Why do premium tablets lack the best security feature that nearly every budget phone has?
The Oppo Pad 5 Pro stands out in our review with its high-quality, slim aluminum unibody design. At the same time, the Oppo tablet features a massive 13,380-mAh battery, which completely outclasses the competition in our Wi-Fi test.
But while even budget smartphones come standard with a fingerprint sensor in the power button or sometimes even in the display, Oppo consistently refuses to provide secure biometric authentication on its tablet. Prices for the Pad 5 Pro start at around $800 on Trading Shenzhen.
Our review of the Oppo Pad 5 Pro provides the latest example of this questionable product policy. Despite featuring a top-of-the-line Qualcomm processor and a premium design, Oppo has once again completely omitted a secure way to unlock the device using a fingerprint or facial recognition. Instead, buyers of the Pad 5 Pro are fobbed off with an insecure 2D facial recognition system that can be easily bypassed with a simple photo.
Oppo is by no means alone in this rather questionable cost‑cutting measure. A look at our reviews of the MagicPad 4 or the Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 also reveals that these tablets lack a fingerprint sensor.
An Android tablet without a fingerprint sensor makes everyday life less convenient
The lack of a secure biometric unlocking method has consequences for users in their daily lives in terms of convenience and security as well. Because the built-in 2D face-unlock feature does not meet strict security standards, many banking apps and password managers refuse to allow biometric authentication. Anyone who wants to use such applications on their tablet is forced to enter a PIN or password for every transaction or login and every time they wake the device from standby. To get around this loss of convenience in everyday life, many users are likely to opt for short and rather insecure passwords or skip the unlock process entirely.
If you can do without a fingerprint sensor when using an XXL tablet, the Pad 5 Pro might be the perfect companion for you. You can find all the details and specifications for Oppo’s premium tablet in our review.
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