Asus has walked away from smartphones, but it is not done with big-screen hardware. The company is reportedly lining up a new tablet called Asus Pad OLED tablet, and the first leaked images suggest a thin, premium device aimed at the upper end of the Android tablet market.
If the leaks are accurate, the headline specs are the kind Asus would want to show off: a 12.2-inch dual-layer OLED display, 144 Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos. That puts it in a bracket where it will have to fight not just mainstream Android tablets, but also the premium pitch Apple has been making around Tandem OLED panels.
Battery life should not be the obvious weak point either. Asus Pad OLED tablet is said to pack a 9000 mAh battery with fast charging support, while keeping the body at 6.5 mm thick and the weight at 523 g. Those are respectable numbers for a tablet this size, though the real test will be whether Asus can keep thermals and endurance in line once the screen is running at 144 Hz.
A folio cover that doubles as a stand
Asus also appears to be preparing a branded cover that folds into a stand, which is the sort of accessory almost every tablet maker eventually pretends to have invented. In practice, it matters: a tablet this large is far more useful for movies, sketching, and desk work if the stand case is actually good rather than an afterthought.
What is missing is the stuff that usually decides whether a tablet launch is exciting or merely decorative. There is still no confirmed price or launch date, and no official word on the chip inside. If Asus really is betting on tablets after stepping back from phones, the next leak will tell us whether this is a serious iPad Pro challenger or just a polished placeholder.