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Huawei MediaPad M5 (8.4-inch) - 4.0 / 5

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Design

  • Champagne Gold and Titanium Grey finishes available Metal unibody design, U-shaped antenna bands Wi-Fi & LTE/4G connectivity Harman Kardon speakers

Display

  • 8.4-inch LCD IPS panel 2560 x 1600 resolution (359ppi)

Software

  • Google Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, running Huawei EMUI 8.0  4G/LTE Cellular model has phone dialler/SMS

Performance

  • HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor 4GB RAM, 32/64/128GB storage

Battery

  • 5,100mAh battery capacity USB-C for fast-charging

Camera

  • 13MP rear camera, 8MP front camera 1080p video recording

To recap

There aren’t that many great, small Android tablets out there. Huawei’s newest MediaPad therefore, is a breath of fresh air in a stagnating market. This might well be the competition iPad mini has been crying for.