Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)

Brand: Huawei
Category: Tablets

PROCESSOR: Octa-core
RAM: 8 GB, 12 GB
STORAGE: 256 GB, 512 GB
DISPLAY: 11.5 inches
CAMERA: 13 MP
BATTERY: Li-Po 8800 mAh

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our editors

9.0 4.5 1

Design 9 / 10
Display 9 / 10
Camera 8 / 10
Features 10 / 10
Connectivity 9 / 10
Usability 9 / 10
Performance 9 / 10
Battery 9 / 10

Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) has been officially released on August 21, 2025.

Product Main Features:

The Huawei MatePad 11.5″ (2025) is a slim and lightweight tablet designed for productivity and entertainment. Measuring 261 x 177.3 x 6.1 mm and weighing just 515g, it’s easy to carry while offering stylus support for note-taking and creative tasks. The tablet sports an 11.5-inch TFT LCD with a 144Hz refresh rate, HDR Vivid support, and an anti-glare coating, ensuring smooth visuals and comfortable viewing even in bright conditions.

With a resolution of 1840 x 2800 pixels and a 3:2 aspect ratio, Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) delivers sharp images and ample space for multitasking. Running on HarmonyOS 5.0, the device is powered by an octa-core processor and comes in multiple configurations, including 256GB storage with 8GB/12GB RAM and 512GB with 12GB RAM.

Photography is handled by a 13MP rear camera with autofocus, LED flash, and panorama, capable of 1080p video recording. The 8MP front camera is ideal for video calls and also supports 1080p recording. For sound, it features a quad-speaker stereo system, though it lacks a 3.5mm jack. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and a USB-C 3.1 port with OTG and magnetic accessory support. The tablet houses an 8800mAh battery with 40W fast charging and 5W reverse wired charging, available in Gray, Silver, Mint, and Purple finishes.

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Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) - SPECIFICATIONS

General

Model

Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Released

August 2025
Status

Available

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar
Dimensions

261 x 177.3 x 6.1 mm
Weight

515 grams
Waterproof

No

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

TFT LCD
Size

11.5 inches
Resolution

1840 x 2800 pixels
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

1B colors
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

291 PPI (pixels per inch)
Touch Screen

Yes
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.

Anti-glare
Features

144Hz, HDR Vivid

Hardware

CPU The main chipset of the device.

Octa-core
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

8 GB, 12 GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

256 GB, 512 GB
Memory Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Accelerometer, proximity (accessories only), gyro

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Harmony OS 5.0
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.

Yes

Camera

Rear Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

13 MP (wide)
Image

1080p
Video

1080p@30fps
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)

LED flash
Front Camera

8 MP

Connectivity

Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Yes
USB

Type-C
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

No
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

No
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

Yes
Headphone Jack

No