OnePlus Pad 3 Display and HDR Capability Investigation
📌 The initial positive review of the OnePlus Pad 3 was complicated by user feedback regarding lack of HDR support on Netflix.
🔍 Deeper investigation suggests that the issue extends beyond Netflix, indicating OnePlus may not have built any HDR capability into the tablet's software despite strong hardware specs.
💪 The screen hardware is capable, boasting 600 nits of brightness (900 in highlight mode) and covering 98% of the P3 color space.
🚫 Internal Netflix settings confirm "HDR capabilities: None," and comparisons with devices like the S11 Ultra and iPad Air show a clear absence of HDR performance on the OnePlus Pad 3 for content tested on both Netflix and YouTube.

Technical Discrepancies and Speculation
🖥️ The screen's specifications suggest it should support HDR formats like Dolby Vision or HDR10, which are required for streaming services to enable HDR playback.
🤔 The absence of HDR support is considered a major omission for a modern tablet, especially since the iPad Air, a lower-spec display, supports it.
🧐 The author speculates that OnePlus may have simply failed to program in HDR10 support during software development.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ While the display looks fantastic in everyday use (80% of the time) for standard content, the lack of HDR is a significant disappointment.
➡️ The tablet suffers from raised blacks in dark scenes because it uses an OLED panel, a common compromise made to achieve a lower price point compared to higher-end tablets.
➡️ Users needing true HDR performance for movies and high-quality video content should be aware that the OnePlus Pad 3 currently does not deliver this feature, despite strong display hardware.

📸 Video summarized with SummaryTube.com on Dec 05, 2025, 01:55 UTC