Huawei MediaPad series tablets are one of the cheapest Android tablets available in the U.S. It appears that the country will be receiving a new MediaPad tablet soon as the unannounced MediaPad M5 has received Bluetooth certification. It is speculated to arrive as the successor for MediaPad M3 slate that was unveiled in October this year.

Well, with the rumor of MediaPad M5 surfacing after the MediaPad M3, it can be guessed that the company would be skipping the MediaPad M4 moniker for its upcoming MediaPad tablet as the number 4 is considered bad omen in some of the Asian countries including China.

The MediaPad M5’s Bluetooth certification has revealed that it will be supporting v4.2 Bluetooth. The device will be carrying an 8.4-inch screen that will be supporting a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. The powerful Kirin 960 chipset will be present under the hood of the MediaPad M5. It will be shipping with Android 8.0 Oreo and EMUI 8.0 skin

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The tablet is expected to feature a fingerprint scanner and Cat. 4 LTE modem. Other features include a 3.5mm audio jack and a USB-C port. As of this writing, there is no information on the build of the device. However, it is speculated that the MediaPad M5 would be featuring an aluminum body as well as stereo speakers like the M3.

The Chinese firm is yet to confirm the existence of the tablet. However, since the device has received Bluetooth certification, it can be guessed that it will be releasing soon. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 will be held in early January at Las Vegas.

Previous reports have claimed that the Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro will be announced at CES 2018 for the U.S. markets. These phones are rumored to be available through AT&T and Verizon in the country. It is speculated that the Chinese company will be using the same platform to debut the MediaPad M5 tablet. It may be priced around $350 like the MediaPad M3.

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Huawei has officially launched its MediaPad M3 tablet in China. The MediaPad M3 was first announced at the IFA 2016 in Berlin but is yet to go on sale globally but now Huawei has unveiled its latest tablet in its home country for the first time.

One of the main highlight of the Huawei MediaPad M3 is the audio system which uses an independent DAC chip and dual stereo speakers certified by renowned brand, Harman Kardon. The tablet comes with an 8.4-inch display having a very fine resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. There is also a fingerprint sensor on the tablet located under the home screen button on the device which also wears a beautiful all-metal design.

Powering the device is a Kirin 950 chipset, complemented by a 4GB RAM, while there are three storage variants of 32GB, 64GB and a top-most model with 128GB of built-in storage. All versions feature options for expansion of the storages up to a further 128GB.

For the lovers of mobile photography, the Huawei MediaPad M3 sports an 8MP rear-facing camera unit unfortunately, without LED flash and up front there is equally an 8MP selfie shooter. In addition, the tablet comes running Android 6.0-based EMUI 4.1 and rocks a 5,100mAh battery.

As for the price, the Wi-Fi version of the Huawei Mediapad tablet with 32GB starts at 1888 Yuan($284), while that with 64GB storage is priced at 2288 Yuan ($344), and the 64GB version costs 2688 Yuan ($404). On the other hand, the LTE version with 32GB and 64GB are priced the same at 2388 Yuan ($359) while the top-end model with 64GB storage starts at 2688 Yuan ($404). Huawei is already accepting registrations for the device and the tablet will officially go on sale on September 26.

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Along with the Huawei Nova smartphones, the company also announced the Huawei Mediapad M3 tablet at IFA Berlin 2016. This is the company’s high-end tablet offering featuring the powerful Kirin 950 chipset inside.

The Mediapad M3 comes with an 8.4-inch 2K display with 4GB RAM and 32GB / 64GB RAM options. There will be a decent 5100mAh battery on board as well. The tablet will be made out of metal and will come with a front-facing fingerprint sensor. The tab comes with dual speakers as well (1W Harmon Kardon) with Huawei’s SWS 3.0 technology. Further, the company released special AKG H300 headset along with the device, but it has to be bought separately.

The Huawei Mediapad M3 will go on sale from September 26 for 349 Euros (32GB) and 449 Euros (64GB + LTE).

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