Huawei MatePad Pro

 The Huawei Matepad pro and m-pencil isn't the best android tablet to draw on. Not by a long shot. And it's not just that it can't access the Google App store or any google or popular apps like Facebook or Instagram.

Hi, Guys! BisDak Tech Review at your service.  Were here again to review an another   gadget which is the newest or currently the  top of the line of Huawei for their tablet lineup. This is the product to compete with Samsungs  tablet and also the iPad of Apple. We will discuss the Pros and Cons of this  product based on how I’ve used it for months now.  There are a lot of concerns raised not just for  this device but all the latest gadgets of Huawei.  Especially, not having the Google  services and using its own Harmony OS.  Product: Huawei Mate Pad Pro. And this is the  introduction video from Huawei itself for this product. Let’s check the Products Specifications. Let’s proceed with its detailed Features. 1. Refresh  your Vision: With the 90% screen-to-body   ratio and best strip back to 4.9 millimeters  the 10.8 inch Huawei Full View Display offers   remarkable visible experiences, whether you are  seeking inspirations or just catching up on some   work every dark or bright details looks vivid and  clear with its DCI-P3 cinematic level color gamut  and 540nit brightness. Certified by TUV Rhineland,  this screen significantly reduces blue light to  protect your eye health. 2.

Inspirations from  Nature: Capturing beautiful colors from nature,   Huawei Pate Pad Pro comes with four options. The  mysterious Midnight Grey and pristine Pearl White   are coated with sleek glass fiber, so the light  body glimmers with shine to complement your style.   Wrapped in an elegant vegan leather, the  dignified pars green delivers a tranquil   style but the refreshing orange adds more punch  to your daily life. Watch this video from Huawei. 3. Sophisticated Design and Classy Style: 

The  460 grams light body is gracefully designed to be   portable and durable. Slip it in your backpack  almost like a piece of paper. The invisible   antenna design contributes a sleek and pure look,  while the subtle micro-curve frame ergonomically   fits your hands. Wherever you go, HUAWEI Mate Pad  Pro travels with you in style and comfort. 4. Revolutionary Leap in Performance:  

Thanks to Kirin 990 flagship chipset, HUAWEI  Mate Pad Pro presents greatly improved performance  and elevated energy efficiency. It works smarter  with HUAWEIs self-developed architecture NPU  that intelligently allocates computing power  while boosting AI performance. With 16-Core  Mali-G76 GPU enhanced by GPU-Turbo technology.  It delivers better visuals for movies and games.  5. Huawei Share Multi-screen Collaboration:  Once connected, your smartphone will step into  the HUAWEI Mate Pad Pro, and the two devices will  merge into ONE super device. Your phone screen  is projected on your tablet which allows you to  operate on a bigger screen with greater freedom.  Now you can make a call, send a message and check  the photos from your phone on the tablet screen.   

You can also drag and drop files between the  two devices and edit them while chatting with  friends on your phone using the same keyboard.  This cross-device collaboration makes life and  work easier. Watch these two videos for a Dual  Desk Call Video and the Dual Desk Work Video.6. Sync Your Creativity: The brand new  HUAWEI M-pencil looks fresh and stylish  with its hexagonal integrated design.  It writes naturally like a pencil  and paper but even better with  versatile strokes and features.  

Whether you are having a meeting, making a  shopping list or just exploring your creativity,  HUAWEI M-pencil stays in sync with your thoughts.  Here’s the video showing the HUAWEI M-pencil in action. With a pencil tip made of selected composite  materials, HUAWEI M-pencil ensures a smooth  writing flow. Everything you create appears  instantly on the screen with nearly no latency.  Equipped with 4096 Levels of Pressure Sensitivity,  it captures every nuance of your movement for  writing or drawing. 7. Pair Automatically, Attach  Magnetically, Charge Wirelessly: Gently attach it  to the top of your tablet, HUAWEI M-pencil can be  wirelessly charged to full capacity within an hour.  

More than that the circumferential  five microphones enabling 360 degrees  noise cancellation ensure your voice can be heard  clear and loud. 15. Stay in Power: As the first  HUAWEI tablet to support 15Watts wireless  and up to 7.5 Watts Reverse Wireless Charging,  you can enjoy the free wireless charging and  power up other gadgets on the go. Equipped with  the 20 Watts fast charging, it can be used for  another 3 hours with just 30 minutes of charging.  The large battery can effortlessly support you  up to 12 hours, so you can be up for some extra  challenges. Here’s a quick video of its wireless  charging and the reverse wireless charging.  Fact Check: This is about the Harmony OS of HUAWEI.  Harmony OS is an open-source operating system  that means its original source code is publicly  available and one can modify or redistribute  it. 

However, the altered or distributed  version is also became an open-source.  Harmony OS or Hongmeng is a family of operating  systems developed by Huawei. It is designed for  smart devices such as smart TVs and it has been  used for as mobile operating system. It is expected  to become an open-source, free and microkernel-based  distributed operating system. The original  name of Harmony OS is Hongmeng. However, according  to Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei consumer business,  People find it challenging to pronounce Hongmeng.  So, they give it a separate English name Harmony OS. 

You are ready for a busy and creative day. No  need to wait for a quick note. The charging of  30 seconds allows it to work for 10 minutes, so you  won’t miss a thing. 8. Your Ideas Come to Life:  When inspiration comes, seize it immediately with  HUAWEI Mate Pad Pro. Tap the screen when it is  off. Use your HUAWEI M-pencil to wake it up  and directly access the Notepad. Taking notes  or drawing sketches, the variety of colors and  brushes help you turn thoughts into visible ideas,  

while the intelligent typesetting and flexible  editing organize the content for future review,  edit and keyword search. Watch the video for the  Nebo which is a My Script app. Which is registered  trademarks about My Script in China, the United  States, France, and other countries and regions.  

9. Comfortable and Intuitive Typing: Plug-in the  smart magnetic keyboard, you will be immersed in  the delightful rhythm of typing with the 1.3  millimeter keystroke travel, which feels like  a real laptop keyboard. With dual stand angles,  you can adjust it for different lighting and  environments. Tap the icon on the right-side Shift  button with the NFC sensor area of your phone to  easily enable multi-screen collaboration. And  this keyboard is more than a protective cover  when folded down, it can wake the tablet up once  opened, and you can get started more intuitively.  10. Leave Your Laptop Behind: Switch it to PC  Mode with just one touch. 

The flexible desktop  allows multiple applications for you to zoom,  drag and arrange to fit your work habits. Some  files can be saved directly on the desktop just  like on your PC. Travel light and work smart. 11. A Partner for Every Task: Stay focused on your big  ideas and leave the rest to the HUAWEI Mate Pad Pro.  With versatile WPS features, it helps you  to work with more efficiency and ease.  Use Voice Note-taking to leave your comments  while doodling in smart ink mode to circle  or highlight important parts for further  editing. With the tablet as your intelligent  work partner, you can enjoy more leisure time  as all is done faster and better. Now watch this video.

12. Immersive Experience, High Efficiency:  The innovative Multi-Window feature of EMUI10,  empowers efficient multi-tasking for your work  and play. Check previous notes while preparing  presentations. Tap on the dock to show the shortcut  menu get a floating window for a message reply  without interrupting the on-going operation. A  more convenient and immersive experience with  split-screen. 13. Multiply Your View: 

The HUAWEI APP Multiplier allow spontaneous operation of  the same APP. Your shopping options can  be shown side by side for you to compare  and news reading can be more informative as  you can check the relevant reports and photos  displayed in parallel. 14. Powerful Sound  to Touch Your Heart: Compact as it is, HUAWEI Mate Pad Pro is packed with a quad-channel and  quad-speaker sound system. With the Histen 6.0 3D stereo, it produces remarkable sound to touch  your heart. Tuned by Harman Kardon® Audio, you can  enjoy the rich acoustic details and be overwhelmed  by the powerful sound waves everywhere. 

Hongmeng is an ancient Chinese word that means  a state before the formation of the universe.  Unveiled on the 9th of August 2019, the platform  is designed primarily for Internet of Things or IoT devices. Version 1.0 of Harmony OS was  first adopted in September 2019 in smart screen  products launched and only in China. Version 2.0  of Harmony OS was then announced in September 2020  with support for smartphones, head units,  watches and smart TVs. Its first developer beta  was released selected developers on 16th of  December 2020 via OTA or Over the Air updates,  which also allows developers to roll back their  phones to EMUI11. Harmony OS can be installed in  a range of devices including IoT devices smart  screen devices like smartphone, wearable’s, In-Car  entertainment system and more. 

Harmony OS is a  microkernel based operating system that is similar  to Google Fuchsia Operating System. Because  it is microkernel based on the same OS package  could be installed on different devices. According  to Huawei, Harmony OS is better than Android and  other Linux-based operating system. Richard Yu  confirms one cannot side load and run Android  Apps in Harmony OS. However, Android App developers  could do slight modification in their Android App  source code to make it runnable in Harmony OS.  Now just to give you small details about HUAWEI which was shared by BBC late last year. Huawei to  shift phones to its own Harmony operating system  from 2021. 

Huawei has announced plans to  pre-install its own Harmony operating system  on its smartphones from last year the Chinese  company said it would also offer the software  to other manufacturers to use as an alternative  to Android. Huawei is currently the world’s second  bestselling handset-maker, after a brief time  in a top spot. But others have tried and failed  to challenge Google and Apples dominance. Googles  Android accounted for 85.4% of smartphones   shipped last year, according to research a  company IDC, and Apples iOS the remaining 14.6%. 

And those figures reflect the facts Samsungs  Tizen, Amazons FireOS, Microsoft’s Windows Phone  and Canonicals Ubuntu have all failed to  make headway on handsets. Huawei’s move has  been prompted by the fact it can no longer offer  Google’s apps and services on its latest devices,  because of a US trade ban - although the restriction  does not prevent it from offering Android itself.  Within China - where consumers do not use Google  Play Store and many Google’s services are blocked - this limitation does not cause Huawei problems.  But in other countries, demand for its most recent  phones has been weak because Google’s tools  are popular. 

One expert said the fate of the new  operating system might depend on how many other  technology companies Huawei convinced to come on  board. This move will be supported by Chinese  government because it fits into its wider Made  China 2025 strategy, as per Marta Pinto, from IDC,  said. But it will only tale off elsewhere if other  Chinese vendors, such as Xiaomi and Oppo, adopt it. Even  then, it will still be a challenge in geographies  like Western Europe and Latin America, where so  many people businesses rely on Google’s products.  Lastly, just a few weeks ago from South  China Morning Post which they reported that: 

 

Huawei aims to deploy Harmony OS and 400 million  devices in 2021, going beyond smartphones reached  many IoT gadgets. Huawei says, it wants Harmony  OS deployed in more than 200 million of its own  devices and more than 100 million third-party  devices in 2021. The in-house OS is important  to the telecoms equipment giant as it faces  US tech restrictions, but breaking the Apple  and Google duopoly remains a challenge. That’s  the Harmony OS of Huawei and also the latest news  and plans of Huawei itself especially this year.  What’s Inside the Box: 1 - Tablet; 1 - Charger;  1 - Type C to 3.5 millimeter audio adapter; 1 - Type  C Data Line; 1 - Retrieve Card Pin; 1 - Quick Guide;   and 1 - Warranty Card. And this is the actual   unboxing and what’s inside the box video. Review Time: What I can say about the Huawei Mate Pad Pro,  is it worth it to buy or not?

 

As mentioned can you say intro,  let’s separate its pros and cons. But  before that lets compare the product with  Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S7 Plus. I’ve research it in  GSM Arena and a possible differences as well which is better of the two.

The reason I shared and showed it to you  guys so that we can justify if worth it to  buy a Huawei Mate Pad Pro which is cheaper  than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus which has  a higher specs instead. Now, as mentioned let’s  start the pros of the Huawei Mate Pad Pro.  1. Price: With its price versus the specs of Samsung Galaxy Tab  S7 Plus, its already okay. It’s already almost half the price cheaper. 2. Specs: Specs wise, its already a win and it depends where you’ll gonna use it. It’s not that far with the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus. 3. Games: It’s a trend now, in playing games in tablet for a bigger screen, which this tablet is really fast and didn’t notice any lag or slowness. I’ve used it for LOL and Mobile Legends. 

I’ve read that this is also  compatible with PUBG and CODM. 4. It has freebie when I bought it. So far, that’s the only pros I can say on this device. Now for the cons. Hoping no one will be angry especially  those Huawei fanatics because these are really my concern of this device, which I didn’t know and check at first with the store I bought it from. 1. Nano Memory: Only Huawei devices are the only devices  currently using Nano memory card which is   only them selling it and it’s a bit expensive. 2. No Google Services:  This is really my concern which is the concern of others as well and one of the reason they’re selling their  tablets after just a few weeks or months of use. 

 

Because there’s no Google services, all applications that  depend on the Google Account will not work,  such as the one really important for me, the Kinemaster  for my video editing. Someone mentioned,  I just need to install GMS and other apps like the dual space.  I tried GMS, with instructions to do downgrade stuff. Syncing and other stuff which really need a lot of work which didn’t work and I reset my device. They said, just try and try until it will work. Hmmm! 

I don’t think so. I’ll just wait for an application in the near future that would work. Now as mentioned, I used another  app which is really great and working, which is the  dual space and currently what I’m using.  Hoping it will not be affected by the updates if ever which  one of the concerns of GMS. If you wanted  a link for the dual space, especially the version  that worked for me, please check the  direct link to download in the description. So, what I can say about this product, is it worth it to buy or not? My answer is still a Yes. At first, I really wanted to return this to the store where I bought it. 

Because  I felt like I was scammed, when I asked if the Kinemaster will work and she said yes. It will work to  an applications when you  install it by the way. But if that application is looking   or need a Google account syncing, it is not compatible with this device or any Harmony OS device at all. 

So you should know how to tweak and have that patience to do  this kind of stuff. SA mentioned, I tried the GMS and it didn’t  work for me at all so I just waited till I got  for a better option and dual space application  came with the latest updated version which is  the one that worked for me. This Harmony OS is   really new to the market and hoping all developers  and owner of the existing apps will find a way to extend  for this OS. I know it’s really difficult and were really used to the Android and iOS. But if were open with  change and we can wait for the updates just what  happened to me, it’s still worth it in a way. 

With the specs  versus the price, this should have been more expensive if you ask me. Huawei is starting anew which they notice as a threat by Google. A lot of concerns were raised, from security of our  data, etc. The question that raised in my mind  and even others, did we not share our data even  before with other tech giants, with social media  apps or tech companies or phone apps or worst,  others that we don’t know at all? Have you notice  when you click on something that you’re interested in, in your  next login, a lot of pop-up offers with almost same stuff you’re looking at first. 

Is it not weird at all? Are we sure we didn’t  share our data at all? Either accidentally or  intentionally? I don’t have issues with Android  or even Apple because I’m using their products  with their OS as well. But I do believe, better to  have options in the long run, to not just lower  down their prices, but also good competition  in technology advancement, services, etc. One  big example, when Huawei introduces their camera  phones which they partnered with Leica. Samsung and  Apple also made advancement in this area as well.  So now, we have a lot of options to choose from   even with other brands as well, because we have  that so-called Healthy Competition. Price Check:

  

I checked the price online and even the  store, no changes with the price when  the time I bought it before and now. The exact  price is Ph32,990 pesos. Just an FYI. It is sold with freebies At first it has a keyboard case and the M-pencil. Mine, I got a  different one, a small Bluetooth speaker only. Many other options but we chose that one instead. Okay, that’s the end of our review for the Huawei Mate Pad Pro. Hoping you’ve learned something from this video.

 

Our  sincere apology as well if it’s really long at took some time to make this review. I really wanted to have a better update with its apps and its worth the wait. For our next review, hoping we can create the Samsung Galaxy Note Ultra and the  Phone 12 Pro Max. We wanted to review at asap  but we prefer that we used it well not just for first impression. Sometimes it’s really exciting at first and feels great but defective after a few weeks or months of use. Okay,  please don’t forget to subscribe and click the notification button so that you’ll be updated to our next video.  This is Caesars of BisDak Tech Review.

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