Huawei Honor Media Pad 2 and Watch S1
Huawei-affiliated Honor announced the 8" Media Pad 2 slate and the Watch S1 smartwatch. Both devices will go
on sale this October in China.
The Media Pad 2 packs an 8" IPS display of 1920
x 1200 pixels and runs on the Snapdragon 616 chip with 3GB of RAM. The S616 SoC
is quite common among the mid-range smartphones with its octa-core Cortex-A53
processor (4x1.5 GHz + 4x1.2 GHz) and Adreno 405 GPU.
The slate comes with 16 or 32GB expandable storage,
8 MP main camera with LED flash, a 2 MP front snapper, and a 4,800 mAh battery.
The SIM-enabled version offers LTE connectivity with support for voice calls.
Honor Media Pad 2 runs on Android Marshmallow with
Emotion 4.1 launcher. The tablet will be offered in Gold and White paintjobs
and will launch in China on October 25, while the pre-orders open on October 19.
The 16GB Wi-Fi flavors is priced at CNY 999 (US$ 149), the 32GB Wi-Fi costs CNY
1,299 (US$ 193), and the 32GB LTE model will set you back CNY 1,499 (US$ 222).
The Honor Watch S1 weighs just 35 grams and packs a
circular display with a dial. It is water resistant up to 50m, and supports
replaceable bands. The watch focuses on fitness tracking with an accurate
heart-rate sensor and pedometer, but it also displays various notifications.
The promised battery life is up to 6 days.
The Watch S1 will launch in China also on October
25, while the pre-orders will kick off October 19. You can have it in Black,
Blue, or Orange straps for CNY 699 (US$ 103).
