Huawei MatePad 11.5 (2025)
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Secondary Camera: 8 MPix (F/2.0, FF)
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Average of 23 scores (from 51 reviews)
Reviews for the Huawei MatePad 11.5 (2025)
The MatePad 11.5 (2025) in the PaperMatte edition is an exciting tablet for everyday university life and creative users, thanks to its matte screen and stylus support, as well as a large battery. However, the paper-like display has several advantages, as noted in our review.
Source: KL Gadget Guy

The Huawei MatePad 11.5 PaperMatte Edition (2025) is an excellent productivity tablet with an attractive value of RM1599, it undercuts budget laptops with a more superior display and lighter form factor, not to mention competing Android tablets, as the MatePad 11.5 has an active stylus that’s good for doing artwork if you do that, it is now available for purhcase in Huawei Experience Stores nationwide, Huawei Online Store, Shopee and Lazada.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Trusted Reviews

If not for the elephant in the room, Huawei would have a sure-fire winner on its hands with the new MatePad 11.5.5. It’s sleek, portable, and the 11.5-inch matte-finish screen is an absolute treat, seriously reducing reflections and providing more of a traditional pen-and-paper experience when paired with a stylus. The performance is solid for a tablet of its price, and the battery life is much better than last year’s model. The problem is that big ol’ elephant, and there’s no getting around it. Huawei’s lack of Google Play Services essentially means you need to turn into a one-person IT department just to get it to reach a similar baseline to what other Android tablets offer out of the box – and even then, there are still limitations on what you can do and the apps you can install. Huawei’s first-party alternative apps are well polished and do a decent job of closing the gap, but if you rely on Google services like Docs for work or school, it’s effectively dead on arrival.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/21/2025
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Tech Nave

The HUAWEI MatePad 11.5 PaperMatte Edition (2025) is a solid option for those who want a work-focused tablet. It's a feature-rich device that even lets you paint with GoPaint, an app which has dozens of brushes. If you want a versatile, ultra-portable tablet with a PC-like experience, you can't go wrong with this one.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/19/2025
Source: Tech Spurt

The Huawei MatePad 11.5 (2025 edition) with PaperMatte screen is a solid all-round tablet for entertainment, creators, students and kids. This unboxing and hands-on review covers the Huawei MatePad 11.5 setup, including M Pencil stylus and smart keyboard support. This HarmonyOS device sadly lacks Google Services, so there's no Play Store support. That means you're reliant on the App Gallery or APK files. However, the Huawei MatePad 11.5 boasts one of the best displays around for travel. That PaperMatte panel is anti-reflective, as well as sharp and punchy.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/19/2025
Source: Yugatech

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/18/2025
Source: Expert Reviews

There’s very little to dislike about the Huawei MatePad 11.5in (2025), however. It’s slim, lightweight and sturdy, has a solid PaperMatte display and punchy quad-speakers, comes with a brilliant stylus as a free gift (at the time of writing) and is available with one of the best native sketching apps on the market. If you desperately need access to Google apps or plan to use your tablet for working, there are better options out there. The 2025 iPad remains our top choice due to the App Store’s superior selection of serious, professional-level software, and the Xiaomi Pad 7 offers unbeatable value for the complete bundle. For those seeking a small tablet that can be used for simply watching content and/or doodling on the go, however, the Huawei MatePad 11.5 (2025) is a fantastic alternative.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/18/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech Advisor

The MatePad 11.5’s craftsmanship, display, and battery stamina make it an impressive piece of hardware. Its tactile screen finish and accompanying stylus is nearly enough to make this a daily-use device. Yet for all its physical strengths, the software remains an immovable roadblock. The absence of Google integration, coupled with inconsistent app availability, forces users into a patchwork of sideloading and third-party fixes that few outside the enthusiast crowd will tolerate. HarmonyOS itself runs smoothly, and Huawei’s own tools have flashes of brilliance, but they can’t fully mask the ecosystem’s blind spots. That leaves the MatePad in an awkward middle ground. It’s a superbly engineered tablet that will be a good choice for those willing to work around its limitations, but for the average buyer in Western markets, the compromises are hard to ignore.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/18/2025
Rating: Total score: 60%
Foreign Reviews
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DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/10/2025
Rating: Total score: 84%
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DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/08/2025
Rating: Total score: 84%
Source: Heise
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/09/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
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DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/03/2025
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Allround-PC.com
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/02/2025
Source: Nextpit Germany
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/27/2025
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DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 80% performance: 80% display: 90% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70%
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DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/19/2025
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DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/19/2025
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ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/31/2025
Rating: Total score: 81%
Source: Xataka
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 78% display: 85% mobility: 93% workmanship: 85%
Source: Mais Tecnologia
PT→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/04/2025
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PT→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/02/2025
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PT→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 100% display: 100% mobility: 100% workmanship: 100%
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IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Length Unknown, Date: 09/02/2025
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IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/01/2025
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 80% performance: 80% display: 90% mobility: 80%
Source: Multiplayer IT
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 75%
Source: Smart World
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 75% features: 80% display: 95% mobility: 80% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 85%
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IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 81%
Source: Techprincess IT
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/25/2025
Source: Journal du Geek
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/08/2025
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Les Numeriques
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/18/2025
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 100% display: 60% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 100%
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PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/21/2025
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PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/20/2025
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 75% display: 100% mobility: 100%
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PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/20/2025
Source: Tabletowo
PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/20/2025
Rating: Total score: 85%
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PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/20/2025
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RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/29/2025
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RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/28/2025
Rating: Total score: 90%
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RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/27/2025
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RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/26/2025
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RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/26/2025
Source: Hi-Tech Mail
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/25/2025
Source: Mega Obzor
RU→ENPositive: Affordable price; impressive screen & display; comfortable keyboard; decent speakers; long battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/09/2025
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CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/31/2025
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 74% features: 79% mobility: 89% workmanship: 84%
Source: VNReview
VN→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/07/2025
Source: VNReview
VN→ENPositive: Premium design; long battery life; great speakers. Negative: No Google services; slow charging.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/24/2025
Source: Cell Phones
VN→ENPositive: Big screen; nice display; decent performance; long battery life; affordable price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/07/2025
Source: Cell Phones
VN→ENPositive: Excellent display; anti-glare screen; thin frames; decent hardware; included external keyboard; affordable price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/31/2025
Source: Cell Phones
VN→ENPositive: Elegant design; big screen; decent performance; large battery capacity.
Hands-On, online available, Short, Date: 02/26/2025
Source: VNReview
VN→ENPositive: Excellent display; premium design; slim size; light weight; smart stylus pen; high performance; long battery life. Negative: Missing Google services; slow charging; no SIM card slot.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/21/2025
Source: Jagat Review
ID→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/18/2025
Source: Laptop.bg
BU→ENPositive: Impressive display; smart stylus pen; stereo speakers; long battery life; good price. Negative: Average gaming performance; unsupported LTE/5G; missing Google services.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/17/2025
Source: Go4it.ro
→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/12/2025
Comment
Qualcomm Maleoon 920c: Graphics chip for smartphones and tablets, integrated in the HiSilicon Kirin T82. Unfortunately, Huawei has not provided any detailed information. What is certain is that it does not support hardware-based ray tracing and only the older Vulkan 1.0 standard.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Kirin T82: ARM-based SoC with 12 cores (2x HiSilicon Main up to 2.3 GHz, 6x HiSilicon Mid up to 2.05 GHz, 4x HiSilicon up to 1.3 GHz).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.