Huawei announces the MatePad Pro, a flagship tablet with punch-hole display
Punch hole displays have been a theme for the past year and it looks like they aren’t going away anytime soon. Up until now, we only saw them on smartphones but now Huawei decided to bring the design to the tablet world with its latest MatePad Pro. This is a high-end tablet that aims to compete with the likes of the iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and on paper it certainly has what it takes.
You get a 10.8-inch AMOLED panel with a 2560x1600 pixel resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio. Huawei says the bezels come in at just 4.9mm which certainly helps towards the claimed 90% screen to body ratio. The camera cutout houses an 8MP selfie cam. There is also a quad-speaker setup.
The MatePad Pro is powered by the Kirin 990 SoC paired with 6/8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage. The tablet will come in Wi-Fi only and LTE versions.
It tips the scales at 460 grams and measures 159 x 245 x 7.2mm. It also carries 13MP main shooter around the back.
On the software side, we have Android 10 with EMUI 10 on top. As with other recent Huawei devices, it lacks the Google Mobile Services suite. Huawei is bringing its neat multi-screen collaboration mode which allows you to emulate a supported Huawei phone on the tablet’s screen in real-time. The MatePad Pro also has a laptop mode which brings a more traditional PC interface and multi-window functionality.
The battery capacity is 7,250mAh and supports 40W Huawei SuperCharge, 15W wireless charging and 7.5W reverse wireless charging. Huawei is also bringing an M-Pen stylus for more precise interaction and drawing.
The MatePad Pro will be available in White, Black, Green and Orange colors, starting at CNY 3,299($470) for the base 6/128GB Wi-Fi trim. The LTE versions will start at CNY 3,799 ($540) for the 6/128GB model and CNY 4,499 ($640) for the 8/256GB version.
Pre-orders start today while official sales are scheduled to begin on December 12. There is no word on international availability at this point. Huawei did mention that a 5G version is in the works and is expected to arrive in Q1 2020.
Punch hole displays have been a theme for the past year and it looks like they aren’t going away anytime soon. Up until now, we only saw them on smartphones but now Huawei decided to bring the design to the tablet world with its latest MatePad Pro. This is a high-end tablet that aims to compete with the likes of the iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and on paper it certainly has what it takes.
You get a 10.8-inch AMOLED panel with a 2560x1600 pixel resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio. Huawei says the bezels come in at just 4.9mm which certainly helps towards the claimed 90% screen to body ratio. The camera cutout houses an 8MP selfie cam. There is also a quad-speaker setup.
The MatePad Pro is powered by the Kirin 990 SoC paired with 6/8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage. The tablet will come in Wi-Fi only and LTE versions.
It tips the scales at 460 grams and measures 159 x 245 x 7.2mm. It also carries 13MP main shooter around the back.
On the software side, we have Android 10 with EMUI 10 on top. As with other recent Huawei devices, it lacks the Google Mobile Services suite. Huawei is bringing its neat multi-screen collaboration mode which allows you to emulate a supported Huawei phone on the tablet’s screen in real-time. The MatePad Pro also has a laptop mode which brings a more traditional PC interface and multi-window functionality.
The battery capacity is 7,250mAh and supports 40W Huawei SuperCharge, 15W wireless charging and 7.5W reverse wireless charging. Huawei is also bringing an M-Pen stylus for more precise interaction and drawing.
The MatePad Pro will be available in White, Black, Green and Orange colors, starting at CNY 3,299($470) for the base 6/128GB Wi-Fi trim. The LTE versions will start at CNY 3,799 ($540) for the 6/128GB model and CNY 4,499 ($640) for the 8/256GB version.
Pre-orders start today while official sales are scheduled to begin on December 12. There is no word on international availability at this point. Huawei did mention that a 5G version is in the works and is expected to arrive in Q1 2020.
Huawei MediaPad M7 renders show a metal tablet with slimmer bezels and optional stylus and keyboard
OK, to be fair, straight off the bat, the leaked MediaPad is clearly not an iPad clone. In fact, even though most people's first associating when seeing it might be one of Cupertino's current tablets, the look and feel of Samsung's Galaxy Tab S6 really isn't all that different. So, the correct way to describe what is allegedly going to be the MediaPad M7 and is design would definitely be trendy and contemporary.
That, of course, means slim bezels and what looks to be a metal body. As per the original source of the leak, the device is internally know under the codename "Marx". But given that it has support for both Huawei's smart magnetic keyboard and the M-Pen stylus, it is likely a successor to the MediaPad M6.
Unfortunately, all we have on the new tablet for now are these renders and they alone are not enough to identify whether Huawei went for a display diagonal closer to 8.4 inches or 10.8 inches. The rest of the specs are a mystery as well. Although, we can probably stipulate safely that the M7, or whatever its name might be, will be a flagship offer. Hence it will likely be rocking the HiSilicon Kirin 990 SoC and at least 8GB of RAM.
Looking at the pictures themselves, we instantly spot a rather odd bit - a punch hole in on of the corners. Obviously meant to house a selfie camera. A rather unorthodox choice on a tablet. In fact, it might just be the first time we are seeing such a setup on a tablet device. At least in the mainstream. This alone is sure to spark some controversy.
As for other hardware bits on the device, we can clearly see the dual camera module protrudes, just like on the current MediaPad M6. On the bottom, a USB Type-C port is flanked by two speaker grills. Perhaps one is a microphone, or perhaps both are actual speakers. Unfortunately, there is no shot of the opposite bezel where the 3.5mm jack would likely reside. That is to say, we can't confirm if there will be one.
Also, we don’t really get a clear view of how the keyboard accessory attaches to the tablet, but it does appear to use a familiar pogo pin arrangement in a typical location. The situation with the M-Pen stylus is a bit less obvious. We do see it on top of the tablet, likely suggesting magnetic attachment. Meaning that the possibility of an internal storage compartment within the tablet is a lot less likely.
Unfortunately, there is no info on availability or even a rough announcement time frame for the MediaPad M7. One optimistic possibility is that it could be joining the Huawei nova 5z at its October 21 unveiling event. Then again, the current MediaPad M6 tablets are just about 4 months old at this point in time, so it might be a bit too early for a successor.
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