Pad Mini

On sale in India Launched 22 Oct 2026

OPPO Pad Mini, from the front, with the back just visible behind it

OPPO Pad Mini, lying flat at an angle, purple wallpaper on screen

OPPO Pad Mini, held at the waist by a woman in a pink cardigan

OPPO Pad Mini, writing on it with the pencil at a cafe table

OPPO Pad Mini, held by a woman in a dim plane cabin

OPPO Pad Mini, held over a wooden table next to a phone and a glass

OPPO Pad Mini, slipped into a handbag by a woman walking

Our verdict

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 in 282 g impresses; ₹94,999 for 8.8 inches does not.

Starting price in India

₹94,999 for 8GB + 256GB Wi-Fi

Spec score 8.9/10 From the spec sheet · See the breakdown

Display: 8.8" · 144Hz
Chip: Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
RAM: 8GB
Pen: Works with OPPO Pencil 3 Pro
Battery: 8,000 mAh, 67W
Mobile data: Wi-Fi only

Our take

Is it any good?

The Pad Mini is OPPO’s small tablet, and India gets it as the Matte Display Edition, with an anti-glare finish on the screen. It is for people who read, sketch and watch on the move and want something that slips into a handbag rather than a backpack. There is one version, 8GB + 256GB with Wi-Fi, in Lavender Purple, at ₹94,999.

On paper it is the most powerful tablet OPPO sells in India. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 sits behind an 8.8-inch 2.5K AMOLED screen that refreshes at up to 144Hz, the body is 5.46 mm thin and weighs 282 g, and the 8,000 mAh battery charges at 67W, about twice the 33W of the Pad 5 and Pad SE. It works with the OPPO Pencil 3 Pro.

The catch is everything small brings with it. There is no SIM version, so on the go it borrows data from your phone, and an 8.8-inch screen is cramped for split-screen work next to the 12.1-inch Pad 5. The Pencil costs extra, OPPO makes no keyboard for it, and the price is the real hurdle: ₹65,000 more than the Pad 5 with its bigger screen.

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