It’s hard to come by an affordable tablet that boasts gaming prowess. Usually, tablets under the “affordable” category are touted as multimedia consumption device — and that’s it! We think the realme Pad 2 breaks the glass ceiling because of the Helio G99 processor, which is also found in the recently released realme 11. The G99 is MediaTek’s afforda-gaming processor which means it can run popular games on the Play Store at 120Hz — duly note that the pad 2 really maximizes this feature, as this is the true limit of the Helio G99 (the realme 11 is more conservative with a maximum of 90Hz screen refresh rate).
realme truly built a beautiful device around the processor. Apart from taking advantage of super fast screen refresh rates, superb gaming peformace, and efficient battery life (you can binge watch two seasons of Castlevania on Netflix and still have battery to end the day. And if you do need to charge, the 33W SuperVOOC charger pulls you up to 50% from zero in twenty minutes in my experience. I need to talk about the standy time — I’ve actually left the device idle for a week and only got 5% drain from 100% (this is with no SIM card attached).
The realme pad 2 is a looker. What’s with realme and shades of green? Here’s the device side by side my realme 11 pro+ and they really complement. In real world practice, I bought a prepaid SMART SIM with never-expiring Magic Data (that’s 48GB!) and slotted it into the nano SIM card slot, so on the go I have a tablet that’s really truly connected via 4G.
You may notice in photos that the pad 2 has some linear streaks — this is because I added a grip film strip to keep the device from slipping while still preserving the “sexy back.” If you’re looking for an exceptional camera, well, this tablet has adequate front and back cameras. It’s crisp when it needs to be, but nothing exceptional to write home about.
On top of this, the realme Pad 2 has a standby time of up to 59 days, or even up to 17 hours of video playback, 190 hours of music streaming, and 24 hours of reading.
Additionally, the dedicated gaming processor boasting flagship-tier power efficiency can support casual to average gaming. This makes the realme Pad 2 a great device for those who play Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Call of Duty: Mobile, League Of Legends: Wild Rift, Farlight 84, Pokemon Unite, PUBG: Mobile, Asphalt 9, Genshin Impact (Medium), Dragon Nest 2, among others.
Here are two photo samples from the main 8MP back camera in morning natural light. It’s OK!
Availability and First-Selling Offers
The all-new realme Pad 2 officially hits the shelves at all realme stores nationwide starting October 13. A FREE TechLife Portable Blender worth PHP 999 will come with every purchase of the realme Pad 2 from October 13-19.
As for online availability, the realme Pad 2 will make its way to the Shopee Flagship Store via the Shopee Grand Launch happening on Oct 17-23. During this time period, both variants of the realme Pad 2 will retail for PHP 2,000 OFF!
The realme Pad 2 in 6GB+128GB LTE variant is available for only PHP 13,999 SRP, while the realme Pad 2 8GB+256GB LTE retails for only PHP 17,999 SRP. It also comes in two colorways: Inspiration Green and Imagination Grey.
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