Huawei MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) | Picture credit: Huawei
After introducing one of many thinnest flip telephones available on the market, the Nova Flip, earlier this week, Huawei is again with extra top-of-the-line merchandise, the MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) and MatePad Air (2024).
Each flagship tablets look superb on paper (in photos too), however they’re lacking one main piece: Android. Huawei is now not allowed to make use of Google’s working system, which is why the Chinese language firm has provide you with its personal ecosystem known as HarmonyOS.
Though HarmonyOS initially allowed customers to run Android apps on their units, the upcoming HarmonyOS NEXT guarantees to ditch Android assist and go all in on native apps.
The MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) and MatePad Air (2024) run on HarmonyOS 4.2, which nonetheless permits customers to put in Google Play GMS. Nevertheless, this requires some technical information and/or just a little little bit of consideration following varied guides on YouTube/Weibo.
Twin-layer OLED panel and Bluetooth on steroids
Except for that, Huawei’s flagship tablets are actually highly effective and make the most of some attention-grabbing items of applied sciences like NearLink and Tandem OLED show.
Based on Huawei, the MatePad Professional 12.2 has a dual-layer Tandem OLED panel that lasts thrice longer than conventional OLED shows. On prime of that, because of the expertise inside, it’s 33 % extra energy environment friendly.
A Tandem OLED is brighter than a conventional OLED as a result of it makes use of the sunshine from each shows. Though Apple launched the primary tablets to pack a Tandem OLED show (2024 iPad Professional 11 & Professional 13) this isn’t actually one thing new.
LG is the corporate that got here up with the Tandem OLED expertise again in 2019, nevertheless it wasn’t adopted by the smartphones/tablets trade till this yr. The Tandem OLED expertise was initially utilized in vehicles as a result of drivers want brighter, extra sturdy shows of their vehicles.
Because the title suggests, the MatePad Professional sports activities a big 12.2-inch Tandem OLED show that options 1840 x 2800 pixels decision, 144Hz refresh charge, and as much as 2,000 nits peak brightness.
Compared, the Apple iPad Professional 13 (2024) has a 13-inch Extremely Retina Tandem OLED show that helps 2064 x 2752 pixels decision, 120Hz refresh charge and as much as 1,600 nits peak brightness.
So far as the MatePad Air (2024), Huawei’s new pill sports activities a barely smaller 12-inch IPS LCD show with 1840 x 2800 pixels decision, 144Hz refresh charge, and as much as 1,000 nits peak brightness.
Huawei MatePad Air (2024) | Picture credit: Huawei
Sadly, Huawei was fairly obscure in regards to the chipsets powering its new tablets. Though earlier studies declare that the MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) is supplied with Huawei’s Kirin 9010 chipset (the identical powering the Pura 70 sequence), we are able to’t verify the data. On the intense aspect, we all know Huawei plans to launch a number of variations of MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) and MatePad Air (2024) based mostly on the quantity of reminiscence inside. For instance, the MatePad 12.2 (2024) shall be accessible in three totally different variations: 12/256GB, 12/512GB, and 16GB/1TB.
The MatePad Air (2024) options as much as 12GB RAM and 512GB inside storage (8/256GB, 12/256GB, 12/512GB). It’s price noting that neither options microSD card slot, so what you see is what you get in terms of storage.
Curiously sufficient, Huawei included dual-camera setups on each tablets: 13MP primary and 8MP ultra-wide. The most important distinction is that the MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) comes with a 16-megapixel front-facing digital camera, whereas the MatePad Air (2024) has a smaller 8-megapixel selfie snapper.
Though each Huawei tablets are powered by 10,100 mAh batteries, the MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) helps 100W wired quick charging, whereas the MatePad Air (2024) solely 66W.
Earlier rumors identified that the tablets will function Huawei’s distinctive NearLink expertise, however we solely bought affirmation for the MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024).
NearLink is a short-range wi-fi communication protocol with ultra-low latency, which makes use of a set of requirements to combine some great benefits of conventional wi-fi applied sciences like Bluetooth and WiFi.
It gives round 60 % decrease energy consumption, 6 occasions larger pace, 1/30 delay, and 10 occasions larger variety of community connections as compared with conventional wi-fi connections, a minimum of in line with Huawei.
Huawei additionally confirmed that the MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) comes with Beidou satellite tv for pc SMS performance, in addition to side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Each tablets assist Third-geneartion M-Pencil stylus and Huawei’s new Star Glide keyboard that’s made out of aviation-grade supplies.
Costs and availability
So far as the value goes, these really feel fairly respectable in comparison with different tablets in the identical tier. Nonetheless, let’s not overlook that these costs are solely accessible in China.
MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) costs:
- MatePad Professional 12.2 (12GB + 256GB) – 4299 yuan ($600 / €550)
- MatePad Professional 12.2 (12GB + 512GB) – 4799 yuan ($670 / €610)
- MatePad Professional 12.2 (Gold Version 16GB + 1TB) – 8299 yuan ($1155 / €1060)
MatePad Air (2024) costs:
- MatePad Air 2024 (8GB + 256GB) – 2999 yuan ($415 / €380)
- MatePad Air 2024 (12GB + 256GB) – 3299 yuan ($460 / €420)
- MatePad Air 2024 (Papermatte 12GB + 256GB) – 3599 yuan ($500 / €460)
- MatePad Air 2024 (Papermatte 12GB + 512GB) – 3999 yuan ($555 / €510)
It’s additionally price mentioning that the MatePad Professional 12.2 (2024) is out there in Black, Gold and White, whereas the MatePad Air (2024) is available in Cherry Blossom Pink, Feather Sand White, Inexperienced, and Smoky Grey. Each tablets will go on sale in China on August 13.
