Huawei just announced MediaPad M6 series 10.8″ and 8.4″ along with the Nova 5 series in China. It comes in 10.8-inch and 8.4-inch versions with WQXGA (2560 x 1600 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display, are powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 980 SoC and run on Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1 on top. These pack a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with PDAF and an 8MP front camera. These feature a metal frame, but only the 10.8-inch model has a fingerprint sensor on the home button, below the display.
The 10.8-inch comes with four-channel Quad Speakers and the 8.4-inch version has two-channel Dual speakers. Both have Huawei Histen sound support, are Harman Kardon audio certified and Support Hi-Res Audio. These have 6100 and 7500mAh battery, respectively with support for QuickCharge technology. The larger model also has pogo pins on the back for keyboard support.
Huawei MediaPad M6 (8.4) specifications
- 8.4-inch (2560 x 1600) WQXGA 16:10 2.5D curved glass display
- HUAWEI Kirin 980 (2 x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2 x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4 x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz) processor with 720 MHz ARM Mali-G76MP10 GPU
- 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB /128GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1.1
- 13MP auto focus rear camera with PDAF
- 8MP front-facing Camera
- Dimensions: 206.4 x 125.22x 7.4mm; Weight: 320g
- Harman Kardon-certified Dual speakers, Huawei Histen sound effect, Hi-Res Audio, USB Type-C audio
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 LE, GPS, USB Type-C
- 6100mAh battery with fast charging (9 V / 2 A)
Huawei MediaPad M6 (10.8) specifications
- 10.8-inch (2560 x 1600) WQXGA 16:10 2.5D curved glass display
- HUAWEI Kirin 980 (2 x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2 x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4 x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz) processor with 720 MHz ARM Mali-G76MP10 GPU
- 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB /128GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1.1
- 13MP auto focus rear camera with PDAF
- 8MP front-facing Camera
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 257 x 170x 7.2mm; Weight: 498g
- 3.5mm audio jack, Harman Kardon-certified Quad speakers, Huawei Histen sound effect, Hi-Res Audio
- 4G LTE (Optional), Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 LE, GPS, USB Type-C
- 7500 mAh battery with fast charging (9 V / 2 A)
The HUAWEI MediaPad M6 8.4″ comes in Champagne Gold color, will be available for order from July 10th and goes on sale in China from July 20th. The MediaPad M6 10.8″ also comes in Dark Grey color, will be available for order from June 21st and goes on sale in China from July 10th.
Pricing
- MediaPad M6 8.4″ 4GB + 64GB WiFi — 1999 yuan (US$ 290 / Rs. 20,220 approx.)
- MediaPad M6 8.4″ 4GB + 128GB WiFi — 2399 yuan (US$ 348 / Rs. 24,265 approx.)
- MediaPad M6 8.4″ 4GB + 64GB 4G + WiFi — 2399 yuan (US$ 348 / Rs. 24,265 approx.)
- MediaPad M6 8.4″ 4GB + 128GB 4G + WiFi — 2699 yuan (US$ 392 / Rs. 27,300 approx.)
- MediaPad M6 10.8″ 4GB + 64GB WiFi — 2299 yuan (US$ 334 / Rs. 23,250 approx.)
- MediaPad M6 10.8″ 4GB + 128GB WiFi — 2699 yuan (US$ 392 / Rs. 27,300 approx.)
- MediaPad M6 10.8″ 4GB + 64GB 4G + WiFi — 2699 yuan (US$ 392 / Rs. 27,300 approx.)
- MediaPad M6 10.8″ 4GB + 128GB 4G + WiFi — 3499 yuan (US$ 508 / Rs. 35,390 approx.)