Huawei MatePad Mini Official Global Launch and It Throws Down the Gauntlet to the iPad Mini

During the February 26 event, the Chinese tech giant also announced the Global debut of Huawei MatePad Mini, its first compact tablet. The device clearly challenges both Apple and compact Android tablets, but it is not yet certain whether it will arrive in Italy. Fingers crossed, and in the meantime, let’s take a look at the details revealed by the manufacturer.

Huawei MatePad Mini Official: Everything You Need to Know About Specifications, Price and Global Release

Launched in China last September, Huawei’s mini-format tablet is ready to conquer Global markets—although we don’t know which ones. On board we find an OLED PaperMatte 8.8″ diagonal display with a 2.5K resolution, a 120 Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness up to 1,800 nits. The optical film guarantees high anti-reflective performance, while support for the Huawei M Pencil Pro stylus makes it suitable for productivity.

As usual, Huawei has not confirmed the MatePad Mini’s chipset, so we base on the information circulating online. The technical details continue with a 6,400 mAh battery, support for HyperCharge 66W and a 50 MP camera accompanied by an ultra-wide lens.

Below you’ll find the full specifications, while regarding the price, the company has not yet announced it (nor the countries where it will arrive). Huawei MatePad Mini is certainly a device to watch, and now that it’s arrived in Global version it becomes even more interesting. We can only hope for a possible debut in Italy, but for now the details remain hazy.

Huawei MatePad Mini – Technical Specifications

• Dimensions and weight: 198.59 x 127.27 x 5.1 mm, 255 grams
• Color options: Spruce Green, Graphite Black
• Display: Flat OLED PaperMatte 8.8″ 2.5K (2,560 x 1,600 pixels) in 16:9, 120 Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color and 1,800 nit brightness
• Security: side-mounted fingerprint reader
• Cooling: passive
• SoC: HiSilicon Kirin 9010, 7 nm SMIC
• CPU: octa-core with Hyperthreading
  • 1 x 2.3 GHz Taishan V121
  • 3 x 2.18 GHz Taishan V121
  • 4 x 1.55 GHz Taishan Little (based on ARM Cortex-A510)
• GPU: Maleoon 910
• RAM: 8/12 GB LPDDR5X
• Storage: 256 GB UFS 4.0 non-expandable
• Battery: 6,400 mAh
• Charging: 66W
• Camera: dual 50 + 8 MP (f/1.8-2.2) with ultra-wide
• Selfie camera: 32 MP (f/2.4)
• Connectivity and others: Wi-Fi Dual Band, Bluetooth 5.2, stereo speakers and 2 microphones, USB-C 2.0, GPS
• Operating system: HarmonyOS 4.3.0