Huawei MediaPad M5 goes official

Huawei has just unveiled its latest tablet, the MediaPad M5, with two variants: an 8.4-inch and 10.8-inch model, just like the current MediaPad M3 model.

Just like some of the previous MediaPad tablets that are based on a Kirin chipset, the MediaPad M5 is also packed a similar 2.4GHz octa-core Kirin 960 processor. It will have three different configurations: 4GB RAM+32GB ROM,
4GB RAM+64GB ROM and 4GB RAM+128GB ROM with either WiFi or LTE support. For cameras it will have a 13MP rear camera with no LED flash, and an 8MP camera with fixed focus at the front. Both tablets will also have 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution.

Huawei MediaPad M5 specs:
10.8-inch/8.4-inch IPS display @ 2560 x 1600 pixels
Kirin 960 Series Chipset
4GB RAM
32/64/128GB internal storage
Rear camera: 13 MP, F2.2, Auto Focus (PDAF)
Front camera: 8 MP, F2.2, Fixed focus
LTE Cat.4/WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Dual stereo speaker, Hi-red audio
EMUI 8.0 (Android™ 8.0 Oreo™)
5100mAh/7000mAh battery with fast charge support
Colors: Champagne Gold, Space Gray

Huawei MediaPad M5 will ship with Android 8.0 Oreo on board, which should make it even more appealing. Moreover, the tablet also features a fingerprint sensor, fast charge support and LTE Cat 4 support. Pricing starts at 349 € (approx. Php22k) for the 8.4-inch and 399 € (approx. Php25k) for the 10.8-inch model.

Heland Ortega

This article was written by Heland Ortega, Junior Contributor of YugaTech. He is a graduate of Information Technology and Multimedia Arts at FEU Institute of Technology in where he is also now working as a full-time faculty. You can follow him at @helandortega.

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9 Comments

Sophia says:

6 years ago

I went to the Huawei store in SM. The store representative said they will have the 8.4 by next month. The 10.8 however will not be released here iin the PH because it is too expensive.
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JM says:

6 years ago

Hi Sophia. Is this the one with Kirin 960 processor? I went to Huawei store in SM Manila and told me that the only available 8.4″ model was their Mediapad M5 lite only :(

Picky says:

6 years ago

Hey guys will this come to the Philippines? If yes, when?
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Picky says:

6 years ago

Hey guys, will this come to the philippines? If yes, when?
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Sophia says:

6 years ago

I went to the Huawei store in SM. The store representative said they will have the 8.4 by next month. The 10.8 however will not be released here iin the PH because it is too expensive.

rhoda says:

6 years ago

is this available in the philippines ?
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Zuriel says:

6 years ago

Philippines? I dontthink yugatech responses to comments. poor site.
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