Huawei MatePad 11.5 review – A productive tablet at a low price

With the MatePad 11.5, Huawei has succeeded in creating an affordable and attractive tablet. Our main complaint is that it is unable to use Google Services. Otherwise, the Huawei tablet delivers a good mix of productivity, entertainment, performance, and battery life.

The Huawei MatePad 11.5 represents an attractive package for less than 300 Euros (~$324).

Such a modern and powerful SoC is a rarity in this price class, and Huawei also doesn’t cut any corners in the storage equipment. Optionally, you can also get a high-quality keyboard cover and an active input pen.

In everyday operation, the lack of Google apps becomes a particularly noticeable hindrance with the video services of US companies. This is less a problem in terms of the productivity, since solutions such as WPS Office or Office 365 from Microsoft are still available for the Huawei tablet. The MatePad is also limited in the Bluetooth codecs it can use, but with LDAC, it still supports a High-Res codec.

An interesting alternative in this price range is the Lenovo Tab P11, which also offers good characteristics in terms of productivity. Those for whom pure entertainment is more important could also take a closer look at the Redmi Pad.