Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 inch

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

6
Average:

1
Bad:

4

Pros:

Great LTPS display.
Good outdoor properties.
Excellent battery life.

Cons:

Lame memory.
Poor speaker.

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Last revision on February 13, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Great LTPS display
Good outdoor properties
Excellent battery life
Decent main camera
Good headset
LTE Cat. 4
Memory can be upgraded

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lame memory
Poor speaker
Moderate system performance
Old Android

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Expert reviews and ratings

The Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 is a really good tablet with a great display, a slim and compact design and an enormous endurance. The in-house SoC, however, cannot convince within this price range. The competition offers significantly more performance for...

By NotebookCheck on September 03, 2014

Huawei has been making fairly decent smartphones and tablets in the past years. And while it doesn't quite match the more premium offerings from Samsung, Apple and HTC, it still manages to perform decently and is priced relatively less than its...

By T3 on August 28, 2014

Although the MediaPad X1's software is unquestionably clunky, it still has a lot going for it. If you're struggling to decide between buying a new phone or a new tablet, the X1's 4G LTE capabilities make it a fair...

By CNET Australia on March 28, 2014

By CNET UK on March 27, 2014

By cnet on March 27, 2014

The MediaPad X1 is a really nicely designed 7in tablet from Huawei. However, we wish it was simple a tablet with a Nexus 7 rivalling price tag. Not a confusing 'phablet' with its phone functions.Tags:Gadgets,Tablets,Android,MWCBest prices todayRetailer...

By PC Advisor on February 28, 2014

The Huawei MediaPad X1 is a bit of an oddball. It's a 7-inch phone, and it only makes sense if you consider it as such given that rival 7-inch tablets are available for less than half the price. It seems like Samsung may already have some of the...

By Trusted Reviews on February 27, 2014

With 7-inch tablets growing in popularity and falling in price, Huawei is bringing its most impressive device yet to the table with the Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0. This 7-inch tablet, launched at Mobile World Congress 2014 on Sunday, looks to compete with...

By Pocket-lint on February 24, 2014

It's hard not to focus on the size of this beast. According to Huawei it's designed this way to better enjoy video and music content. It was compared during the press conference to Apple's iPad Mini and the Nexus 7 further cementing the tablet idea, but...

By Know Your Mobile on February 24, 2014

Huawei has been a Top 3 smartphone maker for the past two quarters - and proud of it. The company also rolled out the most LTE networks worldwide and LTE is a common feature of the new devices Huawei brought to the MWC. The devices in question are a...

By GSMArena on February 23, 2014

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Huawei MediaPad X1 7.0 inch

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