OnePlus USA introduced a slimmed-down version of its premium Android tablet on Thursday, looking to beat competing devices from Samsung Electronics and Apple with its price and specifications.
The tablet, called the OnePlus Pad 3, will be available on July 8 for US$700 in the US and US$1,000 in Canada. In addition to the thin frame, the company is touting faster performance, an improved display and upgraded multitasking features.
The Pad 3’s price falls between Apple’s 11-inch (US$599) and 13-inch (US$799) iPad Air tablets. Android tablets have failed to make much of a dent in the US to Apple’s tablet business. Samsung, Amazon.com and smaller players fill out the rest of the market.
The Pad 3 is less than 6 millimetres thick and features a 13.2-inch display with a…