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Huawei MediaPad M5 Pro - 4.0 / 5

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Design

  • Bead-blasted anodised aluminium chassis U-shaped antenna bands hide 4G/LTE connectivity Champagne Gold and Titanium Grey finishes 258.7 x 171.8 x 7.33mm; 498g Four speaker stereo setup USB Type-C connection

Display 

  • 10.8-inch 16:10 aspect ratio IPS LCD panel 2560 x 1600 resolution 2.5D curved glass

Apple Pencil wannabe?

  • M-Pen Stylus included in the box 4,096 pressure levels Physical buttons Type-C charging Optional keyboard accessory

Performance, software and battery 

  • Octa-core Kirin 960 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage 7,500mAh battery, USB Type-C recharging

Camera 

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

To recap

The MediaPad M5 Pro is a tablet that promises a lot, but doesn’t quite deliver on its name. Speaker and button placement is odd, while watching content is hindered due to the screen’s outer layer making things fuzzy and apps/software lacking output quality. For creatives, however, the inclusion of the M-Pen stylus at a sensible price point makes it a great buy.