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Huawei MatePad 12 Series

Huawei MatePad 12XProcessor: Kirin 9000W, unknown
Graphics Adapter: unknown, Qualcomm Maleoon 910
Display: 12.00 inch
Weight: 0.555kg
Price: 649 euro
Average Score: 83.54% - good
Average of 13 scores (from 33 reviews)
performance: 70%, features: 54%, display: 88%, mobility: 92%, workmanship: 89%, ergonomy: 83%, emissions: 96%

 

Huawei MatePad 12 X

Specifications

Huawei MatePad 12 XNotebook: Huawei MatePad 12 X
Processor: Kirin 9000W
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Maleoon 910
Display: 12.00 inch, 4.57:3, 2800 x 1840 pixels
Weight: 0.555kg
Price: 649 euro
Links: Huawei homepage

Price comparison

Average Score: 83% - good

Average of 10 scores (from 28 reviews)

 

Reviews

83% Lightweight 12-inch tablet for college with a pen and a matte display - Huawei MatePad 12 X review | Notebookcheck
On the hunt for an affordable alternative to an Apple iPad Air for school? Then the MatePad 12X could be the perfect alternative with its specially-coated PaperMatte display, stylus support as well as a complimentary keyboard cover. Is it worth buying?
HUAWEI MatePad 12 X Review
Source: Yugatech English
So, is the Huawei MatePad 12 X the perfect holiday gift? Well, that really depends on what you’re looking for. If you’re after a sleek, big-screen tablet with solid performance, a nice display, and a decent set of cameras for the basics, this could be a great option. The build quality is impressive, and its sound and display features make it a treat for watching content and light productivity. But, like any good gift, there are some quirks. The bloatware and software limitations are a bit of a downer, and there’s the looming uncertainty around long-term updates. Plus, its performance doesn’t exactly match the price tag, which might make you question if you’re getting the most for your money.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/23/2024
HUAWEI MatePad 12 X Review
Source: Yugatech English
So, is the Huawei MatePad 12 X the perfect holiday gift? Well, that really depends on what you’re looking for. If you’re after a sleek, big-screen tablet with solid performance, a nice display, and a decent set of cameras for the basics, this could be a great option. The build quality is impressive, and its sound and display features make it a treat for watching content and light productivity. But, like any good gift, there are some quirks. The bloatware and software limitations are a bit of a downer, and there’s the looming uncertainty around long-term updates. Plus, its performance doesn’t exactly match the price tag, which might make you question if you’re getting the most for your money.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/23/2024
HUAWEI MatePad 12 X | The Perfect Companion for Power Users On-the-Go
Source: Yugatech English
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/20/2024
HUAWEI MatePad 12 X | The Perfect Companion for Power Users On-the-Go
Source: Yugatech English
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/20/2024
HUAWEI MatePad 12 X: Powerhouse tablet with a PC-level experience
Source: Tech Nave English
If you want to move away from laptops and need an ultra-portable tablet for work or art, the HUAWEI MatePad 12 X could be the one for you. It offers PC-level performance, a paper-like experience, and a sleek design that won't look out of place in any setting.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/30/2024
HUAWEI MatePad 12 X: Powerhouse tablet with a PC-level experience
Source: Tech Nave English
If you want to move away from laptops and need an ultra-portable tablet for work or art, the HUAWEI MatePad 12 X could be the one for you. It offers PC-level performance, a paper-like experience, and a sleek design that won't look out of place in any setting.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/30/2024
75% Huawei MatePad 12X Papermatte Edition review: the rough with the smooth
Source: Creative Bloq English
Digital painters and magazine readers will enjoy the MatePad 12X Papermatte Edition. Its matte screen produces plenty of brightness and colour while fending off reflections, and the integration of both the keyboard case and stylus into HarmonyOS is top-notch. For everyone else, it’s a good choice as a media consumption tablet, but you’ll need to check favoured app availability first.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/15/2024
Rating: Total score: 75%
75% Huawei MatePad 12X Papermatte Edition review: the rough with the smooth
Source: Creative Bloq English
Digital painters and magazine readers will enjoy the MatePad 12X Papermatte Edition. Its matte screen produces plenty of brightness and colour while fending off reflections, and the integration of both the keyboard case and stylus into HarmonyOS is top-notch. For everyone else, it’s a good choice as a media consumption tablet, but you’ll need to check favoured app availability first.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/15/2024
Rating: Total score: 75%

Foreign Reviews

82% Huawei MatePad 12X: Test des großen und günstigen Tablets
Source: Computerbild German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/01/2024
Rating: Total score: 82%
82% Huawei MatePad 12X: Test des großen und günstigen Tablets
Source: Computerbild German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/01/2024
Rating: Total score: 82%
90% Huawei MatePad 12X review: fator X na palma da tua mão
Source: 4G News Portuegese PT→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/09/2024
Rating: Total score: 90%
90% Huawei MatePad 12X review: fator X na palma da tua mão
Source: 4G News Portuegese PT→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/09/2024
Rating: Total score: 90%
85% Recensione MatePad 12X il tablet che sfida i notebook tradizionali
Source: Batista70Phone Italian IT→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/02/2025
Rating: Total score: 85%
85% Recensione MatePad 12X il tablet che sfida i notebook tradizionali
Source: Batista70Phone Italian IT→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/02/2025
Rating: Total score: 85%
Recensione Huawei MatePad 12X: Game over per l’iPad Air?
Source: Ceotech Italian IT→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; 12GB RAM; 512GB ROM; high performance; beautiful display; affordable price; smart M-Pencil. Negative: Missing Google services.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/15/2024
Recensione Huawei MatePad 12X: Game over per l’iPad Air?
Source: Ceotech Italian IT→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; 12GB RAM; 512GB ROM; high performance; beautiful display; affordable price; smart M-Pencil. Negative: Missing Google services.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/15/2024
83% Recenzja HUAWEI MatePad 12 X. Tablet, który ma ambicję zastąpić laptopa
Source: Android.com.pl Turkish PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/11/2024
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 70% display: 90% workmanship: 90%
83% Recenzja HUAWEI MatePad 12 X. Tablet, który ma ambicję zastąpić laptopa
Source: Android.com.pl Turkish PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/11/2024
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 70% display: 90% workmanship: 90%
Обзор планшета Huawei MatePad 12 X с матовым экраном
Source: Ixbt RU→EN
Positive: Affordable price; elegant design; powerful hardware; high performance; impressive battery life; impressive display. Negative: Average cameras; weak connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/02/2024
Обзор планшета Huawei MatePad 12 X с матовым экраном
Source: Ixbt RU→EN
Positive: Affordable price; elegant design; powerful hardware; high performance; impressive battery life; impressive display. Negative: Average cameras; weak connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/02/2024
Обзор планшета HUAWEI MatePad 12 X: отличный компаньон для работы и творчества
Source: Zoom RU→EN
Positive: Affordable price; nice display; good accessories; smart M-Pencil; high performance; stylish design.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/08/2024
Обзор планшета HUAWEI MatePad 12 X: отличный компаньон для работы и творчества
Source: Zoom RU→EN
Positive: Affordable price; nice display; good accessories; smart M-Pencil; high performance; stylish design.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/08/2024
Обзор Huawei MatePad 12 X PaperMatte: резвый и легкий на подъем планшет
Source: Hi-Tech Mail RU→EN
Positive: Slim size; light weight; beautiful display; powerful hardware; impressive battery life; good connectivity; excellent speakers. Negative: Average display; unsupported 5G; high price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/22/2024
Обзор Huawei MatePad 12 X PaperMatte: резвый и легкий на подъем планшет
Source: Hi-Tech Mail RU→EN
Positive: Slim size; light weight; beautiful display; powerful hardware; impressive battery life; good connectivity; excellent speakers. Negative: Average display; unsupported 5G; high price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/22/2024
Обзор HUAWEI MatePad 12 X PaperMatte: планшет среднего класса для профессионалов
Source: 3DNews.ru RU→EN
Positive: Stylish design; slim size; light weight; rich set of packages. Negative: Poor display; average battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/14/2024
Обзор HUAWEI MatePad 12 X PaperMatte: планшет среднего класса для профессионалов
Source: 3DNews.ru RU→EN
Positive: Stylish design; slim size; light weight; rich set of packages. Negative: Poor display; average battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/14/2024
Review HUAWEI MatePad 12 X: Tableta perfectă pentru artiștii digitali
Source: Go4it.ro →EN
Positive: Premium design; nice AMOLED display; powerful hardware; high performance; impressive speakers; long battery life; smart M-Pencil. Negative: Lack of fingerprint sensor; average cameras; no charger included.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/25/2025
Review HUAWEI MatePad 12 X: Tableta perfectă pentru artiștii digitali
Source: Go4it.ro →EN
Positive: Premium design; nice AMOLED display; powerful hardware; high performance; impressive speakers; long battery life; smart M-Pencil. Negative: Lack of fingerprint sensor; average cameras; no charger included.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/25/2025

 

Huawei MatePad 12X

Specifications

Huawei MatePad 12XNotebook: Huawei MatePad 12X
Processor: unknown
Graphics Adapter: unknown
Display: 12.00 inch, 3:2, 2800 x 1840 pixels
Weight: 0.555kg
Links: Huawei homepage

Price comparison

Average Score: 86.5% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 5 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

Das helle 12-Zoll-PaperMatte-Tablet ist vielseitig
Source: Computerbase German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/11/2024
86% Test Huawei MatePad 12X : La tablette ultra fine se revêt de blanc pour une version magnifique
Source: Charles Tech French FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/30/2024
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 90% display: 90% mobility: 100%
87% TEST | HUAWEI MatePad 12X: czy to najlepszy tablet dla studentów i pracujących zdalnie?
Source: GSM Maniak Turkish PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/14/2024
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 80% display: 89% mobility: 90%
Первый взгляд на планшет Huawei MatePad 12 X
Source: Ixbt RU→EN
Positive: Slim size; light weight; great display; high performance; 12GB RAM; smart M-Pen 3; comfortable keyboard; long battery life. Negative: Weak connectivity; no memory card slot; high price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/14/2024
Review HUAWEI MatePad 12 X: Tablet 12 inch yang Tipis, Ringan, dan Irit
Source: Jagat Review ID→EN
Positive: Impressive display; stereo speakers; large battery capacity; light weight.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/26/2024

 

Comment

Huawei: Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd. is a Chinese telecommunications company and hardware manufacturer founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shenzhen. Huawei is a global leader in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Huawei provides end-to-end solutions for telecommunications networks, devices, and smartphones, as well as storage, servers, networking, and cloud computing enterprise solutions and products.

In 2014, Huawei established the Honor subsidiary brand under which certain smartphone lines are sold. The Huawei name is usually not listed for these products.


Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

Qualcomm Maleoon 910: Graphics chip for smartphones and tablets, integrated in the HiSilicon Kirin 9000W. 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.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

unknown:

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


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Kirin 9000W: ARM-based 12-core SoC. Huawei does not reveal any information about the SoC. The little information that is available comes from benchmarks and system analysis tools. The CPU consists of three clusters with a total of 12 cores. The power-saving cluster has four ARM Cortex-A510 cores, each operating at up to 1,530 MHz, while six other cores use unspecified cores from HiSilicon (0x0D42) and clock at up to 2,150 MHz. The third cluster contains two HiSilicon cores (0x0D02), each operating at a maximum of 2,487 MHz.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


12.00:

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


No weight comment found (one expected)!


83.54%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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Stefan Hinum (Update: 2024-10-25)