Review: Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0

By Jon Mundy

Introduction and design

Huawei is now the third largest smartphone maker in the world behind Samsung and Apple, and the Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 shows that it’s bringing that know-how to the tablet format.

What we have here is a full-sized Android tablet with a premium build and several pro-level features – all for significantly less money than the iPad Air 2.

Which is all the more remarkable when you consider that Huawei appears to be targeting the iPad Pro 9.7 with the MediaPad M2’s feature set.

It depends which model you opt for, though. The ‘Standard’ model comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage for around £250 (US$350, roughly AU$485), and feels every inch the iPad Air 2 competitor – though it’s actually £100 (US$50, AU$115) cheaper than Apple’s aging tablet.

The ‘Premium’ model, meanwhile, comes with 3GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, an M-Pen stylus, and even a free case for £330, US$420 (roughly AU$640). There’s a definite iPad Pro 9.7 vibe to this unit, yet it’ll cost you a whopping £170 (US$180, AU$260) less than Apple’s 32GB Pro tablet.

I should note that the MediaPad M2 model I’ve been testing also comes …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac