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The MatePad Pro is Huawei’s answer to the iPad Pro. It runs on Android and is meant to compete with Samsung’s high-end Galaxy Tab S6 as one of the best Android tablets. Huawei’s slate has a lot of high-end tablet features crammed into it so that it can compete in the Android tablet market, which is shrinking. It is made for mobile work and an immersive media experience.
Most of the time, the MatePad Pro is a high-end slate that deserves to be taken seriously. However, a few software problems mean that it won’t be enough to get Apple to let go of its hard grip on the tablet market just yet. The MatePad Pro has a slim and light design, a beautiful 10.8-inch screen with a hole for a selfie camera, a camera with a flash on the back, and all the other features you’d expect on a high-end tablet.
Huawei MatePad Pro Specifications
Specification | Details |
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Display | 10.8-inch IPS LCD |
Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
Processor | Kirin 990 |
RAM | 6GB / 8GB |
Storage | 128GB / 256GB |
Battery Life | Up to 10 hours |
Rear Camera | 13 MP |
Huawei MatePad Pro: Design

The iPad Pro is so well made that Huawei just used it as a model to make a computer that looks great and is fun to use. It’s a little bit narrower than the 11-inch iPad Pro because the screen is a little bit smaller and wider, but it has the same curved sides, a pen that magnetically attaches to the top (sold separately, but sometimes included in packages), and a flat metal back. It’s a good weight—not too heavy to hold for long reading sessions, but heavy enough to feel strong. As you’d expect from Huawei, it feels high-end and is usually well-made.
Huawei MatePad Pro: Screen
The MatePad Pro has a 10.8-inch LCD screen on the front. Even though it doesn’t have new features like a faster frame rate of 90Hz or an OLED panel, it’s still a great screen.
It has a very high resolution of 2560 x 1600, which makes it great for looking at pictures or videos that it can play. Even though it’s an LCD screen and not an OLED one, the black levels are nice and deep. It’s also bright, and Huawei’s claim that it can reach 540 nits seems about right. You can buy this tablet from its official website
Performance and Camera

The MatePad Pro is one of the fastest tablets we’ve ever used. It runs on Huawei’s top-of-the-line CPU, the Kirin 990. This is supported by 8GB RAM, which keeps everything running smoothly with no obvious slowdowns. The tablet makes it easy to switch between apps, the animations are smooth, and it can run demanding apps and games with lots of images without a problem.
The split-screen multitasking works quickly and smoothly, and we had no trouble running games at the highest levels. The benchmarks for Geekbench 5 show these findings. With a single-core score of 757 and a multi-core score of 3,044, the MatePad Pro is not as good as the iPad Pro, but it is slightly better than the latest Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, which is driven by the Snapdragon 855 chip.
Huawei MatePad Pro: Battery Life
With its large 7,250mAh battery, the MatePad Pro can be used for up to two days straight. If you only use the slate once or twice a week, you can charge it once or twice a week. Streaming video for a few hours, playing games, using web apps through the computer, and checking social media here and there were all part of heavy use. We used the tablet the whole time without having to worry about running down the battery too much.
When you run out of power, it’s easy to get it back to full. The MatePad Pro has a lot of battery features, such as 40W fast charging with the wall charger that comes with it, 27W wireless charging, and reverse wireless charging, which lets you charge other Qi-enabled devices, like your phone or wireless earbuds.
Final Words
For the money, the Huawei MatePad Pro has the potential to be an excellent tablet. It may not be as feature-rich as the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, but it’s far cheaper. It has cutting-edge hardware, thus it might serve as an excellent “light” laptop for everyday use. However, before jumping in, you should make sure you understand the limitations of the software and the workarounds available.
Huawei MatePad Pro review: The good and The bad
The Good
- Powerful hardware
- Robust lightweight design
The Bad
- No headphone jack
FAQS
There is a lot to like about the MatePad Pro 11’s hardware. It has a gorgeous display, excellent audio, and a long-lasting battery. It also has a respectable camera, something that is not guaranteed even by the most expensive tablets. However, the software has some kinks that need ironing out.
Find the “Lighthouse” app on the HUAWEI AppGallery and install it. 2.After downloading the “Lighthouse” app, users can look for and install any Google app from the HUAWEI AppGallery.