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Huawei leaks Mediapad tablet details
CHINESE TELECOMMS GIANT Huawei has revealed its Mediapad tablet via a Youtube "sneak peek" video as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
Huawei is choosing to keep us waiting for any kind of solid set of details for its tablet, the Mediapad. So far all we have to go on is a suitably cheesy video on Youtube, a tweet linking to the video and a Facebook page for the device.
The video, which you can see below, shows a woman using what we reckon is a 7in tablet. It's got what appears to be an aluminium body and black plastic ends. There is definitely a rear facing camera and it has a headphone jack on the top.
On the bottom are three ports that aren't very easy to make out. We think one must be a power connector and perhaps the other two are microUSB and microHDMI ports.
The Facebook page consists of a large banner with a count down to the time details will be released. There are just over six days left on the clock so we'll check back in and let you know what's new when the time comes.
What is clear from the Facebook page is that the Mediapad is running Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The web page claims the tablet is "guaranteed to transform your entertainment experience".
Huawei's device Twitter page said yesterday that the Mediapad is "HuaweiDevice's smartest, smallest and lightest tablet ever" and links to the Youtube video.
When the tablet does finally come out Huawei will be entering an already busy market. Let's hope that there will be some unique features or Huawei might find its new tablet lost in a sea of bigger name Android devices. µ
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I wouldn't spend more than £200 on a tablet. They are a bit of fun but not really good enough for day to day use for anything other than web browsing and the odd game. They will come right down to this price level in a year or two no doubt about it. Naturally Apple will be able to keep their markups though. Put more features in get more money out is my suggestion.
The only unique feature they need to provide is good price - the current tablet hardware seems overpriced in relation to its capabilities just like the netbooks where overpriced when they came out.