Huawei Romania has silently unveiled a new
tablet named MatePad T8. It is a budget-friendly tablet that comes with a large
display for enjoying movies and reading ebooks. The lightweight tablet houses a
big battery and it runs on the latest version of EMUI.
The Huawei MatePad T8 is a metal-bodied
tablet with 199.7 x 121.7 x 8.55mm dimensions. The weight of the device is 310
grams. It features an 8-inch LCD panel with 4.9mm left and right bezels. This
allows the tablet to deliver users with around 80 percent screen-to-body ratio.
The screen supports 800 x 1200 pixels resolution and 189ppi pixel density.
The MediaTek MT8768 chipset that includes
four cores of Cortex-A53 CPU ticking at 2.0GHz and another four cores of
Cortex-A53 CPU at 1.5GHz. The SoC includes IMG G38320 650 graphics. The
octa-core processor is coupled with 2 GB of RAM.
The MatePad T8 is preinstalled with
Android 10 OS that is overlaid with Huawei’s EMUI 10.1 custom skin. The tablet
lacks Google apps and services. Instead, Huawei provides its own AppGallery on
the device. The tablet comes in 16 GB and 32 GB storage versions. There is a
microSD card slot on the device for additional storage. The table comes with
educational content for children. Parental control mode and eye-comfort mode
are also available on the MatePad T8.
At front, the MatePad T8 sports a
2-mgeapixel camera with f/2.4 aperture. The rear shell has a 5-megapixel
shooter which lacks an LED flash. The tablet is packed with a 5,100mAh battery
that promises up to 12 hours of video playback. It comes with support for Wi-Fi
802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, microUSB 2.0, USB OTG and 3.5mm audio jack.
The MatePad T8 carries a starting price of
500 Romanian Leu (US$ 112). It comes in Deepsea Blue color only. The sales of the
tablet will begin in Romania later this month.
