OnePlus's new iPad Pro rival comes next week with a huge battery and a fast charger in the box

Ahead of the launch of the OnePlus Pad 4, the company’s next flagship slate, I went hands-on with it. While we are bound not to share more about my verdict on the Pad 4 just yet, I can share my insights from my limited time with it so far.

The OnePlus Pad 4 takes the same sleek form as its predecessor, with a thickness of only 5.94mm despite a large 13.2″ inch display. OnePlus has also shaved a few grams off, and the Pad 4 now weighs 672 grams. While the 13-inch iPad Pro is a tad slimmer and noticeably lighter, you can hope that the OnePlus Pad 4 won’t bend as easily as the former.

As with last year, there’s a unibody metal shell, but with new colors. OnePlus sent me what it calls Dune Glow, which is a bronze shade. In addition, there will be a greenish variant, called Sage Mist.

The placement of the camera and the OnePlus logo remains unchanged, but the pogo pin touch points have been moved up on the back. That’s because OnePlus is switching to a canteliver design (similar to Apple’s Keyboard Pro) for the keyboard folio. Unfortunately, I don’t have it with me yet, but I can show you OnePlus’ new Stylo Pro pencil.

As earlier, the Stylo Pro attaches magnetically to the side of the Pad 4 and charges wirelessly. It comes with improved pressure sensitivity up to 16,000 points and a new rubberized tip for better friction while writing. For people who prefer otherwise, OnePlus also includes a traditional tip inside the box. However, both of these accessories will be sold separately.

In terms of specs, the OnePlus Pad 4 packs a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, up to 12GB of RAM, and up to 512GB of storage. OnePlus says the cooling solution has a 17% larger surface area than Pad 3.

The bigger highlight is the OnePlus Pad 4’s 13,380mAh battery, about 10% bigger than the Pad 3. With this, OnePlus claims multi-day standby, and I’m keen to test it over the coming days.

The Pad 4 still uses the same 13.2″ LCD with a 3K resolution and support for Dolby Vision. For audio, there are eight drivers in total (four tweeters and four tiny sub-woofers).

In terms of software, the OnePlus Pad 4 runs OxygenOS 16 and includes a multitasking boost. The Pad 4 supports up to five simultaneous app windows (floating windows and split screen views combined). That’s one more than the previous Pad 3, though still behind iPad’s lack of a limit for windows since the iPadOS 26 update.

The OnePlus Pad 4 launches on April 30 at 12 noon IST. While its launch in India is confirmed, we have no information yet on its availability in other regions.