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Oppo Pad 5 Pro: One-minute review

If you’re after a big-screen tablet with a premium design, a huge battery, and a price tag that won’t bankrupt you, the Oppo Pad 5 Pro makes a compelling case as one of the best tablets on the market.

It also arrives with an initially puzzling spec configuration. The Pad 5 Pro is the successor to the Oppo Pad 3 Pro, which landed in 2025 with a smaller screen (12 inches) and 12GB of RAM. This time around, however, Oppo has increased the tablet's screen size but slashed its RAM capacity to 8GB.

That means the Pad 5 Pro has a lower power ceiling than its predecessor for multitasking and resource-intensive productivity tasks, but Oppo has almost certainly made this decision as a result of the ongoing global RAM shortage, which is pushing up memory prices. Had the Pad 5 Pro been equipped with 12GB of RAM, it would almost certainly be significantly more expensive.

And it’s not all bad news for the Pad 5 Pro's power credentials, as its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset can handle pretty much everything you throw at it. The Pad 3 Pro, by contrast, uses a still-powerful but older Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Leading Version chipset, so what you lose in RAM, you gain in CPU power.

The tablet's 7:5 aspect ratio display also makes the Pad 5 Pro a great productivity companion. The ColorOS 16 interface has excellent multitasking tools, and I love the ability to use the tablet as a screen for your laptop.

I also enjoyed holding the tablet vertically and reading articles, with its 144Hz refresh rate allowing for smooth scrolling, and the screen's bezel providing a place to rest my thumb.

With the Pad 5 Pro back in landscape, the expansive screen was great for my PUBG: Mobile sessions and streaming videos. Plus, with eight speakers built into the slender frame, the Pad 5 Pro has surprisingly good audio.

Then there’s the whopping 13,380mAh battery that’ll give you multiple days of use from a single charge with moderate use, and a solid two days with more intensive activity.

As big-screen tablets go, then, the Oppo Pad 5 Pro has a lot to offer that makes it easy to recommend.

Oppo Pad 5 Pro review: Price and availability

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• The Oppo Pad 5 Pro costs £699, less than the 13-inch iPad Air (M4)
• Available in the UK and Europe with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro costs £699, making it slightly more expensive than Apple’s entry-level iPad 11-inch (2025) (£429), but comfortably cheaper than the firm’s iPad Air 13-inch (2025) (£949) and Samsung’s 12.6-inch Galaxy Tab S12 Plus (£1,399). Its closest competitor, price-wise, is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus (£689).

At £699, the Pad 5 Pro also costs £200 more than its predecessor. Sure, it has a bigger screen, a larger battery, and an updated chipset — but as mentioned, it also has less RAM. You're still getting decent bang for your buck, but last year's Pad 3 Pro was a better value proposition overall.

At the time of writing (October 2026), Oppo is running a £100-off promotion on the Pad 5 Pro, taking the asking price down to £599. At that figure, it's a steal.

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro is currently available in the UK and Europe. If you’re reading this review in North America or Australia, then bad news: this tablet is not currently sold in your region.

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro is available in a single configuration: 8GB RAM with 256GB of storage, and Wi-Fi only. Unlike Apple’s iPads and Samsung’s Galaxy Tabs, there is no cellular option here.

If you want to enhance your experience, Oppo offers case and stylus accessories for the tablet. The Oppo Pad 5 Pro Smart Keyboard case (£299), as the name suggests, provides you with a full QWERTY keyboard and stand in a similar design to Apple’s Magic Keyboard.

The Smart Case (£29.90) provides front and back protection and an origami-style folding flag for various stand orientations.

Meanwhile, the Oppo Pencil 3 Pro (£79.90) comes with 16,000 levels of pressure sensitivity — more than the Apple Pencil series — and an industry-first felt tip for a realistic writing-on-paper-like experience.

• Value score: 4 / 5

Oppo Pad 5 Pro: Specs

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro boasts a number of key spec upgrades over its predecessor — but it's also saddled with a notable downgrade.

Oppo’s increased the screen size to 13.2 inches, and the display resolution gets a bump too, with the LCD screen now offering a 3392 x 2400 (3.4K) pixel resolution, 315 ppi, and a peak brightness of 1,000 nits.

Battery capacity is now a meaty 13,380mAh with 80W fast charging, while Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset runs the show. There’s 256GB of storage too, plus eight speakers and two microphones, all packed into a supremely slim 5.94mm body.

The downgrade comes in the RAM department. The Pad 3 Pro packed 12GB of RAM, but for the Oppo Pad 5 Pro, you’re getting just 8GB. For a tablet that’s supposedly offering a PC-level experience and plenty of AI productivity tools, this is a disappointment, but not a deal-breaker.

Oppo Pad 5 Pro

Dimensions:

289.71 x 209.76 x 5.94mm

Weight:

672g

Screen:

13.2-inch, LCD, 7:5

Resolution:

3392 x 2400 (3.4K), 315 ppi

Refresh rate:

144Hz adaptive refresh rate

Peak brightness:

1,000 nits

Chipset:

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

RAM:

8GB LPDDR5X

Storage:

256GB

OS:

Android 16 w/ ColorOS 16

Main camera:

13MP, EIS

Front camera:

8MP, EIS

Battery:

13,380mAh

Charging:

80W wired (SuperVOOC)

Colors:

Mocha Brown

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• Slim, premium design that looks great
• Just one color option, but Mocha Brown works
• It’s almost 100g heavier than the 13-inch iPad Pro

In the battle of the big-screen tablets, there’s not much to choose between the Apple, Oppo, and Samsung slates in terms of design.

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro is a great-looking and feeling premium tablet. Its flat edges mimic the latest iPad design, while its ultra-slim profile means it slips seamlessly into a bag.

At 5.94mm thick, the Pad 5 Pro is certainly slender, but it’s not as svelte as the pricier iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) or Samsung Galaxy S12 Ultra, which are both just 5.1mm slim.

This isn't a particularly big issue, although at 672g, there’s some weight behind this supersized slate: the Pad 5 Pro is almost 100g heavier than the iPad Pro 13 (M5) and its predecessor, the Pad 3 Pro. A lightweight, compact tablet this is not.

Oppo claims the all-metal unibody is designed to feel "as natural and effortless to hold as a magazine." While it’s certainly heavier than the T3 magazine I had to hand, I did enjoy holding the tablet during use. There are no sharp edges, and so long as you’re okay with the weight, it’s comfortable in the hand.

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I especially liked using it in portrait when reading articles, and while the bezels around the screen might appear to be on the large side, they provided an accommodating space for my thumb to rest.

Oppo has continued the single-color trend it employed for this tablet’s predecessor, with the Pad 5 Pro available in just one hue: Mocha Brown. Now, brown isn’t the first color that jumps to mind for a tablet, but I must say it looks smart here. Plus, a single color choice at least means a simpler buying journey.

There’s a front-facing camera positioned along the landscape edge of the screen, which is the premier position for video calls when in a protective case or keyboard stand, while a pill-shaped island on the rear houses the 13MP rear snapper and flash.

The only buttons on this tablet are a power key and two volume buttons, while a USB-C port provides wired charging and data transfer access.

On the rear, you’ll also find three pogo pin connectors, allowing you to connect the tablet to the optional Smart Keyboard accessory. And on the top edge, there’s a subtle oval indentation to guide you when magnetically attaching the optional Oppo Pencil 3 Pro stylus to the slate when not in use.

Oppo’s also managed to pack eight speakers into the Pad 5 Pro, four on each short side, and there are two microphones to pick up your voice during video calls.

There’s no fingerprint scanner either under the display or built into the power switch, with Oppo instead opting for face unlock smarts.

• Design score: 4 / 5

Oppo Pad 5 Pro review: Display

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• Huge 13.2-inch, 3.4K display
• Great for multitasking, gaming, and video streaming
• Supports HDR for Netflix and Prime Video, plus Dolby Vision

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro's display measures a whopping 13.2 inches, making it bigger than Apple’s largest iPad Pro. This supersized screen ensures you have plenty of real estate for your apps, games, videos, and work tasks.

Oppo has stuck with an LCD panel for the screen here, which will likely help keep overall costs down, but it does mean you don’t get the same deep black levels as you do with Samsung’s AMOLED screens.

Resolution isn’t an issue, though, with the 3.4K panel offering a pixel density of 315ppi — that's much higher than you'll get on the pricier iPad Pro (265ppi) and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra (239ppi).

Oppo uses what it calls the “A4 golden ratio” for the screen — specifically, it's a 7:5 screen aspect ratio that makes reading articles, checking documents, and reviewing presentations very comfortable.

The adaptive refresh rate up to 144Hz means scrolling, swiping, and sliding around the interface and apps feels fluid; great when you’re moving through long documents or fast-moving comment sections.

Fire up a streaming service, though, and 16:9 and 21:9 videos result in large black bars above and below the action. Still, this isn't deal-breaking for the experience, and with HDR for Netflix and Prime Video, along with Dolby Vision support, content looks great.

The Pad 5 Pro's large screen size means it’s an excellent tablet to use away from home, especially when on the move for work. It’s easy to run apps side-by-side without them feeling cramped, and I enjoyed using Oppo’s O+Connect software with my laptop to enable the Pad 5 Pro as a second display.

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Plus, the plentiful display real estate was beneficial when I fired up PUBG: Mobile, giving me an expansive view of the battlefield and plenty of space for the on-screen buttons and HUD.

With a peak brightness of 1,000 nits, I was able to use the Pad 5 Pro outside without much in the way of reflections or glare. In direct sunlight, you might struggle to see the screen a little, but positioned on a sun lounger in the shade, this tablet works nicely.

• Display score: 4.5 / 5

Oppo Pad 5 Pro review: Software

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• ColorOS 16 provides excellent customization and multitasking
• AI tools are included, but usefulness varies

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro is an Android tablet at heart, with Oppo’s own ColorOS 16 interface laid on top. And Oppo says the tablet will get an upgrade to ColorOS 17 in November 2026.

The good news is Oppo’s UI is a highly accomplished offering these days. It’s pretty close to stock Android, while offering extra layers of customization and features on top. The result is a tablet that’s enhanced by the software Oppo makes.

If you like to fine-tune your experience, the Oppo Pad 5 Pro has plenty of options in the Settings menu, but you don't need to dive into them. This tablet also works great out of the box with the default settings.

And, mercifully, Oppo has kept pre-loaded applications to a minimum, with just a handful forced on you from the off — apps such as Netflix, WPS Office, LinkedIn, and TikTok. The good news is these can be uninstalled easily if you’d rather not have them.

I like how easy it is to get two (or three) apps side by side on screen — tap the three dots at the top of the screen when in an app, select Split View, and you're away. Coupled with the big screen, this multitasking functionality makes the Pad 5 Pro an excellent productivity machine that students and mobile workers will find intuitive and helpful.

And as I mentioned briefly in the display section, productivity can be further enhanced with O+ Connect, which allows you to sync your Mac or Windows laptop to the Pad 5 Pro to use it to transfer documents, mirror displays, or act as a second screen. It works wired and wirelessly, so you don’t need to remember cables every time.

Considering how slim the Pad 5 Pro is, it’s not a huge ask to slide this tablet into your bag with your work or study laptop, giving you excellent flexibility.

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There are AI tools on board too, including the now-familiar Circle to Search feature, but Oppo also has AI Smart Circle. When using the optional Pencil 3 Pro, pressing and holding the stylus on the screen will highlight content, allowing you to annotate, save, or share it.

From there, you can access additional AI tools, including AI Painter (which helps you enhance images you find). The tools work and can be fun to use, but their mileage will vary depending on your use cases.

• Software score: 4.5 / 5

Oppo Pad 5 Pro review: Performance

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• A mixed bag of specs, but enough power for most
• Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and 8GB of RAM
• Comfortably handles three apps on screen at the same time

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro performance specs are a bit of a mixed bag. First, the good: you get Qualcomm's latest, top-of-the-line chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

That means plenty of raw power under the hood and enough smarts for various AI workflows, whether you’re a Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, or other LLM user.

What’s less impressive is the amount of RAM you get. With its predecessor, the Pad 3 Pro (there was no 4 model), you got 12GB of RAM. On the Pad 5 Pro, however, Oppo has downgraded this capacity to 8GB.

We can’t be too cross with Oppo, though. There’s a global shortage of RAM, which in turn is pushing up prices, and its scarcity is leaving manufacturers in a tricky position when it comes to balancing power and price.

I suspect if Oppo did include 12GB of RAM in the Pad 5 Pro, its asking price would be much higher, and to be fair to the tablet, it handled everything I threw at it with ease.

I cranked up the graphical settings on PUBG: Mobile and was able to successfully log some Winner Winner Chicken Dinner victories, while 4K video streaming from Disney Plus, Prime Video, and Netflix all worked well and looked great.

Hours of gaming, long video calls, prolonged typing of this review using the Smart Keyboard Case, and TV series binges (series two of The Gentleman, anyone?) were all taken in stride, too.

If you’re looking to complete overly complex graphical or AI tasks, though, the Oppo Pad 5 Pro may start to struggle, so consider a more powerful (and likely pricier) tablet if you fall into this category.

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For those of you who do a lot of gaming, the Pad 5 Pro has Oppo’s Game Assistant, allowing you to direct maximum performance to the game you’re playing, with toggles to enhance graphics and framerate too.

And a quick word on this tablet’s eight-speaker setup. They sound great for their size, considering they’re packed into the Pad 5 Pro’s slender frame, offering rich audio and great stereo performance. They’re not going to beat a quality pair of Bluetooth headphones, but they’re more than capable for most use cases.

• Performance score: 4 / 5

Oppo Pad 5 Pro review: Battery

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• Huge 13,380mAh battery
• Multi-day use from a single charge is easily achievable
• 80W fast charging, but you’ll need to provide the block

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro performs very well when it comes to battery life.

Oppo has packed a massive 13,380mAh power pack into the tablet's slender frame, and the sheer capacity on offer translates directly into impressive longevity.

An hour-long PUBG: Mobile gaming session resulted in a 7% drop in battery life, which means the Pad 5 Pro is capable of many hours of gameplay.

Loading up a Dolby Vision-supported movie on Netflix, the Pad 5 Pro dropped 9% in an hour and a half. That was with Wi-Fi connected, brightness at half, and various applications syncing in the background.

Extrapolated out, that's over 10 hours of video streaming, although Oppo claims the Pad 5 Pro can deliver up to 20 hours of video playback. That might be possible on lower brightness settings and with a film file on the tablet itself, but not through everyday streaming.

And when left idle overnight, the Pad 5 Pro lost just 1% in 12 hours.

Battery drain is similar when working and multitasking, with the Pad 5 Pro offering two days of battery life pretty consistently with multiple hours of use each day.

If you use the tablet less, though, you'll find you'll still have battery life days later.

Oppo has also equipped the Pad 5 Pro with its 80W SuperVOOC flash charging, allowing you to top up the mega battery at speed. You'll need a high-powered plug block to achieve the 80W speeds, though — and one isn't provided in the box.

I used a 100W charging block, and the Oppo Pad 5 Pro went from 46% to 54% in 10 minutes, reaching 62% after 20 minutes, and a quarter of the total capacity (3,345mAh) after 30 minutes.

These might not seem like stellar increases on paper, but when you consider the size of the battery inside the Pad 5 Pro, you’re getting hours of use from short charging sessions.

• Battery score: 4.5 / 5

Should you buy the Oppo Pad 5 Pro?Oppo Pad 5 Pro scorecard

Value

Where it’s available, the Oppo Pad 5 Pro is priced to deliver bang for your buck — it’s just a shame that it’s not quite as compellingly priced as its predecessor.

4/5

Design

This big-screen, slimline premium tablet looks and feels the part. It’s well made and packs in eight speakers, but is heavier than the pricier competition.

4/5

Display

The 13.2-inch display provides an excellent viewing experience with a 3.4K resolution, HDR, and Dolby Vision support, plus solid brightness.

4.5/5

Software

ColorOS 16 has a bunch of customization options for those who like to fine tune, excellent multi-tasking features, and a great default settings for those who just want to get going right away.

4.5/5

Performance

The Pad 5 Pro provides enough power to do everything you need, but the drop in RAM and increase in price is a shame. For really intensive tasks, you might need to look elsewhere.

4/5

Battery

The Oppo Pad 5 Pro has excellent battery life. Even with more intensive work days, you should get two days between charges, while lighter use will deliver multi-day use.

4.5/5

Buy it if…

You want a portable streaming and gaming device

With its 3.4K display, eight-speaker system, and Game Assistant performance boost, the Oppo Pad 5 Pro makes Netflix binges and gaming marathons a piece of cake.

You don’t want to overspend on a big screen

Apple’s big-screen iPads are comfortably more expensive than the Oppo Pad 5 Pro, but here you still get a premium design, a great screen, and enough performance for pretty much anything.

You want a great productivity device

With excellent app multitasking, long battery life, and the ability to use the Pad 5 Pro as a second screen with your laptop, it’s a work winner. Splurge on the optional Smart Keyboard Case and Pencil 3 Pro, and it basically becomes a 13.2-inch laptop and sketchpad.

Don’t buy it if…

You want the best tablet apps

Google’s Play Store has a much better selection of tablet-optimized apps than it used to, but Apple’s App Store is still the leader for this form factor. If you want the very best app selection, an iPad is the way to go.

You’re a power user

While the Pad 5 Pro’s cutting-edge Qualcomm chipset will handle most tasks with ease, for power users looking for a device to support intensive workloads, the drop in RAM to 8GB might cause a bottleneck.

Also consider

Apple iPad Air 13-inch (2026)

Apple’s 13-inch iPad Air offers top-notch design, display, and performance credentials. There’s a plentiful app store and a range of accessories too — but the price quickly adds up.

Read our full Apple iPad Air 13-inch (2026) review

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus

Samsung has been making Android tablets for a long time, and it's refined its offering over the years. The Tab S10 FE Plus is water-resistant, with a similarly large screen and battery, plus it offers several color options.

Read our full Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Plus review

Oppo Pad 5 Pro

iPad Air (13-inch, M4)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+

Price

£699

From $949 / £949 / AU$1,599

From $649 / £649 / AU$1,099

Screen

13.2-inch, 3392 x 2400, 315ppi, 144Hz, 1,000 nits (peak)

13-inch, 2732 x 2048, 264ppi, , 60Hz, 600 nits (peak)

13.1-inch, 2880 x 1800, 259ppi, 90Hz, 600 nits (peak)

Chip & RAM

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 + 8GB RAM

Apple M4 + 12GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 1580 + 8/12GB RAM

Battery

13,380mAh

9,705mAh

10,090mAh

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I used the Oppo Pad 5 Pro as my daily tablet for a week. I used it for a wide variety of activities, including reading articles, sketching with the Pencil 3 Pro, gaming, checking emails, scrolling social, and streaming TV, movies, and music.

I used the Smart Keyboard Case to type the majority of this review, and recharged the slate with slow and fast charging blocks — you’ll want to invest in an 80W+ block if you buy the Pad 5 Pro.

As part of my testing, I engaged in a mix of high- and low- usage days to get a proper sense of the Oppo Pad 5 Pro's excellent battery life. I tried the tablet's AI features and used its cameras for photography indoors and outdoors, as well as for video calls.

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First tested October 2026

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Mozilla is best known for its Firefox web browser, but it also offers a broader suite of software services. Among these services is Mozilla Monitor, a tool that checks whether your personal information has been affected in a data breach and advises you on the next steps. Mozilla Monitor is free to use, just like the Firefox browser and other services offered by the company.

I’m reviewing this data removal service in detail, covering its pros, cons, features, ease of use, and other essential factors. This review will help you decide whether to add Mozilla Monitor to your online privacy toolkit.

Mozilla Monitor: Plans and pricing

Mozilla Monitor is completely free. You may be confused because you’ve previously heard of a paid Mozilla Monitor Plus data removal service. Yes, that used to exist, but it was shut down in March 2026.

Mozilla gave the reason of “refocusing our resources on other privacy and security initiatives,” but kept the core Mozilla Monitor features and expanded free monitoring to 20 email addresses per user.

That means you can use Mozilla Monitor to check if your email address was affected by a data breach, but it no longer scans data broker sites for your personal data and sends deletion requests. You can check out the service by clicking here.

Mozilla Monitor: Setup

Setting up Mozilla Monitor is as easy as it gets. It starts with creating a Mozilla account, and this one account can be used for all Mozilla services. Creating an account is as simple as entering an email address and a password. A verification code will be sent to that email address, and inputting it confirms your newly created account.

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With an account confirmed, you can begin entering email addresses to monitor for data breaches. Each account can monitor up to 20 email addresses, so there’s a lot of room. You could enter your siblings' and parents’ email addresses and be the de facto family IT staff. If any of their addresses are found in a data breach, you’ll quickly alert them and advise on protective measures.

Note that for each email address you’ll add, Mozilla sends a verification link to that address. The owner has to click on the verification link for Mozilla to start monitoring the email address. If you’re adding a family member, friend, or colleague’s email address, simply tell them to click on the verification link. They don’t have to create a Mozilla account–clicking the verification link is enough.

In the example below, I added one of my email addresses, only to discover that it was affected in 7 data breaches all the way back to 2019.

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I don’t like to brag, but I think I’m a bit tech-savvy in knowing how to respond to my email address being affected by a data breach. The usual step is to change the password on the affected platform, and also any other platform where I’ve used the same password.

For example, the results show data breaches on Trello, Gravatar, and Wattpad. This meant I had to change the passwords for these platforms and any other platform where I used similar passwords.

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However, users don’t have to be tech-savvy to use Mozilla Monitor. For anyone whose address is found in a data breach, Mozilla suggests the right steps to take. Clicking on the Resolve exposures button (pictured below) takes a user to these steps:

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I was glad to know that Mozilla Monitor suggested exactly the steps I recommended: changing the password for that account and anywhere else I’ve used the same password.

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Along with the above advice, I got some other security recommendations like avoiding clicking on unknown links in emails, marking suspicious emails as spam, and being aware of phishing attacks.

You can repeat the same steps for up to 20 email addresses. Mozilla Monitor helps you stay safe online, even when affected by a data breach. You’ll be aware of past data breaches and any new ones, then take immediate steps to prevent further problems.

Mozilla Monitor: Ease of use

Regarding ease of use, Mozilla Monitor is one of the best platforms I’ve reviewed in general, not just among security-related platforms.

The workflow is as smooth as it gets, and everything felt simple to navigate, even as a first-time user. It follows a sequential process, where one step leads to the next, to the next, and so on till you get the final results.

You can access Mozilla Monitor from any web browser, preferably on a PC, to get the best user experience. I give it a near-perfect user-friendliness score.

Mozilla Monitor: Security and privacy

Mozilla Monitor will be a valuable addition to anyone’s security software suite, and it's available at no cost. When email addresses and passwords get breached on any site, malicious actors often use these breached credentials to attempt to break into accounts, both on the affected and non-affected sites.

Mozilla Monitor helps prevent this problem, letting you know if your email address was found in any data breach and advising immediate steps to take.

I don’t like that Mozilla’s Plus data removal service is no longer available, but I have no control over that. At least, I’m happy Mozilla kept the data breach monitoring service and maintained it for free.

Mozilla Monitor: Support

On the dashboard, users can find an FAQs section with detailed answers to common questions asked about Mozilla Monitor.

This FAQs section explains what a data breach is, how Mozilla monitors data breaches, the risks of your personal information being found in a data breach, and other important topics. It provides valuable help for new users seeking to understand what Mozilla Monitor is about and how it works.

Given it’s a free tool, there’s not much direct help available. You can ask questions on the official Mozilla Discourse forum, but there’s no email, live chat, or telephone support.

Mozilla Monitor: Competition

I’ll mention Incogni and DeleteMe as two top competitors to Mozilla Monitor. These platforms offer data breach monitoring, like Mozilla Monitor, and also let you scan data broker sites for personal data, then send automated or manual deletion requests. Mozilla previously offered a data removal service, but it was shut down in March 2026.

I’d say Incogni and DeleteMe offer a more complete online privacy suite, but they require paid subscriptions, unlike Mozilla Monitor, which is completely free.

Mozilla Monitor: Final verdict

If you’re seeking a free tool that helps protect your privacy online, Mozilla Monitor is highly recommended. At no cost, it’ll alert you to data breach incidents affecting your email address and help you take corrective steps. However, it doesn’t offer much outside this service, so have modest expectations.

Your home address, phone number, email address, and government records are personal bits of information that can get exposed online. You’ve probably entered this information on one website, and it inadvertently made it to a public database. Anyone can look it up, and you’re not comfortable with that. What’s the solution? A data removal platform like Hello Privacy (now known as Privacy Protect).

With Hello Privacy, you can scan 100+ data broker sites for your personal information. If discovered, you can initiate automated removal requests to these sites, then monitor the results. Over time, Privacy Protect rescans these sites to ensure your data stays off them.

Hello Privacy is one of many data removal services out there, so what makes it stand out? What are its core features, pros and cons, and how does it compare to competitors? Read on to learn what Hello Privacy offers and whether it’s your best choice for a data removal platform.

Hello Privacy: Plans and pricing

Hello Privacy’s pricing structure is quite complicated. There used to be a distinct tool called Hello Privacy, with its own plan: $9.99 monthly or a discounted $100 per year for Premium. However, Hello Privacy was acquired by Array, an online security platform, in 2022, and its name changed to Privacy Protect. Post-name change, Privacy Protect is now offered under Array’s all-in-one bundle.

Array doesn’t have standard pricing. It runs a pay-as-you-go model, where users only pay for the features they utilize. Array is targeted at enterprises, and potential customers have to contact the company’s sales team for a quote.

Here’s another confusing aspect: you can still use Hello Privacy standalone or as part of Array’s Privacy Protect. For some reason, Array decided to integrate the data removal platform into its all-in-one suite and also maintain it as a standalone service, which I’m focusing on in this review.

You can use Hello Privacy’s free version to test the scanning features before making your final decision. There’s no standard refund policy, which I consider a disadvantage.

Hello Privacy: Setup

Setting up this platform follows a sequential, straightforward pattern. Individual users can visit HelloPrivacy.com to get started. Enter details including your first and last name, location, and age to run a free scan. The scan covers 132 data broker sites, including some of the most widely used ones, but this coverage is much less than some competitors offer. For example, DeleteMe covers over 750 data broker sites, and Incogni covers 420+.

The scan takes anywhere from 30 seconds to a few minutes, depending on the volume of data discovered on the 132 data broker sites. Afterwards, you’ll see a list of the sites where your data was discovered (pictured below).

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As a free user, scanning is where the service stops. To send deletion requests to the identified data broker sites, you’ll need to pay for a premium plan. As mentioned earlier, the premium package costs $9.99 per month, but it’s discounted to $100 if you pay annually (compared to $120 if paid month-to-month for 12 months). The $20 discount (around 17% lower than the month-to-month price) isn’t as much as offered by several rivals, but it’s at least a deal.

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After subscribing, you can send automated deletion requests to each data broker site. A request asks the data broker site to remove your information from their database so that it’ll no longer be searchable. From your dashboard, you can monitor the progress of every request. You’ll also be alerted if a request is successfully processed.

There’s a drawback, though: Hello Privacy doesn’t support custom removal requests. If you discover your info on a data broker site not part of its 132-strong native coverage, there’s no way to draft a custom deletion request for the site. On several competitors, even when the data broker site isn’t natively covered, the team can still send manual removal requests on your behalf, but that isn’t the case with Hello Privacy.

Along with data removal, Hello Privacy also offers dark web monitoring. That is, it scans data breach databases on the dark web and alerts you if your email address was found in any. If so, it’s a signal to immediately change the password associated with that email address on the breached platform. If you’ve used the same password on other sites, you should also change them (hackers often use credentials obtained on one site to attempt to break into other sites).

Hello Privacy: Ease of use

Using Hello Privacy felt easy. I didn’t jump through obstacles to sign up, scan for personal data, or monitor the progress of deletion requests. Everything felt sequential, with one easy step leading to the next until I got the desired results. Hello Privacy is primarily accessible from a web interface.

Hello Privacy: Security and privacy

For its price, Hello Privacy is a good addition to your online security suite. It isn’t an all-in-one security platform, but it fulfills the valuable role of keeping your personal info off data broker sites. Hello Privacy covers 132 U.S.-centric data broker sites, not as many as covered by several competitors, but it offers good value for its price point.

Hello Privacy: Support

As a Hello Privacy user, you can count on having access to decent support. If there’s a need to contact the support team, you can do that via email or telephone.

I didn’t find a detailed FAQs section or Help Center on the website, which was odd, as having these pages is the norm for competitors.

However, I did find some user guides for opting out of specific data broker sites. In this criterion, there’s more room for improvement by providing better self-help support resources (user guides, manuals, and FAQs).

Hello Privacy: Competition

When talking about data broker coverage earlier, I mentioned two notable competitors, DeleteMe and Incogni. These rivals offer more extensive data broker coverage than Hello Privacy. They also support manual removal requests for data broker sites not part of their native coverage; in-house experts draft legal requests asking these sites to delete your data. Hello Privacy doesn’t support manual requests, which I highlighted as a drawback.

On the bright side, Hello Privacy is a more affordable tool. An annual subscription costs $100 compared to $129 for DeleteMe and $179 for Incogni’s Unlimited plan (which offers similar features to Hello Privacy).

Hello Privacy: Final verdict

I recommend Hello Privacy to users who need an affordable platform to keep their personal info off data broker sites. It doesn’t have the most extensive coverage or extra security features, but it fulfils its role at a cost-effective price. It isn’t a complete security suite, except when purchased as part of an Array enterprise security bundle, but it works well for the average user seeking to maximize their online privacy.

The internet knows more about us than we’d like it to. It also doesn’t forget, unlike most people, so whatever it knows stays there for a long time. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. If you aren’t comfortable with your personal data being online, you can scrub it with a data removal platform. The platform scans people-finder sites for your data, then sends automated deletion requests. Requests are sent regularly to keep your data off the web.

Cloaked is one of the most popular data removal platforms, and I’m reviewing it to help you decide if it’s your best choice. Read on to learn what Cloaked offers, its features, pricing, support, and other factors that determine if it’s worth adopting.

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Cloaked: Plans and pricing

You can check out Cloaked by clicking here.

Cloaked offers flexible plans for individuals, couples, and families. Individuals pay $12.49 monthly, or a discounted price of $120 if paid annually ($10 per month, compared to the usual $12.49 monthly).

The Couple plan costs $19.99 per month and covers two users. Annual payment is discounted to $175.

The Family plan costs $30 per month and covers 4 users. If you pay annually, the price gets discounted to $300 (equivalent to $25 per month, instead of the usual $30).

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Cloaked offers slightly lower prices than many competitors. I like that its pricing system isn’t differentiated by features, but by the number of users. Every plan unlocks the full feature set, with the difference being how many people it covers.

However, Cloaked doesn’t offer a free trial, which I consider a disadvantage. It previously offered a 14-day free trial, but this is no longer available. On the plus side, there’s a 30-day window to request a refund if you aren’t satisfied with the platform.

Cloaked: Setup

Cloaked has a noticeably easy setup process. Simply visit Cloaked.com and click the Get Started button at the top-right corner. You’ll be redirected to a page with two main buttons: Log In or Buy Now. Click on the latter, choose your pricing plan, and proceed to the checkout page. After paying for a plan, you can begin using the software.

I don’t like that Cloaked lacks a free trial. However, Cloaked does offer a free feature. You can scan your phone number and understand what information linked to the number is already present on the web. This scan gives a hint of what needs to be removed–since Cloaked sells the service for removing the data, this free scan incentivizes potential customers.

After the quick setup, you’re off to using Cloaked’s features. The core feature is removing data from people-finder sites, those infamous sites that curate personal information and let users access it for a fee.

Enter your name, address, or phone number, and Cloaked will scan popular data broker sites where that data is present. If found on any of them, Cloaked sends automated deletion requests to the sites. If automated requests aren't enough, Cloaked’s team sends manual deletion requests on your behalf.

Cloaked offers more than just data removal. There's a dark web monitoring service that tracks dark web leaks for your personal data, like passwords and social security numbers. If detected, you'll be immediately alerted about the leak to take corrective action.

There’s also a Call Guard for blocking spam and robocalls on your phone—this feature works when you install Cloaked on your Android or iOS smartphone. Cloaked maintains a list of numbers associated with spam and robocalls and runs every incoming call against this list—numbers found wanting are blocked from getting through.

Likewise, there’s a Cloaked virtual private network (VPN) service that encrypts your online browsing activity. It routes online traffic through virtual servers, preventing third parties from tracking your web surfing. There’s also a password manager that helps you save and retrieve passwords conveniently. All these features are offered under a single subscription, providing good value for money.

Normally, people pay separately for a VPN service, a spam call blocker, and a data removal service. Cloaked offers a cost-effective, all-in-one package.

I do have a complaint about Cloaked. Its data deletion requests cover 120+ people-finder sites, but some rivals cover a much larger number. Cloaked offers broader features than most competitors, but I think it can improve in this criterion.

Cloaked: Ease of use

Cloaked is relatively easy to use. You can access the data removal service mainly on the website. After scanning your data and sending deletion requests, you can monitor the progress of these requests from your dashboard. You’ll also receive email alerts when a request gets successfully processed.

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Other features are easily accessible from Cloaked’s iOS or Android app. I found the app easy to set up, but given the numerous features I had to get used to, I’d note that users may face a steep learning curve. Expect some time to get familiar with the app’s many functionalities. All in, Cloaked scores high in the user-friendliness criterion.

Cloaked: Security and privacy

Cloaked offers a lot of features that enhance a user’s general security. It starts with the core data removal tool, which scans people-finder sites for your personal information and sends deletion requests. This tool helps keep sensitive data, like social security numbers and home addresses, off the web.

You may be wondering how something as sensitive as a social security number is available on the public web. That’s the result of data breaches. An instance occurred in 2024 when National Public Data, a background checking service, was breached, and millions of social security numbers were compromised.

The compromised data was sold on the dark web, and most U.S. residents aren’t sure if they were affected. This shows the importance of a dark web monitoring service to raise an alarm if your personal information is found on the dark web.

The Cloaked VPN helps maintain privacy as you surf the web. Your traffic gets routed through remote third-party servers with external IP addresses. This way, adware vendors, ISPs, and other third parties can’t track your browsing activities.

For maximum protection, turn on the Kill Switch feature, which automatically blocks internet access if the VPN temporarily stops working. This feature ensures no data gets leaked during temporary VPN malfunctions.

Cloaked: Support

Cloaked provides decent support resources for users. On the official Help and Support page, I found comprehensive, straightforward guides for all its core features. These guides proved helpful as a first-time user navigating Cloaked.

For direct help, users can contact Cloaked’s support team via email. However, I didn’t find telephone or live chat support options, which I consider a drawback, given the price of its plans. I’d understand if these weren’t available for free users, but for premium users, Cloaked needs to improve by providing live chat or telephone support.

Cloaked: Competition

Cloaked has a lot of competition, with Incogni and DeleteMe being two notable names. I’ve tested the three platforms and can give a fair comparison. Incogni and DeleteMe cover a much larger range of people-finder sites than Cloaked.

Officially, Incogni covers 420+ sites, and DeleteMe covers 750+, compared to Cloaked’s 120+ (these figures can get murky, as some businesses operate multiple people-finder sites under a single umbrella– a deletion request can wipe out your data from multiple people-finder sites owned by the same company).

On the other hand, Cloaked offers a broad range of complementary services that you won’t get on Incogni and DeleteMe. From a VPN to Call Guard, dark web monitoring, and even identity theft insurance, Cloaked is less of a data removal service and more of an all-in-one security software suite.

Cloaked: Final verdict

I’ll recommend Cloaked as a full-service platform that keeps you safe online. It doesn’t just help with data removal, but provides features that prevent your data from being leaked in the first place. It has some drawbacks, like the lack of a free trial, but it’s a reliable tool overall.

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