Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD: Quad-core tablet coming in August at $470

By Akansha Srivastava | Jul 18, 2012 09:57 AM EDT

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At the MWC 2012 besides smartphone launches, tablets were also one of the categories that gained prominence at the show. And one of the tablets which stole the spotlight was Huawei's MediaPad 10 FHD, which was positioned by the company as the "Lighter, Thinner and More Powerful" tablet among all others pouring in the Android market. At that time, Huawei did not share any information on the exact price info or release date of MediaPad 10 FHD tablet, although, the company just mentioned that the tablet would be available globally from the 2nd quarter of this year.

Since then Huawei has remained silent on the same, however recently, Yu Chengdong, Senior Vice President of Huawei, has taken to Weibo (Twitter-like service in China) to update consumers on the price and release date of the tablet. According to Unwired View reports citing the quotes of the official, the tablet will make its debut in China in August, with the price expected to be less than 3,000 CNY ($470).

To remind you, here is a detailing on the key specs of the tablet. Let us know, if you are willing to buy it or not, when it lands on the US and UK market, however, the company has not shared any information on the same.

Operating System

The aluminum-alloy, unibody designed Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD runs on a Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) OS.

Processor Power

 Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD is powered by its own proprietary 1.5GHz K3 quad-core processor, with which the company takes the official claim of being the world's first quad-core tablet, enabling it to deliver really high performance. Further, the device has an impressive 2GB RAM.

Display Chromaticity

Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD sports a 10.1-inch IPS display with a real treat of FullHD resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels of resolution at 226 ppi. Further, the device also has an in-built Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, G-Sensor, Light Sensor and Gyroscope.

Camera: Smile, Click and More

Advantageously, the Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD has an 8 megapixels camera with Auto-Focus and LED Flash. Further, it also has a 1080p HD Video Recording Capability and 1.3 megapixels VGA front facing camera.

Storage Space

The Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD would port fixed memory storage only till 8GB, however, it will also come with a 32GB expandable microSD Card Slot Support.

Size and Weight

Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD has 8.8mm thickness and weighs up to 598 grams.

The Battery Factor

Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD is equipped with Li-Ion Standard Battery (mAh), which would enable the tablet to run around 9 hours of 720p video, or 7 hours of 1080p. Standby battery life is pegged at a lofty 83 days using WiFi, or 33 days using HSPA+.

Other specs:

Furthermore Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD boast all the supporting features including, micro USB 2.0, micro HDMI, Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n. Additionally, the tablet also has a HSPA+ 21/42/84Mbps/LTE capability.

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