Asus Pad comes out as a brazen iPad wannabe, but looks like a solid OLED Android slate

The Asus Pad arrives at a time when Android tablet makers are aggressively trying to close the gap with Apple in premium productivity-focused hardware. While many Android tablets still struggle with app optimization and ecosystem polish, companies increasingly realize that buyers care just as much about display quality, battery life, and hardware design as they do about software exclusives.

Dumb ebook readers are about to get darn smart for you with useful AI and Android support

The two companies announced an expanded collaboration built around MediaTek's new generative AI e-reader chips, the MT8115 and MT8126. These support both Linux and Android, and pack a dedicated NPU that delivers up to 7.4 TOPS of AI computing performance. 

Android might finally have an answer to the iPad mini, and with an OLED screen on top

That is why the latest OnePlus leak is interesting. Tipster Abhishek Yadav claims OnePlus is working on a compact tablet for global markets with an 8.8-inch OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. The tablet is also tipped to use LPDDR5X RAM, UFS 4.1 storage, an 8,000mAh battery, and 67W charging.