Huawei MatePad SE 10.4 | Sleek Design in Affordable Pricing

Huawei MatePad SE 10.4 has officially hit the shelves after a long wait for pre-booking time. The price has been reduced from the actual announced price. Right now, only the WiFi versions have arrived in stores. Whereas, we might see a cellular version of the tablet very soon. The device has a very minimalist design with a premium-looking outer body. 

Release Highlights

• The Huawein MatePad SE 10.4 uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 mobile processor.
• The screen is 10.4 inches with a 60Hz refresh rate.
• Users can choose from 4 GB and 6 GB RAM.
• It only has a 128GB storage option with memory card support of up to 1TB.
• Both the front and back have one camera.
• It has a large battery of 7000mAh capacity.
• There will be two colors, Blue and Black

Design & Appearance

The Huawei MatePad SE 10.4 comes in a fine-looking metal body. It has a thickness of 7.85mm and weighs around 468g. The lightweight makes it optimal for long hours of usage. 

It has thick bezels on the front with the front camera hidden in it. On the back, there is only one camera on the top side. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack. 

The device will be running Harmony OS3.0 as the operating system.

Users can choose from two elegant colors

• Blue
• Black

Screen & Display

The most important specification of any tablet is its screen. The Huawei MatePad SE 10.4 has a 10.4–inch LCD screen. It has 2000 x 1200 resolutions with a 60Hz refresh rate. For optimal viewing experience, the device has TÜV Rheinland for low blue light and is also flicker-free

Processor & Storage

The Huawei MatePad SE 10.4 runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 mobile processor. It has 4 Cortex A73 2.4Ghz cores and the remaining 4 are Cortex A53 1.9Ghz. The device has the Adreno 610 GPU.

The RAM options vary from a 4GB and 6GB variant. However, for storage, it only has 128GB of built-in memory. Also, it supports 1TB memory card expansion.

Camera

The Huawei MatePad SE 10.4 has single cameras on both sides. It has a 5MP camera on the front. Whereas, the back hosts a 5MP camera.

Battery

It gets its juice from a massive 7000mAh battery that will last long enough for all your multi-media experiences. However, the charging may take a long time as it only has 10W capability.

Network & Connectivity

There are rumors about the cellular version of the Huawei MatePad SE 10.4 releasing very soon. Right now, it only has a WiFi 5 version. It also has BlueTooth 5 for wireless connections.

Pricing & Availability

The devices have officially hit the shelves of stores in China. Users can choose from the two WiFi-based models

• 4+128GB Wi-Fi version is 1199 yuan ($175)
• The 6+128GB Wi-Fi version is priced at 1399 yuan ($205)

What do you think of this new tablet by Huawei? Do you think the specifications justify the pricing?

Source (Weibo, in Chinese)