As I reported last night, Huawei’s virtual press conference took place this afternoon. The whole thing was like on Tomorrow at Sony a bit special, so without any audience, a cut show on the «stage». Individual journalists (who nevertheless went to Barcelona) followed the event on screen in a hangar tent just as much as media representatives in Berlin or with us in Switzerland in the office of the Swiss PR agency.
In the first contribution to the Huawei press conference, I would like to go into the MatePad Pro.
Nice «Android» tablet
I take the liberty of tackling a slightly different order of the products presented. Since I am personally interested in the foldable smartphones (from a technical point of view), I still simply believe that we still need one, two, if not three, generations to get to a mass-market technology. And not only that in terms of price, I have to do a little something. Yes, more about that later in a contribution to the Huawei Mate Xs.
The MatePad Pro resembles a well-known tablet from the outside, which persists in the tablet market. Still there is a difference and that is the aspect ratio.
But if you consider where most of the Android tablets are used most, that fits again. Because for the film / series consumption such a wide display is already practical and then also cheap. Yes, less to work with.
The built-in IPS display fills the front up to 90 percent (screen-to-body ratio). With its 540 nits, it should be particularly bright and also make it easier to use outdoors.
In terms of sound technology, the Chinese in turn rely on technology from Harman Kardon. A company that has belonged to the big rival Samsung since 2017.
Something I care for iPad Pro 12.9 ″ would also like is reverse charging. The built-in 7’250 mAh battery can charge other gadgets. To do this, simply place the MatePad Pro on the desk, bedside table or in the hotel next to the bed and place your smartphone on it. This is already charging via wireless charging. I think that’s a really cool feature.
Technical details of the MatePad Pro
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Size | 7.2 mm thin |
Weight | 460 g |
display | 10.8 ″ IPS |
resolution | 2,560 x 1,600 pixels |
Storage | 128 GB / 256 GB |
R.A.M. | 6 GB / 8 GB |
CPU | 7nm Kirin 990 chip |
Front camera | 8 MP |
Main camera | 13 MP |
battery pack | 7’250 mAh with wireless charging |
colour | midnight gray |
operating system | Android 10 (EMUI 10.0.1) |
Price and availability
The Huawei MatePad Pro will also be available in Switzerland by May 2020. The smaller model with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage comes at an RRP of CHF 549.-.
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