At the end of 2021, Realme presented the Realme Pad, an affordable tablet with Android and the entry into this market for Realme. It’s supposed to come to Europe, but we still don’t have any specific details. But it doesn’t really matter.
In an FAQ, the company announced that we won’t see a major update. The Realme Pad ships with Android 11 and won’t get Android 12. Security updates are planned, but it is unclear how long.
No, Realme Pad will not be updated to Android 12 but will keep receiving security and performance updates throughout its software lifecycle. It’s one thing when cheap smartphones only get one or two major updates, but bringing a device onto the market with an outdated Android version and turning down the current version would be a knockout criterion for me.
I might not expect Android 13 or even Android 14 here (actually sad, in what state we are still with Android), but Android 12 would be mandatory. Even better Android 12L , which is optimized for larger displays.