Huawei’s Honor has launched a new tablet dubbed Honor Tab 5. The new tablet adopts a design that is more or less generic but what it lacks in design, the tablet gains in configuration. The tablet is available in both WiFi and LTE versions which is pretty impressive.It also features the premium Kirin 710 chipset which is in the same league with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660.

The Honor Tab 5 features an 8-inch display with a resolution of 1920×1200 pixels. As stated earlier, the tablet is powered by the efficient Hisilicon Kirin 710 chipset. The chipset is a 64-bit octa-core mid-range performance mobile ARM LTE SoC introduced by HiSilicon in mid-2018. This chip, which is fabricated on TSMC’s 12 nm process, features four Cortex-A73 big cores operating at up to 2.2 GHz along with four Cortex-A53 little cores operating at up to 1.7 GHz. The chipset also comes with the ARM Mali G51 MP4 GPU. In addition, the Honor Tab 5 comes with GPU Turbo 2.0 to further boost the graphics and make the tablet a good one for hardcore gaming. 

The Honor Tab 5 8-inch model comes in 3GB+32GB and 4GB+64GB memory configuration. The tablet is also equipped with dual speakers. The Honor Tab 5 comes with dual Smart PA audio chips which can sense the status of the dual speakers in real time, intelligently adjust the amplitude of the speakers in other to improve the sound level, bringing richer bass and better sound quality. The Honor Tab 5 gets its juice from a big 5,100mAh battery. The tablet is also equipped with an 8MP front camera and a rear camera. The rear camera is located at the top left corner with a slight camera bump.

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Pricing and Availability

As for the prices, the Honor Tab 5 3GB+32GB WiFi version comes with a 1099 yuan ($163) price tag while the 4GB+64GB WIFi version will sell for 12,99 yuan ($193). On the other hand, the 3GB+32GB LTE version costs 1399 yuan while the 4GB+64GB LTE version is priced at 1499 yuan. The prices are pretty impressive considering the specifications. The Honor Tab 5 will go on sale in China from March 12 via TMall, VMall, Suning etc. Pre-order commences today until March 10 when it will end. We expect Honor to release the tablet for the global market in no distant time.

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Last year, in October, Honor launched its mid-range tablet in China, dubbed Honor MediaPad T5 which is also called the Honor Tab 5. While the original model launched in October last year comes with a 10.1-inch display, the company has now teased a new variant featuring an 8-inch display.

Apart from the smaller display, we expect the device to come with the same set of specifications and feature as of the standard model. The tablet comes in an all-metal CNC body and offers a screen resolution of 19200 x 1200 pixels with the aspect ratio of 16:10.

It is powered by a Kirin 659 processor with 3+32GB and 4+64GB options in terms of memory configuration. Since its a Kirin processor on board, you also get the company’s GPU Turbo technology which should offer solid gaming performance.

The tablet also features dual stereo speakers with Huawei Histen 5.0 sound technology with Harman Kardon professional tuning. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor and even face unlock feature. Other notable features include eye comfort mode with blue light filter and children’s corner.

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Currently, the Honor MediaPad T5 is available in two color options in China — Glacier Blue and Grey. It is priced at 1399 Yuan ($200) for the 3+32GB model, 1599 Yuan ($230) for the 4+64GB model and goes up to 1799 Yuan ($260) for the LTE 4+64GB variant.

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Alongside the new Honor 8C, the company also unveiled a mid-range tablet in China, the Honor MediaPad T5. You could also call it the Honor Tab 5. Note that there’s a good chance that you have already heard this name, if you recall, Huawei had released the MediaPad T5 earlier this year. Well, don’t get yourself confused, these two are basically the same device. Except for minute differences (camera specs, fingerprint), the Huawei MediaPad T5 is basically the Honor MediaPad T5. Just note that in China it goes under the Honor brand, while internationally, its being sold under the Huawei brand name. Now that we’ve cleared this, let’s move on to the Honor MediaPad T5 (Honor Tab 5) in detail.

The tablet comes in an all metal CNC body and weighs just about 460 grams. The dimensions (243mm × 164mm × 7.8mm) are decent enough for a 10-inch tablet, making it easy to carry around where ever you go. To be honest, there’s nothing spectacular about the tablet’s design but for its affordable pricing, the metal body and under 500 gram weight makes it a pretty good tablet in the segment. Further, there are two color options available: Glacier Blue and Grey.

The Honor Mediapad T5 comes with a 10.1-inch 19200 x 1200 pixel resolution display, which brings the aspect ratio to a comfortable 16:1o. Apart from the large FHD display up front, the tablet features dual stereo speakers with Huawei Histen 5.0 sound technology with Harman Kardon professional tuning. It’s clear that the company wants to market this tablet as an entertainment device. The large display and stereo speakers definitely gives it an edge over large screen smartphones which threaten to eat up the tablet market.

Inside, the tablet comes with a Kirin 659 processor with 3+32GB and 4+64GB storage options. Since its a Kirin processor on board, you also get the company’s GPU Turbo technology which should offer solid gaming performance.

Another upgrade on the Honor Tab 5 aka Honor MediaPad T5 is the presence of a fingerprint sensor and even face unlock. The Huawei branded model that’s sold internationally doesn’t feature this sensor. Other notable features includes eye comfort mode with blue light filter, and children’s corner.

The Honor MediaPad T5 starts at 1399 Yuan ($200) for the 3+32GB model, 1599 Yuan ($230) for the 4+64GB model and goes up to 1799 Yuan ($260) for the LTE 4+64GB variant. Reservations start today and goes on until October 14. First sale is on October 15 at 10AM in China.

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