePlus Pad 3’s screen tech is the most notable compromise, with the IPS display being less contrast-rich than iPad Pro OLED panels. There’s also no floating keyboard case - arguably the iPad’s best feature - so anyone picking it up for work will need to rely on a flimsier kickstand tablet folio case.

It feels incredibly well-built and surprisingly elegant for such a large tablet, measuring less than 6mm thick and sporting rounded corners. The all-metal unibody is made from aluminium; the tab’s button and port mix suggest you hold it sideways, with a USB-C port on the right, power on the left, volume controls on the top left, and speakers on either side.