Realme Pad: A powerful and affordable 4G Android tablet

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The Realme brand is best known for its smartphones, which generally appeal to rather young age groups and are sold at more than affordable prices. The same goes for the first Realme tablet launched in Europe, the Realme Pad, whose 128GB of storage and 4G support seem attractive given its modest launch price.

Especially since the quality is there. Crafted from aluminum, the Realme Pad proves solid and able to withstand a few knocks, while the slate gray back and sides of our review unit reveal a most premium look. Result: a tablet that imposes itself in the hand as the equivalent of expensive and high-quality devices, and rather more upscale, contrary to what the price of the device from Realme suggests.

In terms of dimensions, the tablet measures 155.9 mm wide by 246.1 mm deep and 6.9 mm thick, and weighs 440 g. The 10.4-inch screen sits in fairly wide bezels that deliver an 82.5% screen-to-body ratio (by our calculations it’s 80.2%). The bezel size means there’s plenty of room for the 8MP front camera. The rear camera is also 8MP, and while it protrudes quite a distance from the rear plate, it doesn’t have the same effect of tipping the device over a desk as the rear camera protrusions on the smartphones. That’s not a problem here.

A limited chipset

The tablet supports a 4G LTE nano-SIM card and has a 3.5mm headphone jack in one corner. The SIM slot also accommodates a MicroSD card, so the tablet’s 128GB of internal storage can be easily expanded. The 12nm, 8-core MediaTek Helio G80 chipset with 6GB of RAM is fine for general use, with web pages loading quickly, apps generally running smoothly, and video streaming perfectly fine.

We had no problems using the device on a day-to-day basis. However, it’s not the tablet to buy if you’re looking for fast gaming performance.

The Realme Pad runs Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0 and no bloatware in the form of companion apps. However, there are noticeable tweaks to the screen settings. In addition to the standard display mode, the device has a night mode which reduces brightness to 2 nits, a dark mode which inverts the white background to black, and a reader mode which uses a tiered color palette. gray. This last mode is particularly suitable for reading electronic books.

Audio quality worthy of the greatest

The split-screen feature is also planned, but it was not available on our device. Maybe it will show up in a software update at some point.

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The LCD screen’s WUXGA+ (2000 x 1200, 224 ppi) resolution provides a crisp image, but its brightness caps out at 360 nits. This makes outdoor use difficult, which could be a turn off for some potential buyers. Audio quality is pretty good: there’s plenty of volume and good bass tones for a tablet at this price, and no distortion even at maximum volume.

The Realme Pad’s 7,100mAh battery is good for 12 hours of battery life, according to the company. In fact, we never had the impression that the battery drained too quickly. Recharging (18 W) every two days suited us well.

Battery performance is acceptable for a tablet at this price. In the end, the Realme Pad stands out as a well-made tablet with 4G LTE support and the possibility of expanding its 128 GB of storage via MicroSD. If its processor is certainly average and its screen lacks brightness, its speakers are impressive. Anyone looking for a tablet for light tasks might find this tablet a decent and affordable option.

Source: ZDNet.com