In September last year, Realme Pad was launched in India as the first Android tablet from Realme. Even today, it is perhaps the best tablet you can get under ₹20,000. Now, Realme has launched a cheaper version of that tablet in India, the Realme Pad Mini. While the Realme Pad launched at ₹13,999, the Pad Mini starts at ₹10,999. And yes, there are both WiFi-only as well as LTE variants.
Design-wise, the Realme Pad Mini is, well, smaller than the Realme Pad. While the Realme Pad had a 10.4-inch display, the Pad Mini has an 8.7-inch panel. So that results in quite a big difference in the size of both the tablets. Moreover, due to a smaller size, the thickness is also more at 7.6mm (vs 6.9mm). Another downside of a smaller size is a smaller battery. The Pad Mini has a 6,400mAh battery which is large but not as large as the 7,100mAg battery of the Realme Pad. The charging speed remains the same (18W).
Realme did not go for a plastic build for the Pad Mini as the company kept the same metal build on the cheaper tablet. There is no Quad-speaker setup this time like the Realme Pad, but the stereo speakers that the Pad Mini has are also quite nice.
The display on the front is an 8.7.-inch LCD with a resolution of 1340 x 800 pixels. For comparison, the Realme Pad had a panel with 2000 × 1200 pixels (WUXGA+) resolution. The chipset under the hood is UNISOC T616 which is built on the 12nm process & has an octa-core CPU with 2x Cortex-A75 cores @2GHz and 6x Cortex-A55 cores @1.8GHz. The tablet comes with 3GB or 4GB RAM and 32GB or 64GB storage. There is also an option to expand the storage via a microSD card of up to 1TB.
The camera on the rear has an 8MP sensor, whereas the one on the front has a 5MP sensor. Finally, Realme UI for Pad runs out of the box, which is based on Android 11.
Here is the pricing for India –
- 3GB + 32GB (WiFi Only) – ₹10,999
- 3GB + 32GB (LTE) – ₹12,999
- 4GB + 64GB (WiFi Only) – ₹12,999
- 4GB + 64GB (LTE) – ₹14,999
The first sale takes place on the 2nd of May, and you can buy Realme Pad Mini via Flipkart or Realme India’s website.
Between May 2 & May 9, the company is also offering up to ₹2000 discount on all the variants so, which brings the starting price down to ₹8,999.