Huawei MatePad Paper review – The E Ink tablet can handle Android apps

Name: Huawei MatePad Paper
Brand: Huawei

Papier is patient. The MatePad Paper is an unusual tablet. The black-and-white E Ink display makes sure of this. However, you can also install Android apps. We evaluate in our test whether the MatePad Paper can be suitable for everyday use.

Florian Schmitt, 👁 Florian Schmitt (translated by Mark Riege), Published 08/01/2022 🇩🇪 🇨🇳 ...

ARM Tablet Touchscreen E-Ink

To be able to write like on paper, but using a digital tablet that you can also use for surfing and that is also optimally suited for reading of texts: that is just the concept of the Huawei MatePad Paper, which is equipped with an E Ink Carta display.

Since the screen is only able to display 16 levels of grey and responds fairly slowly, the MatePad Paper is not optimal for all the usage scenarios. However theoretically, you can run many apps on the tablet.

An interesting concept! We are taking a closer look in our test to evaluate its suitability for everyday use.

Test device courtesy of Huawei Deutschland

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Huawei MatePad Paper (MatePad Series)

Processor

HiSilicon Kirin 820e 8 x 1.8 - 2.2 GHz, Cortex-A76/-A55

Graphics adapter

ARM Mali-G57 MP6

Memory

4 GB

Display

10.30 inch 4:3, 1872 x 1404 pixel 227 PPI, E-Ink, glossy: yes

Storage

64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash, 64 GB

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Sensors: position sensor

Networking

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 6.65 x 225.2 x 182.7 ( = 0.26 x 8.87 x 7.19 in)

Battery

3625 mAh Lithium-Ion, 22.5 Watt charging

Operating System

Huawei HarmonyOS

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo speakers, charger, digitizer pen, folio cover, USB cable, 24 Months Warranty, fanless

Weight

360 g ( = 12.7 oz / 0.79 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Price

499 Euro

Links

Huawei homepage

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
79.4 %	08/2022	Huawei MatePad Paper Kirin 820e, Mali-G57 MP6	360 g	6.65 mm	10.30"	1872x1404
82.5 %	07/2022	Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Helio G80, Mali-G52 MP2	465 g	7.45 mm	10.61"	2000x1200
87.6 %	12/2021	Xiaomi Pad 5 SD 860, Adreno 640	511 g	6.85 mm	11.00"	2560x1600
88.5 %	10/2021	Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU	487 g	7.5 mm	10.20"	2160x1620

Case – Affordable plastic in the E Ink tablet

Huawei houses the 10.3-inch E Ink display in a plastic case. While this wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, we don't really like the choice of plastic in this case. Although the back offers a slight surface structure, it doesn't appear of a particularly high quality and is also quite slippery. At the same time, we can feel some significant sharp edges that can become especially uncomfortable when you hold the tablet longer in your hands for reading.

The weight also plays a role here. Even though at 360 grams (~12.7 oz), the MatePad Paper is relatively light for a 10.3-inch tablet, if you read books for hours, you should be aware before the purchase that you have to hold up more weight than with smaller e-readers. The MatePad Paper has a slightly larger bezel around the screen on one side. This really makes sense, since you want to be able to hold it up like a book without constantly triggering the touchscreen by accident.

The stability of the case is convincing. Despite its size, it can hardly be warped and doesn't creak.

Size Comparison

Xiaomi Pad 5 Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Apple iPad 2021 Huawei MatePad Paper DIN A5 ❌

Equipment – Adequate storage

64 GB of storage should fit a lot of e-books but also a few apps as well. Since you cannot use it to take pictures, and videos also don't make sense on the black and white display, the storage should be sufficient for everyday usage.

There is no microSD card reader.

Top: standby key with fingerprint reader, microphone, speaker

Software – Android apps can be installed

The MatePad Paper uses HarmonyOS 2.1.0 but of course in an adjusted version: For example, there is a special start screen that mainly emphasizes the e-book functions of the tablet and offers quick access to adjusted apps. Initially, the selection is fairly small and limited to apps of some large daily newspapers and office apps. It is bonus for German-speaking users that the Tolino app is also available.

Due to the US trade restrictions, Huawei is still unable to use the Google Services, and even though HarmonyOS is based on Android, many Google apps won't run on the tablet. Although some other Android apps are not available officially, you can fairly easily install them using another app store such as APKPure. For example, we were able to get most of our benchmarks to run without any problems, and the Amazon Kindle app can also be installed. However, in legal terms, the manufacturer operates in a gray zone, so users should be aware of this.

There is also an integrated book store, where you can purchase books using a Huawei account. While there is actually a selection of German and English books available as well as numerous free books, you will look in vain for some real blockbusters such as Harry Potter. The list of bestsellers also looks a bit strange and doesn't really reflect the current book market.

You can store your books as pdf or epub in your own separate book shelf without any trouble. There is also an integrated translation tool that will optionally translate the texts into the corresponding language. While this is not perfect, as is usual for machine translations, it still works sufficiently well.

Those who also have other devices from the Huawei cosmos can also transfer contents from the smartphone or MateBook fairly easily, for example. At the time of our test, the security patches of the system software are at the level of May 1, 2022, so they are not completely current anymore. Unfortunately, there is currently no information about future updates.

Communication and GNSS – Fast WLAN in the MatePad

Unfortunately you have to make do without a mobile communication connection in the MatePad Paper. Instead, you get fast WiFi 6, and the corresponding modem achieves very good transfer rates that also remain constant in our tests using our Asus ROG AXE11000 reference router. In practice, we can also attest very fast downloads using the Huawei tablet.

The E Ink tablet is unable to determine its location and cannot even provide an approximate location to the apps. We also install Huawei's Petal Maps, which doesn't use Google Services, but that is also unable to locate itself.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	635 (320^min - 652^max) MBit/s
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	587 (290^min - 624^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	538 (317^min - 618^max) MBit/s
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	485 (191^min - 554^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	928 (812^min - 949^max) MBit/s
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	347 (335^min - 351^max) MBit/s -63%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	945 (826^min - 958^max) MBit/s
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	346 (167^min - 354^max) MBit/s -63%

Huawei MatePad Paper; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø927 (812-949)

Huawei MatePad Paper; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø945 (826-958)

Accessories and Warranty – A lot of accessories included

M-Pencil and Folio Cover are included with the tablet.

Included with the Huawei MatePad Paper are the M-Pencil input pen and a folio cover. However, the cover could hold the MatePad Paper a bit better and doesn't offer a standing position.

A USB cable, two replacement tips, and a 22.5-Watt charger are also included in the box. Those who want to purchase an additional input pen have to pay 99 Euros (~$101) at Huawei.

Inside the EU, Huawei offers a 24-month warranty on the tablet, and you can claim a warranty incident for the charger in the first 6 months in case of a manufacturing fault.

Input Devices and Operation – With a fingerprint sensor

The MatePad Paper offers a classic touchscreen that can also be operated using the included M-Pencil input pen. A large disadvantage of the e-ink display is its slow response time and with that also the long delay of inputs. At times it can take even a second, before you can see the inputs on the display, which is particularly annoying for experienced typists using the keyboard. At the same time, the input delays using the M-Pencil are hardly noticeable (Huawei specifies a latency of 26 ms), allowing you to smoothy take notes, which really feels like taking notes on a piece of paper.

Of course, the Huawei MatePad Paper is mainly meant for reading or to take notes or create sketches. If you want to take notes, you can use the included Note app, but you can then only use the M-Pencil to write and not your fingers. The handwriting inputs are recognized correctly surprisingly well, even if you have really bad handwriting, and can automatically be transferred into text. In addition, you can also record audio snippets and attach images.

The standby key includes a fingerprint reader, which takes one second before it reliably unlocks the tablet. You can also take quick notes using the pen on the screen when the tablet is locked.

Display – Unusual and not suited for every situation

It is difficult to compare the E Ink display with other tablets, as a look at our microscope picture also shows: There is no grid of colored subpixels, but the display consists of separate cells that contain black as well as white particles, which have opposing electric charges. Depending on whether there is a positive or negative charge, you can either see the black or the white particles. The video below illustrates how it works fairly well.

Even though at this point, there are also the first color E Ink displays available, the MatePad Paper uses a classic black-and-white screen that is able to display 16 grey tones. The display offers an LED background illumination, which is able to reach a maximum brightness of 69.5 cd/m² in our test. While this doesn't sound like much, the matte surface and high contrast allow reading in bright surroundings without any illumination. So you really only need to activate the illumination in dark rooms, where it is completely sufficient.

At 1872 x 1404 pixels, the resolution corresponds to about a Full-HD level, and the 4:3 format of the display works really well with documents. However, the images often look like having a bit lower resolution, but this is mainly due to the fact that shadings appear fairly coarse when displayed in only 16 grey levels.


56.9 cd/m²	59.4 cd/m²	56.9 cd/m²
60.1 cd/m²	61.9 cd/m²	55.8 cd/m²
62.9 cd/m²	69.5 cd/m²	59.4 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 69.5 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 60.3 cd/m² Minimum: 0.08 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 80 %
Center on Battery: 61.9 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Greyscale 9.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
Gamma: 2.02

	Huawei MatePad Paper E-Ink, 1872x1404, 10.30	Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 IPS LCD, 2000x1200, 10.61	Xiaomi Pad 5 IPS, 2560x1600, 11.00	Apple iPad 2021 IPS, 2160x1620, 10.20
Screen		377%	366%	381%
Brightness middle	61.9	510 724%	491 693%	507 719%
Brightness	60	480 700%	473 688%	491 718%
Brightness Distribution	80	85 6%	91 14%	90 13%
Black Level *		0.49	0.87	0.5
Greyscale dE 2000 *	9.1	2.2 76%	3 67%	2.4 74%
Gamma	2.02 ^109%	2.17 ^101%	2.21 ^100%	2.25 ^98%
CCT	6848 ^95%	6907 ^94%	7182 ^91%	6923 ^94%
Contrast		1041	564	1014
Colorchecker dE 2000 *		1.8	1.9	1.7
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *		3.7	4.1	3.9

* ... smaller is better

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The low amount of grey levels also leads to the fairly high deviations in our tests with the spectral photometer. However, when the illumination is turned off, the screen still succeeds in displaying a good black color, while white areas always look a little greyish.

Due to its technology, the display doesn't use PWM, and once a page of text is rendered, it doesn't need to be refreshed until you change to the next page. According to Huawei, the response times of the display are adjusted dynamically according to the content, but in our test with GIFs that are rich in contrast, they are fairly slow, which also explains the input lag of the touchscreen.

From time to time, also some ghosted image of the previous content remains, but you can remove this via manual screen refresh.

Display Response Times

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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
94 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 47 ms rise
94 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 47 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 100 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
121 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 61 ms rise
121 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 60 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 100 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms).

As already mentioned, the display if very well suited for using it outdoors, even if direct sunlight will of course still lead to some reflections and should therefore be avoided.

The viewing angles are perfect, and the image does not change from various viewing angles.

Performance – Absolutely sufficient

Huawei uses the Kirin 820e as SoC in the MatePad Paper. At a maximum of 2.22 GHz, it has a slightly slower clock speed than the Kirin 820. For its price class, the SoC achieves average performance values. However, the limiting factor should be the slow response time of the E Ink display anyways, so that a faster SoC would hardly bring any advantages here. But most apps run smoothly on the tablet.

Geekbench 5.5
Single-Core
Apple iPad 2021	1328 Points +135%
Xiaomi Pad 5	784 Points +39%
Average of class Tablet (140 - 1892, n=68, last 2 years)	664 Points +17%
Huawei MatePad Paper	566 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	566 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	343 Points -39%
Multi-Core
Apple iPad 2021	3235 Points +75%
Xiaomi Pad 5	2768 Points +49%
Average of class Tablet (312 - 8524, n=68, last 2 years)	2362 Points +27%
Huawei MatePad Paper	1853 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	1853 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	1247 Points -33%

Antutu v9 - Total Score
Apple iPad 2021	622382 Points +117%
Xiaomi Pad 5	575553 Points +100%
Average of class Tablet (92766 - 1416727, n=52, last 2 years)	453858 Points +58%
Huawei MatePad Paper	287379 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	287379 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	211417 Points -26%

CrossMark - Overall
Apple iPad 2021	842 Points +53%
Average of class Tablet (172 - 1585, n=51, last 2 years)	672 Points +22%
Xiaomi Pad 5	635 Points +15%
Huawei MatePad Paper	552 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	552 Points 0%

BaseMark OS II
Overall
Xiaomi Pad 5	5154 Points +43%
Average of class Tablet (444 - 8886, n=52, last 2 years)	3631 Points +1%
Huawei MatePad Paper	3598 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	3598 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	2134 Points -41%
Apple iPad 2021	Points -100%
System
Xiaomi Pad 5	8805 Points +47%
Average of class Tablet (1103 - 14097, n=52, last 2 years)	6543 Points +9%
Huawei MatePad Paper	5987 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	5987 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	4133 Points -31%
Memory
Xiaomi Pad 5	5788 Points +47%
Average of class Tablet (916 - 8890, n=52, last 2 years)	4284 Points +9%
Huawei MatePad Paper	3930 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	3930 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	2436 Points -38%
Graphics
Xiaomi Pad 5	10293 Points +75%
Average of class Tablet (580 - 31738, n=52, last 2 years)	6639 Points +13%
Huawei MatePad Paper	5893 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	5893 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	1786 Points -70%
Web
Xiaomi Pad 5	1346 Points +11%
Huawei MatePad Paper	1209 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	1209 Points 0%
Average of class Tablet (10 - 1907, n=52, last 2 years)	1205 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	1186 Points -2%

AImark - Score v2.x
Xiaomi Pad 5	46413 Points +805%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	6865 Points +34%
Average of class Tablet (4468 - 6865, n=6, last 2 years)	5427 Points +6%
Huawei MatePad Paper	5128 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	5128 Points 0%
Apple iPad 2021	Points -100%

UL Procyon AI Inference for Android - Overall Score NNAPI
Average of class Tablet (1662 - 44323, n=49, last 2 years)	8899 Points +118%
Huawei MatePad Paper	4078 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	4078 Points 0%

Legend

Huawei MatePad Paper HiSilicon Kirin 820e, ARM Mali-G57 MP6, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash

Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mediatek Helio G80, ARM Mali-G52 MP2, 64 GB eMMC Flash

Xiaomi Pad 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 860, Qualcomm Adreno 640, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash

Apple iPad 2021 Apple A13 Bionic, Apple A13 Bionic GPU, 64 GB SSD

Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e

Average of class Tablet

The ARM Mali-G57 MP6 is a mid-range GPU that would be too slow for the highest demands in gaming. But since high-end gaming doesn't make sense on the slow black-and-white display anyways, the graphics performance is completely sufficient in everyday operation.

3DMark / Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	1872 Points +207%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	970 Points +59%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	609 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	171 Points -72%

3DMark / Wild Life Extreme
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	1992 Points +219%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	985 Points +58%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	625 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	176 Points -72%

3DMark / Wild Life Unlimited Score
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	7858 Points +317%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	3436 Points +82%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	1886 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	691 Points -63%

3DMark / Wild Life Score
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	7457 Points +287%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	3428 Points +78%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	1925 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	687 Points -64%

3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	6981 Points +63%
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	5362 Points +25%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	4281 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	1355 Points -68%

3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	9773 Points +119%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	8202 Points +83%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	4472 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	1875 Points -58%

3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	4590 Points +23%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	3725 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	2564 Points -31%
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	2078 Points -44%

3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (Vulkan) Unlimited
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	5000 Points +44%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	3476 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	1364 Points -61%

3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (Vulkan) Unlimited Graphics
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	6876 Points +78%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	3869 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	1197 Points -69%

3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (Vulkan) Unlimited Physics
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	2698 Points +5%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	2564 Points
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	2558 Points 0%

3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1)
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	2571 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	1384 Points -46%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	Points -100%

3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	2675 Points
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	1182 Points -56%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	Points -100%

3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Physics
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	2587 Points +14%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	2262 Points
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	Points -100%

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 / T-Rex Onscreen
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	112 fps +460%
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	60 fps +200%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	39 fps +95%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	20 fps

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 / T-Rex Offscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	307 fps +198%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	184 fps +79%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	103 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	44 fps -57%

GFXBench 3.0 / Manhattan Onscreen OGL
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	65 fps +225%
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	60 fps +200%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	21 fps +5%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	20 fps

GFXBench 3.0 / 1080p Manhattan Offscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	167 fps +165%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	109 fps +73%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	63 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	24 fps -62%

GFXBench 3.1 / Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	57 fps +185%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	40 fps +100%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	20 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	13 fps -35%

GFXBench 3.1 / Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	110 fps +150%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	78 fps +77%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	44 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	14 fps -68%

GFXBench / Car Chase Onscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	43 fps +153%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	25 fps +47%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	17 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	8.3 fps -51%

GFXBench / Car Chase Offscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	69 fps +229%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	47 fps +124%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	21 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	9.2 fps -56%

GFXBench / Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	35 fps +169%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	17 fps +31%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	13 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	5.2 fps -60%

GFXBench / Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	31 fps +210%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	18 fps +80%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	10 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	3.2 fps -68%

GFXBench / Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	50 fps +163%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	26 fps +37%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	19 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	8 fps -58%

GFXBench / Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	82 fps +183%
Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash	47 fps +62%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	29 fps
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash	8.7 fps -70%

Basemark ES 3.1 / Metal / Overall Score
Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD	2965 Points +146%
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	1203 Points

Basemark GPU 1.2 / Vulkan Medium Native
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	29.75 fps

Basemark GPU 1.2 / Vulkan Medium Offscreen
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	34.85 fps

Basemark GPU 1.2 / OpenGL Medium Native
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	29.45 fps

Basemark GPU 1.2 / OpenGL Medium Offscreen
Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	33.39 fps

On the other hand, the MatePad Paper better not show any weakness while surfing the Internet, since this is one of the core tasks the tablet is meant to be used for. The benchmarks show slightly below-average results for the tablet, and when scrolling, you have to get used to the slightly stuttering image flow. However, the pages are basically rendered fairly quickly, and images also load fast.

Jetstream 2 | WebXPRT 3 | Speedometer 2.0 | Octane V2 | Mozilla Kraken 1.1

Jetstream 2 - Total Score
Apple iPad 2021 (Safari 15)	142.2 Points +153%
Average of class Tablet (19.9 - 236, n=59, last 2 years)	84.9 Points +51%
Xiaomi Pad 5 (Chrome 96.0.4664.45)	73 Points +30%
Huawei MatePad Paper (Huawei Browser 12)	56.217 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	56.2 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 (Chrome 102)	32.868 Points -42%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Apple iPad 2021 (Safari 15)	202 Points +135%
Average of class Tablet (34 - 342, n=42, last 2 years)	120.7 Points +40%
Xiaomi Pad 5 (Chrome 96.0.4664.45)	96 Points +12%
Huawei MatePad Paper (Huawei Browser 12)	86 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	86 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 (Chrome 102)	46 Points -47%

Speedometer 2.0 - Result
Apple iPad 2021 (Safari 15)	171 runs/min +401%
Average of class Tablet (14.7 - 376, n=52, last 2 years)	77.2 runs/min +126%
Xiaomi Pad 5 (Chrome 96.0.4664.45)	61.3 runs/min +80%
Huawei MatePad Paper (Huawei Browser 12)	34.1 runs/min
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	34.1 runs/min 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 (Chrome 102)	21.8 runs/min -36%

Octane V2 - Total Score
Apple iPad 2021 (Safari 15)	47288 Points +152%
Xiaomi Pad 5 (Chrome 96.0.4664.45)	28456 Points +52%
Average of class Tablet (2672 - 74614, n=72, last 2 years)	23028 Points +23%
Huawei MatePad Paper (Huawei Browser 12)	18755 Points
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	18755 Points 0%
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 (Chrome 102)	12744 Points -32%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 (Chrome 102)	3227.4 ms * -48%
Average of class Tablet (451 - 34733, n=59, last 2 years)	3209 ms * -48%
Huawei MatePad Paper (Huawei Browser 12)	2174.3 ms *
Average HiSilicon Kirin 820e ()	2174 ms * -0%
Xiaomi Pad 5 (Chrome 96.0.4664.45)	1603 ms * +26%
Apple iPad 2021 (Safari 15)	545 ms * +75%

* ... smaller is better

The UFS storage shows itself at a good level and is able to provide data quickly, so it can also be considered fast.

	Huawei MatePad Paper	Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3	Xiaomi Pad 5	Average 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash	Average of class Tablet
AndroBench 3-5		-50%	51%	11%	26%
Sequential Read 256KB	880.1	393.23 -55%	1459 66%	758 ?(485 - 940, n=17) -14%	850 ?(163 - 3414, n=68, last 2 years) -3%
Sequential Write 256KB	256.2	234.88 -8%	534 108%	400 ?(120.6 - 519, n=17) 56%	532 ?(78.2 - 2528, n=68, last 2 years) 108%
Random Read 4KB	145.6	75.12 -48%	208.7 43%	154.9 ?(88.5 - 220, n=17) 6%	167 ?(18.4 - 451, n=68, last 2 years) 15%
Random Write 4KB	183.1	23.97 -87%	158.9 -13%	176.3 ?(95.4 - 216, n=17) -4%	150.8 ?(8.23 - 503, n=68, last 2 years) -18%

Games – Action games hardly make any sense

Using the E Ink screen without color display and with very slow response times, fast action games hardly make any sense. However, you can use the screen to display simpler games such as card games without any problems.

The tablet reaches a maximum of 20 fps in our tests with the PUBG Mobile action game. We measure the frame rates with the software from GameBench. While this is still just barely playable, it isn't much fun.

The accuracy of the touchscreen is sufficient, but you should consider the input lag, so that from time to time you won't know whether a command was really executed.

Theoretically possible: PUBG Mobile on the MatePad Paper.

Huawei MatePad Paper; Smooth; 2.1.0: Ø19.7 (10-20)

Huawei MatePad Paper; HD; 2.1.0: Ø19.7 (19-20)

Emissions – No throttling in the MatePad Paper

Temperatures

Even under heavy load, the tablet only warms at some localized spots and even then only at the back to 40 °C (104 °F).

So the warming of the case is not problematic, and the stress tests of the 3DMark benchmark also show that there are no problems keeping up the performance of the SoC under longer loads.

3DMark Wild Life Stress Test

Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 0.0.0.0: Ø11.3 (10.9-11.3)

Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 0.0.0.0: Ø4.1 (4.03-4.12)

Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Stress Test Stability; 0.0.0.0: Ø20.5 (20.3-20.6)

Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD; Wild Life Stress Test Stability: Ø39.5 (38.7-44.5)

Huawei MatePad Paper Mali-G57 MP6, Kirin 820e, 64 GB UFS 2.2 Flash; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 1.0.9.1: Ø3.74 (3.73-3.75)

Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 Mali-G52 MP2, Helio G80, 64 GB eMMC Flash; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 1.0.9.1: Ø1.038 (1.025-1.051)

Xiaomi Pad 5 Adreno 640, SD 860, 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test; 1.0.5.1: Ø5.86 (5.85-5.89)

Apple iPad 2021 A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 64 GB SSD; Wild Life Extreme Stress Test: Ø10.7 (10.6-12.2)

Max. Load

Idle


37.7 °C 100 F	31.5 °C 89 F	26.8 °C 80 F
28.8 °C 84 F	27.1 °C 81 F	28.1 °C 83 F
26.4 °C 80 F	26.4 °C 80 F	26.8 °C 80 F

Maximum: 37.7 °C = 100 F
Average: 28.8 °C = 84 F


26.6 °C 80 F	30.1 °C 86 F	40 °C 104 F
28.8 °C 84 F	28.8 °C 84 F	28.2 °C 83 F
26.8 °C 80 F	27.3 °C 81 F	26.8 °C 80 F

Maximum: 40 °C = 104 F
Average: 29.3 °C = 85 F

Power Supply (max.) 42.6 °C = 109 F | Room Temperature 21.5 °C = 71 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-260

(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 28.8 °C / 84 F, compared to the average of 30 °C / 86 F for the devices in the class Tablet.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.7 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F, ranging from 20.7 to 53.2 °C for the class Tablet.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 40 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 33.3 °C / 92 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.4 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 30 °C / 86 F.

Speakers

Huawei uses stereo speakers in its E Ink tablet. Those allow you to easily listen to audio books, and music also sounds fairly decent using the speakers. Voices are reproduced clearly, and you can even feel some bass if you hold the tablet in your hands. The maximum volume is absolutely sufficient for a medium-size room.

While we are unable to connect 3.5-mm headphones using the USB-C port via adapter in our test, this works without any problem via Bluetooth. Due to the trade restrictions, using the aptX codecs is not possible, but we still got some good sound from our Bluetooth headphones in our test.

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Huawei MatePad Paper audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 12.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.2% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (9.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 34% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 59% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 23%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 29% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 63% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple iPad 2021 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (91.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19.7% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 7.7% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 28% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 66% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 23%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 22% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 72% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power Management – A small battery but decent battery life

Power Consumption

The power consumption with activated background illumination and without additional load naturally turns out lower than that of the competitors. Even under load, the tablet consumes relatively little power, but the battery also turns out significantly smaller than that of the conventional tablets.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0 / 0.1 Watt
Idle	0.6 / 1.2 / 1.7 Watt
Load	3.4 / 5.8 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

	Huawei MatePad Paper 3625 mAh	Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 7500 mAh	Xiaomi Pad 5 8720 mAh	Apple iPad 2021 8686 mAh
Power Consumption		-121%	-136%	-254%
Idle Minimum *	0.6	0.94 -57%	0.99 -65%	1.3 -117%
Idle Average *	1.2	4.22 -252%	4.2 -250%	7.5 -525%
Idle Maximum *	1.7	4.37 -157%	4.22 -148%	7.58 -346%
Load Average *	3.4	6.12 -80%	7.88 -132%	10.03 -195%
Load Maximum *	5.8	9.14 -58%	10.63 -83%	10.91 -88%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption: Geekbench (150 cd/m²)

Huawei MatePad Paper: Ø3.43 (1.61-6.78)

Power Consumption: GFXBench (150 cd/m²)

Huawei MatePad Paper; 1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Offscreen: Ø4.61 (3.13-5.18)

Huawei MatePad Paper; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø1.01 (0.644-1.696)

Battery Life

We are unable to run our classic web surfing battery test as usual, since it specifies a display brightness of 150 cd/m², which the Huawei MatePad Paper cannot achieve.

The tablet lasts about 8 hours at full brightness, if the pages are changed regularly. If the illumination is turned off, the time approximately doubles.

If the screen is not refreshed, the tablet doesn't consume any power, as long as the background illumination and communication module remain turned off. So if you make the corresponding adjustments, you can leave the tablet for weeks in standby, and continue at almost the same battery level afterwards.

The tablet can be charged at 22.5 watts, recharging the battery completely at 3.625 mAh in 2 hours at most.

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		16h 03min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness		7h 58min
Load (maximum brightness)		4h 9min

	Huawei MatePad Paper 3625 mAh	Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Gen 3 7500 mAh	Xiaomi Pad 5 8720 mAh	Apple iPad 2021 8686 mAh
Battery Runtime		71%	89%	70%
Reader / Idle	963	2373 146%	2641 174%	2292 138%
Load	249	239 -4%	257 3%	253 2%
H.264		1151	1000	898
WiFi v1.3		909	733	805

Pros

+ great image sharpness for text

+ display can be easily read even in bright surroundings

+ input pen and cover included

+ high-quality speakers

+ fast WLAN

+ no PWM flickering

+ suitable battery life in everyday use

+ Android apps can be installed

Cons

- no Google Services

- slow response time of the display

- headphones can only be connected via Bluetooth

- very limited use for videos or games

- bad choice of materials

- no camera

- no locating capabilities

Verdict – Unusual concept with advantages and disadvantages

Testing the Huawei MatePad Paper. Test unit provided by Huawei Germany.

The Huawei MatePad Paper is an interesting device: It offers a readability of texts that cannot be beat, is very well suited for bright surroundings, brings a great input pen with the M-Pencil, and offers performance values that are absolutely sufficient for smooth system operation. The battery life is also suitable in practice and even fairly long, if the user adjusts their behavior accordingly. An additional positive point is the fast and stable WLAN.

The choice of materials and noticeable sharp edges are somewhat annoying and Huawei could have made a better effort here, since you would want to be able to hold a tablet that also serves as an e-reader in your hands for a long time. Another factor is the relatively high weight that you probably have to expect if you want a large display.

There is also the question how long E Ink displays will last when the image is changed frequently, and there are hardly any experiences available on this. The manufacturer mentions a usage of 10 years, but only if it is used regularly as an e-reader, where the image is only refreshed once per page.

The MatePad Paper is a fast E Ink tablet for all those who read a lot in bright surroundings and also want to take some notes on the tablet from time to time. Huawei could have paid a bit more attention to the case, though.

Those who are not looking for a tablet with a classic screen can also chose among several other E Ink alternatives at this point: for example, the classic e-book readers from Amazon such as the Kindle Oasis, which is available from $250 from Amazon, but they have no option for pen input and the software also isn't as versatile.

With its Note Air2 (available from Amazon for $480), the Chinese manufacturer Boox offers a fairly similar alternative to the MatePad Paper, where you can even install the Google Play Store using some workarounds. With the Elipsa (from $350 at Amazon), the e-reader specialist Kobo also offers an E Ink tablet, but that is delivered with proprietary software and doesn't allow the installation of apps.

Price and Availability

The MatePad Paper is available in Europe for 499 Euros (~$511) from the manufacturer. In the US, it is available from Good-E-Reader starting from $719.

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Chassis

80 / 98 → 82%

Keyboard

72 / 80 → 90%

Pointing Device

80%

Connectivity

28 / 70 → 40%

Weight

85 / 40-88 → 95%

Battery

80%

Display

68%

Games Performance

41 / 78 → 53%

Application Performance

74 / 92 → 81%

Temperature

94%

Noise

100%

Audio

81 / 91 → 89%

Average

68%

79%

Tablet - Weighted Average

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Editor of the original article: Florian Schmitt - Managing Editor Mobile - 1134 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2009

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