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Calculated Shard: 70 (from laksa107)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa070.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review","crawl_time":1775598325,"first_indexed_time":1636025705,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,techradar!www,\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review s443","src_root_hash":"16217831880745512870","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Huawei MatePad 11 review | TechRadar","meta_descriptions":["A low price and top specs make up for rough edges"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"TechRadar Verdict\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 comes with top specs, a fairly long-lasting battery and a great-looking screen, making it a worthy Android-alike tablet. Its low price will appeal, too, in particular to students looking for a tool for work and play. However, the app situation is an issue, due to Huawei's problems in that area, and while lots of popular apps are available, there are still a few key ones that aren't, or don't work properly.\nPros\n+\nFairly inexpensive\n+\nGood-looking screen\n+\nCommendable battery life\nCons\n-\nMissing or broken apps\n-\nTroubles with keyboard folio\n-\nNo headphone jack\nWhy you can trust TechRadar\nWe spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best.\nFind out more about how we test.\nTwo-minute review\nSince the\nHuawei ban\nin mid-2019 put a halt to the company using\nGoogle\n's\nPlay Store\non its devices, thereby making apps pretty hard to come by, our recommendation of each subsequent gadget from the company has been closely linked to the app situation at that time.\nJump to...\nHuawei MatePad 11 price and availability\nDesign\nDisplay\nSpecs, performance, and camera\nSoftware\nBattery life\nShould I buy the Huawei MatePad 11? \nWith the Huawei MatePad 11, a mid-range slate we'd best summarize as a rival to the\nentry-level iPad\n, the issue has been largely addressed, so we can recommend the tablet. Many productivity, lifestyle and gaming apps are fully available to download and use.\nThis isn’t facilitated by Huawei's AppGallery, mind. It’s through Petal Search, a platform that lets you hunt for APKs (or Android Package, basically a way to install apps from websites, not an app store).  The vast majority of top apps are available this way, although paid titles are absent.\nLatest Videos From TechRadar\nWith this development, we could largely test the MatePad 11 like we would any other tablet. We played rounds of\nCall of Duty\n: Mobile and PUBG Mobile, and streamed music from Spotify and movies from Netflix and Prime Video. We were able to check emails on Hotmail and actually wrote this review on the tablet, using WPS Office.\nThe Huawei MatePad 11's hardware is the real champion here. Its 2K, 120Hz refresh rate display looks great; the Snapdragon 865 chipset provides all the processing power necessary for a range of tasks; the 7,250mAh battery keeps the slate ticking along for a decent length of time – and the quad speakers sound great, too.\n(Image credit: Future)\nAs a result, this is a great jack-of-all-trades tablet. If you’re looking for a compact entertainment device, the MatePad 11 will suit you well, but it's also fairly useful as a productivity portable or business companion – or even as a big-screen device for checking your social media on the go.\nThere are some caveats, though, which hold us back from wholeheartedly recommending this slate. For example, we found that some streaming apps output video at a lower resolution than they would on rival devices, likely since they're not natively optimized for the slate. Workarounds for certain Google apps proved buggy – our attempts to write this review via Google Docs didn’t go well.\nGet daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox\nSign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.\nWe didn't test the MatePad 11 with the M-Pen stylus, which most buyers will get with the tablet, but we did use the keyboard folio that clips to the slate magnetically. Unfortunately, we encountered a few problems. The magnets aren't particularly strong, which meant that there were times when the slate would disconnect from the case while we were using it as a stand. Furthermore, the case is quite wobbly; sometimes, when we were typing fast the screen would shake as a result.\nOverall, the Huawei MatePad 11 is a good tablet then, but not necessarily a great one. There remain some software improvements we need to see before we can give a Huawei device a wholly glowing review. Still, compared to the company’s tablet launches over the past two years, the MatePad 11 is definitely worth checking out, and it stands up well to devices from\nSamsung\nor\nApple\n.\nHuawei MatePad 11 price and availability\n(Image credit: Future)\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 costs £349.99 in the UK for the 128GB storage model, which converts to around $490 or AU$660; but it appears the tablet will only go on sale in Europe. \nThe MatePad 11’s price is fair for a mid-range device – for context, the 2020 model of Apple's iPad 10.2 costs $429 \/ £429 \/ AU$649 for 128GB, while you'll be paying £629 (roughly $830, AU$1,150) for the 128GB version of the similar-spec Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE. As such, the MatePad 11's price is highly competitive.\nDesign\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 feels more 'iPad Pro' than 'iPad', as a result of its slim bezels and slender body, and it's fairly slender compared to many other low-cost Android tablets, although it’s not exactly a huge departure from them either.\nAt 253.8 x 165.3 x 7.3mm, the MatePad 11 is fairly thin, and its aspect ratio makes it longer and less wide than your standard iPad. It weighs 485g, which is about average for a tablet of its size, although it feels notably heavier than the dainty\nAmazon\nFire HD tablets.\n(Image credit: Future)\nYou’ll find the device’s front-facing camera on the top bezel with the MatePad in a horizontal orientation, which is a convenient placement for video calls. In this position, there's a volume rocker on the left side of the top edge, while the power button can be found along the top of the left edge. While the MatePad 11 includes a USB-C port on the right edge, there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack. This might prove an annoyance for those who prefer wired cans (or who want the MatePad to entertain a child, who might struggle with wireless audio).\nOn the back, there's a camera bump. It doesn't protrude too far, but it's surprisingly big considering there's only one camera. Most budget slates tend to have fairly unobtrusive rear bumps.\nThe rear of the MatePad 11 is clad in plastic. It feels far more premium than the relatively cheap-to-the-touch acrylic of the Amazon Fire tablets, although not so against the aluminum of the entry-level iPad line. Plastic is a hardy material, though, which means the MatePad 11 will likely be well-protected from knocks and bumps. The tablet doesn't appear to have an IP rating, however, so we’d keep it away from water.\nDisplay\nIt's in the screen department that the Huawei MatePad 11 really distinguishes itself from its competition. The display looks far better than the screens you'll find on similar-priced rivals, leaving the Huawei tab a cut above for playing games and watching certain media.\nAs the name suggests, the MatePad's screen is 11 inches diagonally – well, specifically, 10.95 inches, but who's counting 0.05 inches? It's an LCD panel, making it easier to see in direct sunlight, although it doesn't display the same contrast or 'true' dark colors of an\nOLED\nscreen. That's the display's only weakness.\n(Image credit: Future)\nA 2560 x 1600 resolution is identical to the pricier yet same-sized Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, and higher-res than an equal-priced tablet from any other company. The refresh rate is 120Hz, which means the picture updates 120 times per second – that's twice as fast as the 60Hz you’ll find on most budget tablets. The 120Hz is a premium feature that you won't find on many of the MatePad's rivals.\nAs a result, motion looks a little smoother, which is noticeable when you're scrolling through social media or gaming. \nAccessories\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 is compatible with the company's M-Pen stylus, in the same vein as Samsung’s S Pen or Apple’s Pencil, which can be used for note-taking or sketching, depending on the app. In most regions, this accessory is bundled with the tablet; however, we didn't test the slate alongside this tool, so we can't comment on its usefulness.\n(Image credit: Future)\nWe did use the tablet's Smart Magnetic Keyboard, however, which is sold alongside the MatePad 11, and functions as both a case and a keyboard that pairs with the device via Bluetooth.\nCompared to Apple's iPad accessories, we found it a little clunky to use. First, the magnets that hold the non-keyboard part of the folio to the back of the tablet seem a little weak, and on occasion the slate would fall over as a result. This was compounded by the fact that typing on the keys would cause the folio to shake, so a bout of furious typing would cause the keyboard to wobble precariously.\nThe most irritating issue we encountered is that, sometimes, the keyboard would just stop working – we could be pressing keys, but the letters wouldn’t appear in our document. Turning the tablet’s Bluetooth off and on, and physically removing and then replacing the slate from the keyboard cover did fix the issue, but it was annoying.\nAs mentioned, we wrote this entire review using the MatePad, so were able to form a decent impression of how Huawei's Smart Magnetic Keyboard lags behind Apple's equivalent. Nevertheless, it remains functional, and might serve you better than cheap Amazon alternatives, too.\nSpecs, performance and cameras\n(Image credit: Future)\nOn the inside of the Huawei MatePad 11 sits a Snapdragon 865, which was 2020's top-end Android chipset. While it doesn't compare with the later 870 or 888 iterations from 2021, the differences in processing power will be negligible for most people.\nWhen we put the tablet through the Geekbench 5 benchmark test, it returned an average multi-core score of 3323 – that's just behind the 3335 of the\nLenovo\nLegion Phone Duel, which used the Plus version of the 865, and ahead of the Xiaomi Mi 10, which also uses the 865.\nThat's a decent score, one that beats a few other phones using the same chipset. It ensures the tablet will happily cope with most of the tasks you'll throw at it – gaming, editing and the like. The MatePad 11 is supported by 6GB of RAM.\nThere's a microSDXC slot for a card that expands the tablet's base 128GB storage up to 1TB, which might be useful for professionals – although is unlikely to be necessary for the majority of users.\n(Image credit: Future)\nAround the MatePad 11 you’ll find four stereo speakers, tuned by Harman Kardon, which provide good audio quality for music and media, and work quite well for creating a 'surround-sound' effect when you're watching a movie.\nIn terms of cameras, there's a 13-megapixel rear snapper and an 8-megapixel front-facer. The former is useful for scanning documents and taking reference pictures, but don't expect the impressive photography prowess of Huawei's phones here. The latter is fine for video calling and selfies – but, again, snaps aren't exactly incredible.\nSoftware\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 is one of the first devices from Huawei to come with HarmonyOS, the company’s home-made\noperating system\n– which, in this case, replaces Android (although for some reason, Geekbench thought we were using Android 10...).\nOn the surface, HarmonyOS feels a lot like Android. In particular, its appearance closely resembles EMUI, the fork of Google's operating system that Huawei designed. However, dig down deeper and you’ll see some big changes.\n(Image credit: Future)\nThe most important is that, unlike Android, you don't have access to the Google Play Store for apps. Instead, you can use Huawei's AppGallery, which has a limited selection of titles, or use Petal Search. The latter searches for app APKs online (basically, websites that let you install an app directly from the internet, instead of via an app store), and it’s using this method that you’ll discover the popular titles you'd find on the App Store or Play Store.\nWe were able to find all social media apps, entertainment platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video and Spotify, games such as PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile, and productivity tools such as KineMaster, Celtx and Outlook in this way; none of these are available on AppGallery. Since the Huawei ban in mid-2019 stopped Google apps working on Huawei devices, app support for its products has been poor – but the issue is 95% solved now.\nThat last 5% references premium apps; there's no way of paying for apps. What this means is that top platforms such as paid games, professional-tier editing software and similar are all missing, which makes the MatePad 11 more difficult to recommend to those people who use such premium services.\nWe did have a bit of an issue with certain APK apps, in that their resolution capped out at 720p instead of the 1080p we'd expect if we were on an Android device. This made movies we streamed through Netflix and Prime Video, for example, look slightly pixely. It isn’t clear why we weren't able to stream in higher quality.\nThere are no Google apps available on the MatePad 11, and we found the popular workaround of finding the service via a browser, and creating a home-screen shortcut to that web page, didn't always work. We could easily get to the web page for Google Docs in this way, but when we tried to type a sentence, every word we wrote was duplicated – likely down to some bug. As a result, we had to use the WPS Office app to write this review.\nDespite the few issues we’ve covered above, Petal Search remains pretty useful; it’s a big improvement from the almost app-less devices Huawei was putting out for a while.\nBattery life\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 has a fairly impressive battery life for a tablet. Although its 7,250mAh power pack doesn't seem hugely impressive on paper, we found the device had quite a bit of stopping power between charges.\nHuawei cites the MatePad's battery life as 'twelve hours of video playback' – a stat that won't mean much to the majority of people who aren't going to be watching half a day of videos straight. However, it does tell us that if you're using the slate for a less-intensive task, you'll probably get even more battery life out of the device.\nOur experience backs that up. We easily beat 10 hours of use from a single charge, sometimes achieving 14 or 15 hours of moderate use before the power ran dry. Of course, for more intensive tasks, such as playing games or rendering your own video, this will reduce.\nSince most iPads – and other rival tablets, for that matter – cap out at 10 or sometimes 12 hours of use, we found the MatePad's power impressive.\nCharging speed here is 22.5W, which isn't exactly fast, but fast-charging has yet to reach the tablet world.\nShould you buy the Huawei MatePad 11?\n(Image credit: Future)\nBuy it if...\nYou're a student\nThis is perhaps the perfect student tablet – it's affordable, powerful and comes in a small frame. Unless you do all your work using the Google Suite, or with particular course-related apps, it's a great choice.\nYou want a long-lasting slate\nWe found the Huawei MatePad 11 lapped iPads we've tested in terms of battery life, and we'd feel a lot safer bringing it on a coffee-shop-crawl or park-based work-session than an equivalent tablet from another company.\nYou're on a budget\nA rival slate with the Huawei MatePad 11's specs is likely to cost a lot more money. It isn’t without its flaws, but a low price can help you overlook them.\nDon't buy it if...\nYou use Google apps a lot\nAs we’ve mentioned, we had issues using Google apps on the MatePad 11. Docs wasn't exactly responsive, and the home-screen shortcut technique we detailed in the Software section is more involved than simply opening the app – which is possible on Android and iOS tablets.\nYou're a creative professional\nIf you want a tablet for professional work such as image rendering, video editing or coding, the lack of premium apps via Petal Search makes it difficult to find platforms that will do what you need. The MatePad 11 a good slate for entertainment and basic work such as word processing, but not for more intensive tasks.\nYou need a big-screen tablet\nWhile many people find 11 inches a sweet spot for tablet screen sizes, some prefer a bigger display, since it provides more real estate for streaming or multi-tasking. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE, iPad Air 4 and Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 all have bigger displays and are roughly comparable in the price department.\nFirst reviewed October 2021\nYou might also want to check out the\nReMarkable 2 tablet\nreview.\nTom Bedford\nContributor\nTom Bedford is a freelance contributor covering tech, entertainment and gaming. Beyond TechRadar, he has bylines on sites including GamesRadar, Digital Trends, Android Police, TechAdvisor, WhattoWatch and BGR. 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However, the app situation is an issue, due to Huawei's problems in that area, and while lots of popular apps are available, there are still a few key ones that aren't, or don't work properly.\n\n[Check Amazon](https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DHuawei+MatePad+11%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-6013351090318139651-20)\n\n[Check Walmart](https:\/\/goto.walmart.com\/c\/1943169\/565706\/9383?subId1=trd-us-7676377986223629273&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DHuawei+MatePad+11)\n\n#### Pros\n- \\+\n  Fairly inexpensive\n- \\+\n  Good-looking screen\n- \\+\n  Commendable battery life\n\n#### Cons\n- \\-\n  Missing or broken apps\n- \\-\n  Troubles with keyboard folio\n- \\-\n  No headphone jack\n\nBest picks for you\n\n- [The best tablet 2026](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-tablet)\n- [The best Android tablets 2026](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/mobile-computing\/tablets\/15-best-android-tablets-in-the-world-905504)\n- [The best ereader for 2026](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/best-ereader)\n\nWhy you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. [Find out more about how we test.](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/how-we-test)\n\n## Two-minute review\nSince the [Huawei ban](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/huawei-ban) in mid-2019 put a halt to the company using [Google](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/google)'s [Play Store](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/google-play-store) on its devices, thereby making apps pretty hard to come by, our recommendation of each subsequent gadget from the company has been closely linked to the app situation at that time.\n\nJump to...\n\n[Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#huawei-matepad-11-price-and-availability)  \n [Design](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#design)  \n [Display](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#display)  \n [Specs, performance, and camera](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#specs-performance-and-cameras)  \n [Software](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#software)  \n [Battery life](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#battery-life)  \n [Should I buy the Huawei MatePad 11?](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#should-you-buy-the-huawei-matepad-11)\n\nWith the Huawei MatePad 11, a mid-range slate we'd best summarize as a rival to the [entry-level iPad](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/new-ipad-102-2021), the issue has been largely addressed, so we can recommend the tablet. Many productivity, lifestyle and gaming apps are fully available to download and use.\n\nThis isn’t facilitated by Huawei's AppGallery, mind. It’s through Petal Search, a platform that lets you hunt for APKs (or Android Package, basically a way to install apps from websites, not an app store). The vast majority of top apps are available this way, although paid titles are absent.\n\nLatest Videos From TechRadar\n\nWith this development, we could largely test the MatePad 11 like we would any other tablet. We played rounds of [Call of Duty](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/call-of-duty): Mobile and PUBG Mobile, and streamed music from Spotify and movies from Netflix and Prime Video. We were able to check emails on Hotmail and actually wrote this review on the tablet, using WPS Office.\n\nThe Huawei MatePad 11's hardware is the real champion here. Its 2K, 120Hz refresh rate display looks great; the Snapdragon 865 chipset provides all the processing power necessary for a range of tasks; the 7,250mAh battery keeps the slate ticking along for a decent length of time – and the quad speakers sound great, too.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EfjWiafdH7VfbB397KAt66.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nAs a result, this is a great jack-of-all-trades tablet. If you’re looking for a compact entertainment device, the MatePad 11 will suit you well, but it's also fairly useful as a productivity portable or business companion – or even as a big-screen device for checking your social media on the go.\n\nThere are some caveats, though, which hold us back from wholeheartedly recommending this slate. For example, we found that some streaming apps output video at a lower resolution than they would on rival devices, likely since they're not natively optimized for the slate. Workarounds for certain Google apps proved buggy – our attempts to write this review via Google Docs didn’t go well.\n\nGet daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox\n\nSign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.\n\nBy signing up, you agree to our [Terms of services](https:\\\/\\\/futureplc.com\\\/terms-conditions\\\/)  and acknowledge that you have read our [Privacy Notice](https:\\\/\\\/futureplc.com\\\/privacy-policy\\\/). You also agree to receive marketing emails from us that may include promotions from our trusted partners and sponsors, which you can unsubscribe from at any time.\n\nWe didn't test the MatePad 11 with the M-Pen stylus, which most buyers will get with the tablet, but we did use the keyboard folio that clips to the slate magnetically. Unfortunately, we encountered a few problems. The magnets aren't particularly strong, which meant that there were times when the slate would disconnect from the case while we were using it as a stand. Furthermore, the case is quite wobbly; sometimes, when we were typing fast the screen would shake as a result.\n\nOverall, the Huawei MatePad 11 is a good tablet then, but not necessarily a great one. There remain some software improvements we need to see before we can give a Huawei device a wholly glowing review. Still, compared to the company’s tablet launches over the past two years, the MatePad 11 is definitely worth checking out, and it stands up well to devices from [Samsung](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/samsung) or [Apple](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/apple).\n\n## Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YhGqBYMDsmJx7PZgy3m8rM.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 costs £349.99 in the UK for the 128GB storage model, which converts to around \\$490 or AU\\$660; but it appears the tablet will only go on sale in Europe.\n\nThe MatePad 11’s price is fair for a mid-range device – for context, the 2020 model of Apple's iPad 10.2 costs \\$429 \/ £429 \/ AU\\$649 for 128GB, while you'll be paying £629 (roughly \\$830, AU\\$1,150) for the 128GB version of the similar-spec Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE. As such, the MatePad 11's price is highly competitive.\n\n## Design\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 feels more 'iPad Pro' than 'iPad', as a result of its slim bezels and slender body, and it's fairly slender compared to many other low-cost Android tablets, although it’s not exactly a huge departure from them either.\n\nAt 253.8 x 165.3 x 7.3mm, the MatePad 11 is fairly thin, and its aspect ratio makes it longer and less wide than your standard iPad. It weighs 485g, which is about average for a tablet of its size, although it feels notably heavier than the dainty [Amazon](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/amazon) Fire HD tablets.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RkeX57u5FP9y8Fw2MX4Pt5.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nYou’ll find the device’s front-facing camera on the top bezel with the MatePad in a horizontal orientation, which is a convenient placement for video calls. In this position, there's a volume rocker on the left side of the top edge, while the power button can be found along the top of the left edge. While the MatePad 11 includes a USB-C port on the right edge, there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack. This might prove an annoyance for those who prefer wired cans (or who want the MatePad to entertain a child, who might struggle with wireless audio).\n\nOn the back, there's a camera bump. It doesn't protrude too far, but it's surprisingly big considering there's only one camera. Most budget slates tend to have fairly unobtrusive rear bumps.\n\nThe rear of the MatePad 11 is clad in plastic. It feels far more premium than the relatively cheap-to-the-touch acrylic of the Amazon Fire tablets, although not so against the aluminum of the entry-level iPad line. Plastic is a hardy material, though, which means the MatePad 11 will likely be well-protected from knocks and bumps. The tablet doesn't appear to have an IP rating, however, so we’d keep it away from water.\n\n## Display\nIt's in the screen department that the Huawei MatePad 11 really distinguishes itself from its competition. The display looks far better than the screens you'll find on similar-priced rivals, leaving the Huawei tab a cut above for playing games and watching certain media.\n\nAs the name suggests, the MatePad's screen is 11 inches diagonally – well, specifically, 10.95 inches, but who's counting 0.05 inches? It's an LCD panel, making it easier to see in direct sunlight, although it doesn't display the same contrast or 'true' dark colors of an [OLED](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/oled) screen. That's the display's only weakness.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zchCi65YHQKfzD3P5aZ2m5.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nA 2560 x 1600 resolution is identical to the pricier yet same-sized Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, and higher-res than an equal-priced tablet from any other company. The refresh rate is 120Hz, which means the picture updates 120 times per second – that's twice as fast as the 60Hz you’ll find on most budget tablets. The 120Hz is a premium feature that you won't find on many of the MatePad's rivals.\n\nAs a result, motion looks a little smoother, which is noticeable when you're scrolling through social media or gaming.\n\n## Accessories\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 is compatible with the company's M-Pen stylus, in the same vein as Samsung’s S Pen or Apple’s Pencil, which can be used for note-taking or sketching, depending on the app. In most regions, this accessory is bundled with the tablet; however, we didn't test the slate alongside this tool, so we can't comment on its usefulness.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tZM6PEN3zT4QWh4USi6PR6.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nWe did use the tablet's Smart Magnetic Keyboard, however, which is sold alongside the MatePad 11, and functions as both a case and a keyboard that pairs with the device via Bluetooth.\n\nCompared to Apple's iPad accessories, we found it a little clunky to use. First, the magnets that hold the non-keyboard part of the folio to the back of the tablet seem a little weak, and on occasion the slate would fall over as a result. This was compounded by the fact that typing on the keys would cause the folio to shake, so a bout of furious typing would cause the keyboard to wobble precariously.\n\nThe most irritating issue we encountered is that, sometimes, the keyboard would just stop working – we could be pressing keys, but the letters wouldn’t appear in our document. Turning the tablet’s Bluetooth off and on, and physically removing and then replacing the slate from the keyboard cover did fix the issue, but it was annoying.\n\nAs mentioned, we wrote this entire review using the MatePad, so were able to form a decent impression of how Huawei's Smart Magnetic Keyboard lags behind Apple's equivalent. Nevertheless, it remains functional, and might serve you better than cheap Amazon alternatives, too.\n\n## Specs, performance and cameras\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mcoTjmZKvjnRdFbCs5aQX5.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nOn the inside of the Huawei MatePad 11 sits a Snapdragon 865, which was 2020's top-end Android chipset. While it doesn't compare with the later 870 or 888 iterations from 2021, the differences in processing power will be negligible for most people.\n\nWhen we put the tablet through the Geekbench 5 benchmark test, it returned an average multi-core score of 3323 – that's just behind the 3335 of the [Lenovo](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/lenovo) Legion Phone Duel, which used the Plus version of the 865, and ahead of the Xiaomi Mi 10, which also uses the 865.\n\nThat's a decent score, one that beats a few other phones using the same chipset. It ensures the tablet will happily cope with most of the tasks you'll throw at it – gaming, editing and the like. The MatePad 11 is supported by 6GB of RAM.\n\nThere's a microSDXC slot for a card that expands the tablet's base 128GB storage up to 1TB, which might be useful for professionals – although is unlikely to be necessary for the majority of users.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RFEYkE8NvBjQmg6q2coie5.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nAround the MatePad 11 you’ll find four stereo speakers, tuned by Harman Kardon, which provide good audio quality for music and media, and work quite well for creating a 'surround-sound' effect when you're watching a movie.\n\nIn terms of cameras, there's a 13-megapixel rear snapper and an 8-megapixel front-facer. The former is useful for scanning documents and taking reference pictures, but don't expect the impressive photography prowess of Huawei's phones here. The latter is fine for video calling and selfies – but, again, snaps aren't exactly incredible.\n\n## Software\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 is one of the first devices from Huawei to come with HarmonyOS, the company’s home-made [operating system](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/operating-system) – which, in this case, replaces Android (although for some reason, Geekbench thought we were using Android 10...).\n\nOn the surface, HarmonyOS feels a lot like Android. In particular, its appearance closely resembles EMUI, the fork of Google's operating system that Huawei designed. However, dig down deeper and you’ll see some big changes.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MPr7XCJ2NMeoWT6q9DeiRM.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nThe most important is that, unlike Android, you don't have access to the Google Play Store for apps. Instead, you can use Huawei's AppGallery, which has a limited selection of titles, or use Petal Search. The latter searches for app APKs online (basically, websites that let you install an app directly from the internet, instead of via an app store), and it’s using this method that you’ll discover the popular titles you'd find on the App Store or Play Store.\n\nWe were able to find all social media apps, entertainment platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video and Spotify, games such as PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile, and productivity tools such as KineMaster, Celtx and Outlook in this way; none of these are available on AppGallery. Since the Huawei ban in mid-2019 stopped Google apps working on Huawei devices, app support for its products has been poor – but the issue is 95% solved now.\n\nThat last 5% references premium apps; there's no way of paying for apps. What this means is that top platforms such as paid games, professional-tier editing software and similar are all missing, which makes the MatePad 11 more difficult to recommend to those people who use such premium services.\n\nWe did have a bit of an issue with certain APK apps, in that their resolution capped out at 720p instead of the 1080p we'd expect if we were on an Android device. This made movies we streamed through Netflix and Prime Video, for example, look slightly pixely. It isn’t clear why we weren't able to stream in higher quality.\n\nThere are no Google apps available on the MatePad 11, and we found the popular workaround of finding the service via a browser, and creating a home-screen shortcut to that web page, didn't always work. We could easily get to the web page for Google Docs in this way, but when we tried to type a sentence, every word we wrote was duplicated – likely down to some bug. As a result, we had to use the WPS Office app to write this review.\n\nDespite the few issues we’ve covered above, Petal Search remains pretty useful; it’s a big improvement from the almost app-less devices Huawei was putting out for a while.\n\n## Battery life\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 has a fairly impressive battery life for a tablet. Although its 7,250mAh power pack doesn't seem hugely impressive on paper, we found the device had quite a bit of stopping power between charges.\n\nHuawei cites the MatePad's battery life as 'twelve hours of video playback' – a stat that won't mean much to the majority of people who aren't going to be watching half a day of videos straight. However, it does tell us that if you're using the slate for a less-intensive task, you'll probably get even more battery life out of the device.\n\nOur experience backs that up. We easily beat 10 hours of use from a single charge, sometimes achieving 14 or 15 hours of moderate use before the power ran dry. Of course, for more intensive tasks, such as playing games or rendering your own video, this will reduce.\n\nSince most iPads – and other rival tablets, for that matter – cap out at 10 or sometimes 12 hours of use, we found the MatePad's power impressive.\n\nCharging speed here is 22.5W, which isn't exactly fast, but fast-charging has yet to reach the tablet world.\n\n## Should you buy the Huawei MatePad 11?\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8truCYffgLsEgGWm4amSyM.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n## Buy it if...\n**You're a student**  \n This is perhaps the perfect student tablet – it's affordable, powerful and comes in a small frame. Unless you do all your work using the Google Suite, or with particular course-related apps, it's a great choice.\n\n**You want a long-lasting slate**  \n We found the Huawei MatePad 11 lapped iPads we've tested in terms of battery life, and we'd feel a lot safer bringing it on a coffee-shop-crawl or park-based work-session than an equivalent tablet from another company.\n\n**You're on a budget**  \n A rival slate with the Huawei MatePad 11's specs is likely to cost a lot more money. It isn’t without its flaws, but a low price can help you overlook them.\n\n## Don't buy it if...\n**You use Google apps a lot**  \n As we’ve mentioned, we had issues using Google apps on the MatePad 11. Docs wasn't exactly responsive, and the home-screen shortcut technique we detailed in the Software section is more involved than simply opening the app – which is possible on Android and iOS tablets.\n\n**You're a creative professional**  \n If you want a tablet for professional work such as image rendering, video editing or coding, the lack of premium apps via Petal Search makes it difficult to find platforms that will do what you need. The MatePad 11 a good slate for entertainment and basic work such as word processing, but not for more intensive tasks.\n\n**You need a big-screen tablet**  \n While many people find 11 inches a sweet spot for tablet screen sizes, some prefer a bigger display, since it provides more real estate for streaming or multi-tasking. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE, iPad Air 4 and Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 all have bigger displays and are roughly comparable in the price department.\n\n*First reviewed October 2021*\n\nYou might also want to check out the [ReMarkable 2 tablet](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/remarkable-2-tablet) review.\n\nHuawei MatePad 11: Price Comparison\n\n[![View Similar Amazon US](https:\/\/search-api.fie.futurecdn.net\/img\/misc\/no-image-available.svg)](https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DHuawei+MatePad+11%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-6013351090318139651-20)\n\n[![Amazon](https:\/\/images.fie.futurecdn.net\/logos\/merchants\/amazon-us-15006529670367-100-80.png.webp)](https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DHuawei+MatePad+11%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-6013351090318139651-20)\n\n[No price information](https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DHuawei+MatePad+11%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-6013351090318139651-20)\n\n[Check Amazon](https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DHuawei+MatePad+11%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-6013351090318139651-20)\n\n[![Walmart - View Similar](https:\/\/search-api.fie.futurecdn.net\/img\/misc\/no-image-available.svg)](https:\/\/goto.walmart.com\/c\/1943169\/565706\/9383?subId1=trd-us-4081755922832970893&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DHuawei+MatePad+11)\n\n[![Walmart](https:\/\/images.fie.futurecdn.net\/logos\/merchants\/kg7rxut4dskeqa3e-15622498507436-100-80.png.webp)](https:\/\/goto.walmart.com\/c\/1943169\/565706\/9383?subId1=trd-us-4081755922832970893&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DHuawei+MatePad+11)\n\n[No price information](https:\/\/goto.walmart.com\/c\/1943169\/565706\/9383?subId1=trd-us-4081755922832970893&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DHuawei+MatePad+11)\n\n[Check Walmart](https:\/\/goto.walmart.com\/c\/1943169\/565706\/9383?subId1=trd-us-4081755922832970893&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DHuawei+MatePad+11)\n\nWe check over 250 million products every day for the best prices\n\npowered by\n\n![Techradar](https:\/\/search-api.fie.futurecdn.net\/img\/sites\/svg\/techradar.svg)\n\n![Tom Bedford](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xgco9qz6uEc9KxXNtDVQkk.jpg)\n\n[Tom Bedford](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/author\/tom-bedford)\n\nSocial Links Navigation\n\nContributor\n\nTom Bedford is a freelance contributor covering tech, entertainment and gaming. 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[Find out more about how we test.](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/how-we-test)\n\n## Two-minute review\nSince the [Huawei ban](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/huawei-ban) in mid-2019 put a halt to the company using [Google](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/google)'s [Play Store](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/google-play-store) on its devices, thereby making apps pretty hard to come by, our recommendation of each subsequent gadget from the company has been closely linked to the app situation at that time.\n\nJump to...\n\n[Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#huawei-matepad-11-price-and-availability)  \n [Design](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#design)  \n [Display](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#display)  \n [Specs, performance, and camera](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#specs-performance-and-cameras)  \n [Software](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#software)  \n [Battery life](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#battery-life)  \n [Should I buy the Huawei MatePad 11?](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/huawei-matepad-11-review#should-you-buy-the-huawei-matepad-11)\n\nWith the Huawei MatePad 11, a mid-range slate we'd best summarize as a rival to the [entry-level iPad](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/new-ipad-102-2021), the issue has been largely addressed, so we can recommend the tablet. Many productivity, lifestyle and gaming apps are fully available to download and use.\n\nThis isn’t facilitated by Huawei's AppGallery, mind. It’s through Petal Search, a platform that lets you hunt for APKs (or Android Package, basically a way to install apps from websites, not an app store). The vast majority of top apps are available this way, although paid titles are absent.\n\nLatest Videos From TechRadar\n\nWith this development, we could largely test the MatePad 11 like we would any other tablet. We played rounds of [Call of Duty](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/call-of-duty): Mobile and PUBG Mobile, and streamed music from Spotify and movies from Netflix and Prime Video. We were able to check emails on Hotmail and actually wrote this review on the tablet, using WPS Office.\n\nThe Huawei MatePad 11's hardware is the real champion here. Its 2K, 120Hz refresh rate display looks great; the Snapdragon 865 chipset provides all the processing power necessary for a range of tasks; the 7,250mAh battery keeps the slate ticking along for a decent length of time – and the quad speakers sound great, too.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EfjWiafdH7VfbB397KAt66.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nAs a result, this is a great jack-of-all-trades tablet. If you’re looking for a compact entertainment device, the MatePad 11 will suit you well, but it's also fairly useful as a productivity portable or business companion – or even as a big-screen device for checking your social media on the go.\n\nThere are some caveats, though, which hold us back from wholeheartedly recommending this slate. For example, we found that some streaming apps output video at a lower resolution than they would on rival devices, likely since they're not natively optimized for the slate. Workarounds for certain Google apps proved buggy – our attempts to write this review via Google Docs didn’t go well.\n\nGet daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox\n\nSign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.\n\nWe didn't test the MatePad 11 with the M-Pen stylus, which most buyers will get with the tablet, but we did use the keyboard folio that clips to the slate magnetically. Unfortunately, we encountered a few problems. The magnets aren't particularly strong, which meant that there were times when the slate would disconnect from the case while we were using it as a stand. Furthermore, the case is quite wobbly; sometimes, when we were typing fast the screen would shake as a result.\n\nOverall, the Huawei MatePad 11 is a good tablet then, but not necessarily a great one. There remain some software improvements we need to see before we can give a Huawei device a wholly glowing review. Still, compared to the company’s tablet launches over the past two years, the MatePad 11 is definitely worth checking out, and it stands up well to devices from [Samsung](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/samsung) or [Apple](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/apple).\n\n## Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/YhGqBYMDsmJx7PZgy3m8rM.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 costs £349.99 in the UK for the 128GB storage model, which converts to around \\$490 or AU\\$660; but it appears the tablet will only go on sale in Europe.\n\nThe MatePad 11’s price is fair for a mid-range device – for context, the 2020 model of Apple's iPad 10.2 costs \\$429 \/ £429 \/ AU\\$649 for 128GB, while you'll be paying £629 (roughly \\$830, AU\\$1,150) for the 128GB version of the similar-spec Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE. As such, the MatePad 11's price is highly competitive.\n\n## Design\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 feels more 'iPad Pro' than 'iPad', as a result of its slim bezels and slender body, and it's fairly slender compared to many other low-cost Android tablets, although it’s not exactly a huge departure from them either.\n\nAt 253.8 x 165.3 x 7.3mm, the MatePad 11 is fairly thin, and its aspect ratio makes it longer and less wide than your standard iPad. It weighs 485g, which is about average for a tablet of its size, although it feels notably heavier than the dainty [Amazon](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/amazon) Fire HD tablets.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RkeX57u5FP9y8Fw2MX4Pt5.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nYou’ll find the device’s front-facing camera on the top bezel with the MatePad in a horizontal orientation, which is a convenient placement for video calls. In this position, there's a volume rocker on the left side of the top edge, while the power button can be found along the top of the left edge. While the MatePad 11 includes a USB-C port on the right edge, there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack. This might prove an annoyance for those who prefer wired cans (or who want the MatePad to entertain a child, who might struggle with wireless audio).\n\nOn the back, there's a camera bump. It doesn't protrude too far, but it's surprisingly big considering there's only one camera. Most budget slates tend to have fairly unobtrusive rear bumps.\n\nThe rear of the MatePad 11 is clad in plastic. It feels far more premium than the relatively cheap-to-the-touch acrylic of the Amazon Fire tablets, although not so against the aluminum of the entry-level iPad line. Plastic is a hardy material, though, which means the MatePad 11 will likely be well-protected from knocks and bumps. The tablet doesn't appear to have an IP rating, however, so we’d keep it away from water.\n\n## Display\nIt's in the screen department that the Huawei MatePad 11 really distinguishes itself from its competition. The display looks far better than the screens you'll find on similar-priced rivals, leaving the Huawei tab a cut above for playing games and watching certain media.\n\nAs the name suggests, the MatePad's screen is 11 inches diagonally – well, specifically, 10.95 inches, but who's counting 0.05 inches? It's an LCD panel, making it easier to see in direct sunlight, although it doesn't display the same contrast or 'true' dark colors of an [OLED](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/oled) screen. That's the display's only weakness.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zchCi65YHQKfzD3P5aZ2m5.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nA 2560 x 1600 resolution is identical to the pricier yet same-sized Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, and higher-res than an equal-priced tablet from any other company. The refresh rate is 120Hz, which means the picture updates 120 times per second – that's twice as fast as the 60Hz you’ll find on most budget tablets. The 120Hz is a premium feature that you won't find on many of the MatePad's rivals.\n\nAs a result, motion looks a little smoother, which is noticeable when you're scrolling through social media or gaming.\n\n## Accessories\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 is compatible with the company's M-Pen stylus, in the same vein as Samsung’s S Pen or Apple’s Pencil, which can be used for note-taking or sketching, depending on the app. In most regions, this accessory is bundled with the tablet; however, we didn't test the slate alongside this tool, so we can't comment on its usefulness.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tZM6PEN3zT4QWh4USi6PR6.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nWe did use the tablet's Smart Magnetic Keyboard, however, which is sold alongside the MatePad 11, and functions as both a case and a keyboard that pairs with the device via Bluetooth.\n\nCompared to Apple's iPad accessories, we found it a little clunky to use. First, the magnets that hold the non-keyboard part of the folio to the back of the tablet seem a little weak, and on occasion the slate would fall over as a result. This was compounded by the fact that typing on the keys would cause the folio to shake, so a bout of furious typing would cause the keyboard to wobble precariously.\n\nThe most irritating issue we encountered is that, sometimes, the keyboard would just stop working – we could be pressing keys, but the letters wouldn’t appear in our document. Turning the tablet’s Bluetooth off and on, and physically removing and then replacing the slate from the keyboard cover did fix the issue, but it was annoying.\n\nAs mentioned, we wrote this entire review using the MatePad, so were able to form a decent impression of how Huawei's Smart Magnetic Keyboard lags behind Apple's equivalent. Nevertheless, it remains functional, and might serve you better than cheap Amazon alternatives, too.\n\n## Specs, performance and cameras\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mcoTjmZKvjnRdFbCs5aQX5.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nOn the inside of the Huawei MatePad 11 sits a Snapdragon 865, which was 2020's top-end Android chipset. While it doesn't compare with the later 870 or 888 iterations from 2021, the differences in processing power will be negligible for most people.\n\nWhen we put the tablet through the Geekbench 5 benchmark test, it returned an average multi-core score of 3323 – that's just behind the 3335 of the [Lenovo](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/lenovo) Legion Phone Duel, which used the Plus version of the 865, and ahead of the Xiaomi Mi 10, which also uses the 865.\n\nThat's a decent score, one that beats a few other phones using the same chipset. It ensures the tablet will happily cope with most of the tasks you'll throw at it – gaming, editing and the like. The MatePad 11 is supported by 6GB of RAM.\n\nThere's a microSDXC slot for a card that expands the tablet's base 128GB storage up to 1TB, which might be useful for professionals – although is unlikely to be necessary for the majority of users.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RFEYkE8NvBjQmg6q2coie5.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nAround the MatePad 11 you’ll find four stereo speakers, tuned by Harman Kardon, which provide good audio quality for music and media, and work quite well for creating a 'surround-sound' effect when you're watching a movie.\n\nIn terms of cameras, there's a 13-megapixel rear snapper and an 8-megapixel front-facer. The former is useful for scanning documents and taking reference pictures, but don't expect the impressive photography prowess of Huawei's phones here. The latter is fine for video calling and selfies – but, again, snaps aren't exactly incredible.\n\n## Software\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 is one of the first devices from Huawei to come with HarmonyOS, the company’s home-made [operating system](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/operating-system) – which, in this case, replaces Android (although for some reason, Geekbench thought we were using Android 10...).\n\nOn the surface, HarmonyOS feels a lot like Android. In particular, its appearance closely resembles EMUI, the fork of Google's operating system that Huawei designed. However, dig down deeper and you’ll see some big changes.\n\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/MPr7XCJ2NMeoWT6q9DeiRM.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n\nThe most important is that, unlike Android, you don't have access to the Google Play Store for apps. Instead, you can use Huawei's AppGallery, which has a limited selection of titles, or use Petal Search. The latter searches for app APKs online (basically, websites that let you install an app directly from the internet, instead of via an app store), and it’s using this method that you’ll discover the popular titles you'd find on the App Store or Play Store.\n\nWe were able to find all social media apps, entertainment platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video and Spotify, games such as PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile, and productivity tools such as KineMaster, Celtx and Outlook in this way; none of these are available on AppGallery. Since the Huawei ban in mid-2019 stopped Google apps working on Huawei devices, app support for its products has been poor – but the issue is 95% solved now.\n\nThat last 5% references premium apps; there's no way of paying for apps. What this means is that top platforms such as paid games, professional-tier editing software and similar are all missing, which makes the MatePad 11 more difficult to recommend to those people who use such premium services.\n\nWe did have a bit of an issue with certain APK apps, in that their resolution capped out at 720p instead of the 1080p we'd expect if we were on an Android device. This made movies we streamed through Netflix and Prime Video, for example, look slightly pixely. It isn’t clear why we weren't able to stream in higher quality.\n\nThere are no Google apps available on the MatePad 11, and we found the popular workaround of finding the service via a browser, and creating a home-screen shortcut to that web page, didn't always work. We could easily get to the web page for Google Docs in this way, but when we tried to type a sentence, every word we wrote was duplicated – likely down to some bug. As a result, we had to use the WPS Office app to write this review.\n\nDespite the few issues we’ve covered above, Petal Search remains pretty useful; it’s a big improvement from the almost app-less devices Huawei was putting out for a while.\n\n## Battery life\nThe Huawei MatePad 11 has a fairly impressive battery life for a tablet. Although its 7,250mAh power pack doesn't seem hugely impressive on paper, we found the device had quite a bit of stopping power between charges.\n\nHuawei cites the MatePad's battery life as 'twelve hours of video playback' – a stat that won't mean much to the majority of people who aren't going to be watching half a day of videos straight. However, it does tell us that if you're using the slate for a less-intensive task, you'll probably get even more battery life out of the device.\n\nOur experience backs that up. We easily beat 10 hours of use from a single charge, sometimes achieving 14 or 15 hours of moderate use before the power ran dry. Of course, for more intensive tasks, such as playing games or rendering your own video, this will reduce.\n\nSince most iPads – and other rival tablets, for that matter – cap out at 10 or sometimes 12 hours of use, we found the MatePad's power impressive.\n\nCharging speed here is 22.5W, which isn't exactly fast, but fast-charging has yet to reach the tablet world.\n\n## Should you buy the Huawei MatePad 11?\n![Huawei MatePad 11](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8truCYffgLsEgGWm4amSyM.jpg)\n\n(Image credit: Future)\n## Buy it if...\n**You're a student**  \n This is perhaps the perfect student tablet – it's affordable, powerful and comes in a small frame. Unless you do all your work using the Google Suite, or with particular course-related apps, it's a great choice.\n\n**You want a long-lasting slate**  \n We found the Huawei MatePad 11 lapped iPads we've tested in terms of battery life, and we'd feel a lot safer bringing it on a coffee-shop-crawl or park-based work-session than an equivalent tablet from another company.\n\n**You're on a budget**  \n A rival slate with the Huawei MatePad 11's specs is likely to cost a lot more money. It isn’t without its flaws, but a low price can help you overlook them.\n\n## Don't buy it if...\n**You use Google apps a lot**  \n As we’ve mentioned, we had issues using Google apps on the MatePad 11. Docs wasn't exactly responsive, and the home-screen shortcut technique we detailed in the Software section is more involved than simply opening the app – which is possible on Android and iOS tablets.\n\n**You're a creative professional**  \n If you want a tablet for professional work such as image rendering, video editing or coding, the lack of premium apps via Petal Search makes it difficult to find platforms that will do what you need. The MatePad 11 a good slate for entertainment and basic work such as word processing, but not for more intensive tasks.\n\n**You need a big-screen tablet**  \n While many people find 11 inches a sweet spot for tablet screen sizes, some prefer a bigger display, since it provides more real estate for streaming or multi-tasking. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE, iPad Air 4 and Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 all have bigger displays and are roughly comparable in the price department.\n\n*First reviewed October 2021*\n\nYou might also want to check out the [ReMarkable 2 tablet](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/remarkable-2-tablet) review.\n\n![Tom Bedford](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xgco9qz6uEc9KxXNtDVQkk.jpg)\n\n[Tom Bedford](https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/author\/tom-bedford)\n\nContributor\n\nTom Bedford is a freelance contributor covering tech, entertainment and gaming. Beyond TechRadar, he has bylines on sites including GamesRadar, Digital Trends, Android Police, TechAdvisor, WhattoWatch and BGR. From 2019 to 2022 he was on the TechRadar team as the staff writer and then deputy editor for the mobile team.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	TechRadar Verdict The Huawei MatePad 11 comes with top specs, a fairly long-lasting battery and a great-looking screen, making it a worthy Android-alike tablet. Its low price will appeal, too, in particular to students looking for a tool for work and play. However, the app situation is an issue, due to Huawei's problems in that area, and while lots of popular apps are available, there are still a few key ones that aren't, or don't work properly. Pros + Fairly inexpensive + Good-looking screen + Commendable battery life Cons - Missing or broken apps - Troubles with keyboard folio - No headphone jack Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Two-minute review Since the Huawei ban in mid-2019 put a halt to the company using Google 's Play Store on its devices, thereby making apps pretty hard to come by, our recommendation of each subsequent gadget from the company has been closely linked to the app situation at that time. Jump to... Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability Design Display Specs, performance, and camera Software Battery life Should I buy the Huawei MatePad 11? With the Huawei MatePad 11, a mid-range slate we'd best summarize as a rival to the entry-level iPad , the issue has been largely addressed, so we can recommend the tablet. Many productivity, lifestyle and gaming apps are fully available to download and use. This isn’t facilitated by Huawei's AppGallery, mind. It’s through Petal Search, a platform that lets you hunt for APKs (or Android Package, basically a way to install apps from websites, not an app store). The vast majority of top apps are available this way, although paid titles are absent. Latest Videos From TechRadar With this development, we could largely test the MatePad 11 like we would any other tablet. We played rounds of Call of Duty : Mobile and PUBG Mobile, and streamed music from Spotify and movies from Netflix and Prime Video. We were able to check emails on Hotmail and actually wrote this review on the tablet, using WPS Office. The Huawei MatePad 11's hardware is the real champion here. Its 2K, 120Hz refresh rate display looks great; the Snapdragon 865 chipset provides all the processing power necessary for a range of tasks; the 7,250mAh battery keeps the slate ticking along for a decent length of time – and the quad speakers sound great, too. (Image credit: Future) As a result, this is a great jack-of-all-trades tablet. If you’re looking for a compact entertainment device, the MatePad 11 will suit you well, but it's also fairly useful as a productivity portable or business companion – or even as a big-screen device for checking your social media on the go. There are some caveats, though, which hold us back from wholeheartedly recommending this slate. For example, we found that some streaming apps output video at a lower resolution than they would on rival devices, likely since they're not natively optimized for the slate. Workarounds for certain Google apps proved buggy – our attempts to write this review via Google Docs didn’t go well. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. We didn't test the MatePad 11 with the M-Pen stylus, which most buyers will get with the tablet, but we did use the keyboard folio that clips to the slate magnetically. Unfortunately, we encountered a few problems. The magnets aren't particularly strong, which meant that there were times when the slate would disconnect from the case while we were using it as a stand. Furthermore, the case is quite wobbly; sometimes, when we were typing fast the screen would shake as a result. Overall, the Huawei MatePad 11 is a good tablet then, but not necessarily a great one. There remain some software improvements we need to see before we can give a Huawei device a wholly glowing review. Still, compared to the company’s tablet launches over the past two years, the MatePad 11 is definitely worth checking out, and it stands up well to devices from Samsung or Apple . Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability (Image credit: Future) The Huawei MatePad 11 costs £349.99 in the UK for the 128GB storage model, which converts to around $490 or AU$660; but it appears the tablet will only go on sale in Europe. The MatePad 11’s price is fair for a mid-range device – for context, the 2020 model of Apple's iPad 10.2 costs $429 / £429 / AU$649 for 128GB, while you'll be paying £629 (roughly $830, AU$1,150) for the 128GB version of the similar-spec Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE. As such, the MatePad 11's price is highly competitive. Design The Huawei MatePad 11 feels more 'iPad Pro' than 'iPad', as a result of its slim bezels and slender body, and it's fairly slender compared to many other low-cost Android tablets, although it’s not exactly a huge departure from them either. At 253.8 x 165.3 x 7.3mm, the MatePad 11 is fairly thin, and its aspect ratio makes it longer and less wide than your standard iPad. It weighs 485g, which is about average for a tablet of its size, although it feels notably heavier than the dainty Amazon Fire HD tablets. (Image credit: Future) You’ll find the device’s front-facing camera on the top bezel with the MatePad in a horizontal orientation, which is a convenient placement for video calls. In this position, there's a volume rocker on the left side of the top edge, while the power button can be found along the top of the left edge. While the MatePad 11 includes a USB-C port on the right edge, there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack. This might prove an annoyance for those who prefer wired cans (or who want the MatePad to entertain a child, who might struggle with wireless audio). On the back, there's a camera bump. It doesn't protrude too far, but it's surprisingly big considering there's only one camera. Most budget slates tend to have fairly unobtrusive rear bumps. The rear of the MatePad 11 is clad in plastic. It feels far more premium than the relatively cheap-to-the-touch acrylic of the Amazon Fire tablets, although not so against the aluminum of the entry-level iPad line. Plastic is a hardy material, though, which means the MatePad 11 will likely be well-protected from knocks and bumps. The tablet doesn't appear to have an IP rating, however, so we’d keep it away from water. Display It's in the screen department that the Huawei MatePad 11 really distinguishes itself from its competition. The display looks far better than the screens you'll find on similar-priced rivals, leaving the Huawei tab a cut above for playing games and watching certain media. As the name suggests, the MatePad's screen is 11 inches diagonally – well, specifically, 10.95 inches, but who's counting 0.05 inches? It's an LCD panel, making it easier to see in direct sunlight, although it doesn't display the same contrast or 'true' dark colors of an OLED screen. That's the display's only weakness. (Image credit: Future) A 2560 x 1600 resolution is identical to the pricier yet same-sized Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, and higher-res than an equal-priced tablet from any other company. The refresh rate is 120Hz, which means the picture updates 120 times per second – that's twice as fast as the 60Hz you’ll find on most budget tablets. The 120Hz is a premium feature that you won't find on many of the MatePad's rivals. As a result, motion looks a little smoother, which is noticeable when you're scrolling through social media or gaming. Accessories The Huawei MatePad 11 is compatible with the company's M-Pen stylus, in the same vein as Samsung’s S Pen or Apple’s Pencil, which can be used for note-taking or sketching, depending on the app. In most regions, this accessory is bundled with the tablet; however, we didn't test the slate alongside this tool, so we can't comment on its usefulness. (Image credit: Future) We did use the tablet's Smart Magnetic Keyboard, however, which is sold alongside the MatePad 11, and functions as both a case and a keyboard that pairs with the device via Bluetooth. Compared to Apple's iPad accessories, we found it a little clunky to use. First, the magnets that hold the non-keyboard part of the folio to the back of the tablet seem a little weak, and on occasion the slate would fall over as a result. This was compounded by the fact that typing on the keys would cause the folio to shake, so a bout of furious typing would cause the keyboard to wobble precariously. The most irritating issue we encountered is that, sometimes, the keyboard would just stop working – we could be pressing keys, but the letters wouldn’t appear in our document. Turning the tablet’s Bluetooth off and on, and physically removing and then replacing the slate from the keyboard cover did fix the issue, but it was annoying. As mentioned, we wrote this entire review using the MatePad, so were able to form a decent impression of how Huawei's Smart Magnetic Keyboard lags behind Apple's equivalent. Nevertheless, it remains functional, and might serve you better than cheap Amazon alternatives, too. Specs, performance and cameras (Image credit: Future) On the inside of the Huawei MatePad 11 sits a Snapdragon 865, which was 2020's top-end Android chipset. While it doesn't compare with the later 870 or 888 iterations from 2021, the differences in processing power will be negligible for most people. When we put the tablet through the Geekbench 5 benchmark test, it returned an average multi-core score of 3323 – that's just behind the 3335 of the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel, which used the Plus version of the 865, and ahead of the Xiaomi Mi 10, which also uses the 865. That's a decent score, one that beats a few other phones using the same chipset. It ensures the tablet will happily cope with most of the tasks you'll throw at it – gaming, editing and the like. The MatePad 11 is supported by 6GB of RAM. There's a microSDXC slot for a card that expands the tablet's base 128GB storage up to 1TB, which might be useful for professionals – although is unlikely to be necessary for the majority of users. (Image credit: Future) Around the MatePad 11 you’ll find four stereo speakers, tuned by Harman Kardon, which provide good audio quality for music and media, and work quite well for creating a 'surround-sound' effect when you're watching a movie. In terms of cameras, there's a 13-megapixel rear snapper and an 8-megapixel front-facer. The former is useful for scanning documents and taking reference pictures, but don't expect the impressive photography prowess of Huawei's phones here. The latter is fine for video calling and selfies – but, again, snaps aren't exactly incredible. Software The Huawei MatePad 11 is one of the first devices from Huawei to come with HarmonyOS, the company’s home-made operating system – which, in this case, replaces Android (although for some reason, Geekbench thought we were using Android 10...). On the surface, HarmonyOS feels a lot like Android. In particular, its appearance closely resembles EMUI, the fork of Google's operating system that Huawei designed. However, dig down deeper and you’ll see some big changes. (Image credit: Future) The most important is that, unlike Android, you don't have access to the Google Play Store for apps. Instead, you can use Huawei's AppGallery, which has a limited selection of titles, or use Petal Search. The latter searches for app APKs online (basically, websites that let you install an app directly from the internet, instead of via an app store), and it’s using this method that you’ll discover the popular titles you'd find on the App Store or Play Store. We were able to find all social media apps, entertainment platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video and Spotify, games such as PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile, and productivity tools such as KineMaster, Celtx and Outlook in this way; none of these are available on AppGallery. Since the Huawei ban in mid-2019 stopped Google apps working on Huawei devices, app support for its products has been poor – but the issue is 95% solved now. That last 5% references premium apps; there's no way of paying for apps. What this means is that top platforms such as paid games, professional-tier editing software and similar are all missing, which makes the MatePad 11 more difficult to recommend to those people who use such premium services. We did have a bit of an issue with certain APK apps, in that their resolution capped out at 720p instead of the 1080p we'd expect if we were on an Android device. This made movies we streamed through Netflix and Prime Video, for example, look slightly pixely. It isn’t clear why we weren't able to stream in higher quality. There are no Google apps available on the MatePad 11, and we found the popular workaround of finding the service via a browser, and creating a home-screen shortcut to that web page, didn't always work. We could easily get to the web page for Google Docs in this way, but when we tried to type a sentence, every word we wrote was duplicated – likely down to some bug. As a result, we had to use the WPS Office app to write this review. Despite the few issues we’ve covered above, Petal Search remains pretty useful; it’s a big improvement from the almost app-less devices Huawei was putting out for a while. Battery life The Huawei MatePad 11 has a fairly impressive battery life for a tablet. Although its 7,250mAh power pack doesn't seem hugely impressive on paper, we found the device had quite a bit of stopping power between charges. Huawei cites the MatePad's battery life as 'twelve hours of video playback' – a stat that won't mean much to the majority of people who aren't going to be watching half a day of videos straight. However, it does tell us that if you're using the slate for a less-intensive task, you'll probably get even more battery life out of the device. Our experience backs that up. We easily beat 10 hours of use from a single charge, sometimes achieving 14 or 15 hours of moderate use before the power ran dry. Of course, for more intensive tasks, such as playing games or rendering your own video, this will reduce. Since most iPads – and other rival tablets, for that matter – cap out at 10 or sometimes 12 hours of use, we found the MatePad's power impressive. Charging speed here is 22.5W, which isn't exactly fast, but fast-charging has yet to reach the tablet world. Should you buy the Huawei MatePad 11? (Image credit: Future) Buy it if... You're a student This is perhaps the perfect student tablet – it's affordable, powerful and comes in a small frame. Unless you do all your work using the Google Suite, or with particular course-related apps, it's a great choice. You want a long-lasting slate We found the Huawei MatePad 11 lapped iPads we've tested in terms of battery life, and we'd feel a lot safer bringing it on a coffee-shop-crawl or park-based work-session than an equivalent tablet from another company. You're on a budget A rival slate with the Huawei MatePad 11's specs is likely to cost a lot more money. It isn’t without its flaws, but a low price can help you overlook them. Don't buy it if... You use Google apps a lot As we’ve mentioned, we had issues using Google apps on the MatePad 11. Docs wasn't exactly responsive, and the home-screen shortcut technique we detailed in the Software section is more involved than simply opening the app – which is possible on Android and iOS tablets. You're a creative professional If you want a tablet for professional work such as image rendering, video editing or coding, the lack of premium apps via Petal Search makes it difficult to find platforms that will do what you need. The MatePad 11 a good slate for entertainment and basic work such as word processing, but not for more intensive tasks. You need a big-screen tablet While many people find 11 inches a sweet spot for tablet screen sizes, some prefer a bigger display, since it provides more real estate for streaming or multi-tasking. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE, iPad Air 4 and Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 all have bigger displays and are roughly comparable in the price department. First reviewed October 2021 You might also want to check out the ReMarkable 2 tablet review. Tom Bedford Contributor Tom Bedford is a freelance contributor covering tech, entertainment and gaming. Beyond TechRadar, he has bylines on sites including GamesRadar, Digital Trends, Android Police, TechAdvisor, WhattoWatch and BGR. From 2019 to 2022 he was on the TechRadar team as the staff writer and then deputy editor for the mobile team.
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[Tablets](https://www.techradar.com/tablets) # Huawei MatePad 11 review ## A low price and top specs make up for rough edges [Reviews](https://www.techradar.com/reviews) By [Tom Bedford](https://www.techradar.com/author/tom-bedford) published November 4, 2021 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. [Here’s how it works](https://www.techradar.com/news/about-us#section-affiliate-advertising-disclosure). ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asVE7u3yHCNvDNvHbnatG6.jpg) (Image credit: © Future) ### TechRadar Verdict The Huawei MatePad 11 comes with top specs, a fairly long-lasting battery and a great-looking screen, making it a worthy Android-alike tablet. Its low price will appeal, too, in particular to students looking for a tool for work and play. However, the app situation is an issue, due to Huawei's problems in that area, and while lots of popular apps are available, there are still a few key ones that aren't, or don't work properly. [Check Amazon](https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DHuawei+MatePad+11%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-6013351090318139651-20) [Check Walmart](https://goto.walmart.com/c/1943169/565706/9383?subId1=trd-us-7676377986223629273&sharedId=hawk&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DHuawei+MatePad+11) #### Pros - \+ Fairly inexpensive - \+ Good-looking screen - \+ Commendable battery life #### Cons - \- Missing or broken apps - \- Troubles with keyboard folio - \- No headphone jack Best picks for you - [The best tablet 2026](https://www.techradar.com/news/best-tablet) - [The best Android tablets 2026](https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/15-best-android-tablets-in-the-world-905504) - [The best ereader for 2026](https://www.techradar.com/best/best-ereader) Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. [Find out more about how we test.](https://www.techradar.com/news/how-we-test) ## Two-minute review Since the [Huawei ban](https://www.techradar.com/news/huawei-ban) in mid-2019 put a halt to the company using [Google](https://www.techradar.com/tag/google)'s [Play Store](https://www.techradar.com/tag/google-play-store) on its devices, thereby making apps pretty hard to come by, our recommendation of each subsequent gadget from the company has been closely linked to the app situation at that time. Jump to... [Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#huawei-matepad-11-price-and-availability) [Design](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#design) [Display](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#display) [Specs, performance, and camera](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#specs-performance-and-cameras) [Software](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#software) [Battery life](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#battery-life) [Should I buy the Huawei MatePad 11?](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#should-you-buy-the-huawei-matepad-11) With the Huawei MatePad 11, a mid-range slate we'd best summarize as a rival to the [entry-level iPad](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/new-ipad-102-2021), the issue has been largely addressed, so we can recommend the tablet. Many productivity, lifestyle and gaming apps are fully available to download and use. This isn’t facilitated by Huawei's AppGallery, mind. It’s through Petal Search, a platform that lets you hunt for APKs (or Android Package, basically a way to install apps from websites, not an app store). The vast majority of top apps are available this way, although paid titles are absent. Latest Videos From TechRadar With this development, we could largely test the MatePad 11 like we would any other tablet. We played rounds of [Call of Duty](https://www.techradar.com/tag/call-of-duty): Mobile and PUBG Mobile, and streamed music from Spotify and movies from Netflix and Prime Video. We were able to check emails on Hotmail and actually wrote this review on the tablet, using WPS Office. The Huawei MatePad 11's hardware is the real champion here. Its 2K, 120Hz refresh rate display looks great; the Snapdragon 865 chipset provides all the processing power necessary for a range of tasks; the 7,250mAh battery keeps the slate ticking along for a decent length of time – and the quad speakers sound great, too. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EfjWiafdH7VfbB397KAt66.jpg) (Image credit: Future) As a result, this is a great jack-of-all-trades tablet. If you’re looking for a compact entertainment device, the MatePad 11 will suit you well, but it's also fairly useful as a productivity portable or business companion – or even as a big-screen device for checking your social media on the go. There are some caveats, though, which hold us back from wholeheartedly recommending this slate. For example, we found that some streaming apps output video at a lower resolution than they would on rival devices, likely since they're not natively optimized for the slate. Workarounds for certain Google apps proved buggy – our attempts to write this review via Google Docs didn’t go well. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. By signing up, you agree to our [Terms of services](https:\/\/futureplc.com\/terms-conditions\/) and acknowledge that you have read our [Privacy Notice](https:\/\/futureplc.com\/privacy-policy\/). You also agree to receive marketing emails from us that may include promotions from our trusted partners and sponsors, which you can unsubscribe from at any time. We didn't test the MatePad 11 with the M-Pen stylus, which most buyers will get with the tablet, but we did use the keyboard folio that clips to the slate magnetically. Unfortunately, we encountered a few problems. The magnets aren't particularly strong, which meant that there were times when the slate would disconnect from the case while we were using it as a stand. Furthermore, the case is quite wobbly; sometimes, when we were typing fast the screen would shake as a result. Overall, the Huawei MatePad 11 is a good tablet then, but not necessarily a great one. There remain some software improvements we need to see before we can give a Huawei device a wholly glowing review. Still, compared to the company’s tablet launches over the past two years, the MatePad 11 is definitely worth checking out, and it stands up well to devices from [Samsung](https://www.techradar.com/tag/samsung) or [Apple](https://www.techradar.com/tag/apple). ## Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YhGqBYMDsmJx7PZgy3m8rM.jpg) (Image credit: Future) The Huawei MatePad 11 costs £349.99 in the UK for the 128GB storage model, which converts to around \$490 or AU\$660; but it appears the tablet will only go on sale in Europe. The MatePad 11’s price is fair for a mid-range device – for context, the 2020 model of Apple's iPad 10.2 costs \$429 / £429 / AU\$649 for 128GB, while you'll be paying £629 (roughly \$830, AU\$1,150) for the 128GB version of the similar-spec Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE. As such, the MatePad 11's price is highly competitive. ## Design The Huawei MatePad 11 feels more 'iPad Pro' than 'iPad', as a result of its slim bezels and slender body, and it's fairly slender compared to many other low-cost Android tablets, although it’s not exactly a huge departure from them either. At 253.8 x 165.3 x 7.3mm, the MatePad 11 is fairly thin, and its aspect ratio makes it longer and less wide than your standard iPad. It weighs 485g, which is about average for a tablet of its size, although it feels notably heavier than the dainty [Amazon](https://www.techradar.com/tag/amazon) Fire HD tablets. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RkeX57u5FP9y8Fw2MX4Pt5.jpg) (Image credit: Future) You’ll find the device’s front-facing camera on the top bezel with the MatePad in a horizontal orientation, which is a convenient placement for video calls. In this position, there's a volume rocker on the left side of the top edge, while the power button can be found along the top of the left edge. While the MatePad 11 includes a USB-C port on the right edge, there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack. This might prove an annoyance for those who prefer wired cans (or who want the MatePad to entertain a child, who might struggle with wireless audio). On the back, there's a camera bump. It doesn't protrude too far, but it's surprisingly big considering there's only one camera. Most budget slates tend to have fairly unobtrusive rear bumps. The rear of the MatePad 11 is clad in plastic. It feels far more premium than the relatively cheap-to-the-touch acrylic of the Amazon Fire tablets, although not so against the aluminum of the entry-level iPad line. Plastic is a hardy material, though, which means the MatePad 11 will likely be well-protected from knocks and bumps. The tablet doesn't appear to have an IP rating, however, so we’d keep it away from water. ## Display It's in the screen department that the Huawei MatePad 11 really distinguishes itself from its competition. The display looks far better than the screens you'll find on similar-priced rivals, leaving the Huawei tab a cut above for playing games and watching certain media. As the name suggests, the MatePad's screen is 11 inches diagonally – well, specifically, 10.95 inches, but who's counting 0.05 inches? It's an LCD panel, making it easier to see in direct sunlight, although it doesn't display the same contrast or 'true' dark colors of an [OLED](https://www.techradar.com/tag/oled) screen. That's the display's only weakness. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zchCi65YHQKfzD3P5aZ2m5.jpg) (Image credit: Future) A 2560 x 1600 resolution is identical to the pricier yet same-sized Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, and higher-res than an equal-priced tablet from any other company. The refresh rate is 120Hz, which means the picture updates 120 times per second – that's twice as fast as the 60Hz you’ll find on most budget tablets. The 120Hz is a premium feature that you won't find on many of the MatePad's rivals. As a result, motion looks a little smoother, which is noticeable when you're scrolling through social media or gaming. ## Accessories The Huawei MatePad 11 is compatible with the company's M-Pen stylus, in the same vein as Samsung’s S Pen or Apple’s Pencil, which can be used for note-taking or sketching, depending on the app. In most regions, this accessory is bundled with the tablet; however, we didn't test the slate alongside this tool, so we can't comment on its usefulness. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZM6PEN3zT4QWh4USi6PR6.jpg) (Image credit: Future) We did use the tablet's Smart Magnetic Keyboard, however, which is sold alongside the MatePad 11, and functions as both a case and a keyboard that pairs with the device via Bluetooth. Compared to Apple's iPad accessories, we found it a little clunky to use. First, the magnets that hold the non-keyboard part of the folio to the back of the tablet seem a little weak, and on occasion the slate would fall over as a result. This was compounded by the fact that typing on the keys would cause the folio to shake, so a bout of furious typing would cause the keyboard to wobble precariously. The most irritating issue we encountered is that, sometimes, the keyboard would just stop working – we could be pressing keys, but the letters wouldn’t appear in our document. Turning the tablet’s Bluetooth off and on, and physically removing and then replacing the slate from the keyboard cover did fix the issue, but it was annoying. As mentioned, we wrote this entire review using the MatePad, so were able to form a decent impression of how Huawei's Smart Magnetic Keyboard lags behind Apple's equivalent. Nevertheless, it remains functional, and might serve you better than cheap Amazon alternatives, too. ## Specs, performance and cameras ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mcoTjmZKvjnRdFbCs5aQX5.jpg) (Image credit: Future) On the inside of the Huawei MatePad 11 sits a Snapdragon 865, which was 2020's top-end Android chipset. While it doesn't compare with the later 870 or 888 iterations from 2021, the differences in processing power will be negligible for most people. When we put the tablet through the Geekbench 5 benchmark test, it returned an average multi-core score of 3323 – that's just behind the 3335 of the [Lenovo](https://www.techradar.com/tag/lenovo) Legion Phone Duel, which used the Plus version of the 865, and ahead of the Xiaomi Mi 10, which also uses the 865. That's a decent score, one that beats a few other phones using the same chipset. It ensures the tablet will happily cope with most of the tasks you'll throw at it – gaming, editing and the like. The MatePad 11 is supported by 6GB of RAM. There's a microSDXC slot for a card that expands the tablet's base 128GB storage up to 1TB, which might be useful for professionals – although is unlikely to be necessary for the majority of users. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RFEYkE8NvBjQmg6q2coie5.jpg) (Image credit: Future) Around the MatePad 11 you’ll find four stereo speakers, tuned by Harman Kardon, which provide good audio quality for music and media, and work quite well for creating a 'surround-sound' effect when you're watching a movie. In terms of cameras, there's a 13-megapixel rear snapper and an 8-megapixel front-facer. The former is useful for scanning documents and taking reference pictures, but don't expect the impressive photography prowess of Huawei's phones here. The latter is fine for video calling and selfies – but, again, snaps aren't exactly incredible. ## Software The Huawei MatePad 11 is one of the first devices from Huawei to come with HarmonyOS, the company’s home-made [operating system](https://www.techradar.com/tag/operating-system) – which, in this case, replaces Android (although for some reason, Geekbench thought we were using Android 10...). On the surface, HarmonyOS feels a lot like Android. In particular, its appearance closely resembles EMUI, the fork of Google's operating system that Huawei designed. However, dig down deeper and you’ll see some big changes. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MPr7XCJ2NMeoWT6q9DeiRM.jpg) (Image credit: Future) The most important is that, unlike Android, you don't have access to the Google Play Store for apps. Instead, you can use Huawei's AppGallery, which has a limited selection of titles, or use Petal Search. The latter searches for app APKs online (basically, websites that let you install an app directly from the internet, instead of via an app store), and it’s using this method that you’ll discover the popular titles you'd find on the App Store or Play Store. We were able to find all social media apps, entertainment platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video and Spotify, games such as PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile, and productivity tools such as KineMaster, Celtx and Outlook in this way; none of these are available on AppGallery. Since the Huawei ban in mid-2019 stopped Google apps working on Huawei devices, app support for its products has been poor – but the issue is 95% solved now. That last 5% references premium apps; there's no way of paying for apps. What this means is that top platforms such as paid games, professional-tier editing software and similar are all missing, which makes the MatePad 11 more difficult to recommend to those people who use such premium services. We did have a bit of an issue with certain APK apps, in that their resolution capped out at 720p instead of the 1080p we'd expect if we were on an Android device. This made movies we streamed through Netflix and Prime Video, for example, look slightly pixely. It isn’t clear why we weren't able to stream in higher quality. There are no Google apps available on the MatePad 11, and we found the popular workaround of finding the service via a browser, and creating a home-screen shortcut to that web page, didn't always work. We could easily get to the web page for Google Docs in this way, but when we tried to type a sentence, every word we wrote was duplicated – likely down to some bug. As a result, we had to use the WPS Office app to write this review. Despite the few issues we’ve covered above, Petal Search remains pretty useful; it’s a big improvement from the almost app-less devices Huawei was putting out for a while. ## Battery life The Huawei MatePad 11 has a fairly impressive battery life for a tablet. Although its 7,250mAh power pack doesn't seem hugely impressive on paper, we found the device had quite a bit of stopping power between charges. Huawei cites the MatePad's battery life as 'twelve hours of video playback' – a stat that won't mean much to the majority of people who aren't going to be watching half a day of videos straight. However, it does tell us that if you're using the slate for a less-intensive task, you'll probably get even more battery life out of the device. Our experience backs that up. We easily beat 10 hours of use from a single charge, sometimes achieving 14 or 15 hours of moderate use before the power ran dry. Of course, for more intensive tasks, such as playing games or rendering your own video, this will reduce. Since most iPads – and other rival tablets, for that matter – cap out at 10 or sometimes 12 hours of use, we found the MatePad's power impressive. Charging speed here is 22.5W, which isn't exactly fast, but fast-charging has yet to reach the tablet world. ## Should you buy the Huawei MatePad 11? ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8truCYffgLsEgGWm4amSyM.jpg) (Image credit: Future) ## Buy it if... You're a student This is perhaps the perfect student tablet – it's affordable, powerful and comes in a small frame. Unless you do all your work using the Google Suite, or with particular course-related apps, it's a great choice. You want a long-lasting slate We found the Huawei MatePad 11 lapped iPads we've tested in terms of battery life, and we'd feel a lot safer bringing it on a coffee-shop-crawl or park-based work-session than an equivalent tablet from another company. You're on a budget A rival slate with the Huawei MatePad 11's specs is likely to cost a lot more money. It isn’t without its flaws, but a low price can help you overlook them. ## Don't buy it if... You use Google apps a lot As we’ve mentioned, we had issues using Google apps on the MatePad 11. Docs wasn't exactly responsive, and the home-screen shortcut technique we detailed in the Software section is more involved than simply opening the app – which is possible on Android and iOS tablets. You're a creative professional If you want a tablet for professional work such as image rendering, video editing or coding, the lack of premium apps via Petal Search makes it difficult to find platforms that will do what you need. The MatePad 11 a good slate for entertainment and basic work such as word processing, but not for more intensive tasks. You need a big-screen tablet** While many people find 11 inches a sweet spot for tablet screen sizes, some prefer a bigger display, since it provides more real estate for streaming or multi-tasking. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE, iPad Air 4 and Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 all have bigger displays and are roughly comparable in the price department. First reviewed October 2021 You might also want to check out the [ReMarkable 2 tablet](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/remarkable-2-tablet) review. 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Readable Markdown	### TechRadar Verdict The Huawei MatePad 11 comes with top specs, a fairly long-lasting battery and a great-looking screen, making it a worthy Android-alike tablet. Its low price will appeal, too, in particular to students looking for a tool for work and play. However, the app situation is an issue, due to Huawei's problems in that area, and while lots of popular apps are available, there are still a few key ones that aren't, or don't work properly. #### Pros - \+ Fairly inexpensive - \+ Good-looking screen - \+ Commendable battery life #### Cons - \- Missing or broken apps - \- Troubles with keyboard folio - \- No headphone jack Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best. [Find out more about how we test.](https://www.techradar.com/news/how-we-test) ## Two-minute review Since the [Huawei ban](https://www.techradar.com/news/huawei-ban) in mid-2019 put a halt to the company using [Google](https://www.techradar.com/tag/google)'s [Play Store](https://www.techradar.com/tag/google-play-store) on its devices, thereby making apps pretty hard to come by, our recommendation of each subsequent gadget from the company has been closely linked to the app situation at that time. Jump to... [Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#huawei-matepad-11-price-and-availability) [Design](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#design) [Display](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#display) [Specs, performance, and camera](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#specs-performance-and-cameras) [Software](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#software) [Battery life](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#battery-life) [Should I buy the Huawei MatePad 11?](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-matepad-11-review#should-you-buy-the-huawei-matepad-11) With the Huawei MatePad 11, a mid-range slate we'd best summarize as a rival to the [entry-level iPad](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/new-ipad-102-2021), the issue has been largely addressed, so we can recommend the tablet. Many productivity, lifestyle and gaming apps are fully available to download and use. This isn’t facilitated by Huawei's AppGallery, mind. It’s through Petal Search, a platform that lets you hunt for APKs (or Android Package, basically a way to install apps from websites, not an app store). The vast majority of top apps are available this way, although paid titles are absent. Latest Videos From TechRadar With this development, we could largely test the MatePad 11 like we would any other tablet. We played rounds of [Call of Duty](https://www.techradar.com/tag/call-of-duty): Mobile and PUBG Mobile, and streamed music from Spotify and movies from Netflix and Prime Video. We were able to check emails on Hotmail and actually wrote this review on the tablet, using WPS Office. The Huawei MatePad 11's hardware is the real champion here. Its 2K, 120Hz refresh rate display looks great; the Snapdragon 865 chipset provides all the processing power necessary for a range of tasks; the 7,250mAh battery keeps the slate ticking along for a decent length of time – and the quad speakers sound great, too. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EfjWiafdH7VfbB397KAt66.jpg) (Image credit: Future) As a result, this is a great jack-of-all-trades tablet. If you’re looking for a compact entertainment device, the MatePad 11 will suit you well, but it's also fairly useful as a productivity portable or business companion – or even as a big-screen device for checking your social media on the go. There are some caveats, though, which hold us back from wholeheartedly recommending this slate. For example, we found that some streaming apps output video at a lower resolution than they would on rival devices, likely since they're not natively optimized for the slate. Workarounds for certain Google apps proved buggy – our attempts to write this review via Google Docs didn’t go well. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. We didn't test the MatePad 11 with the M-Pen stylus, which most buyers will get with the tablet, but we did use the keyboard folio that clips to the slate magnetically. Unfortunately, we encountered a few problems. The magnets aren't particularly strong, which meant that there were times when the slate would disconnect from the case while we were using it as a stand. Furthermore, the case is quite wobbly; sometimes, when we were typing fast the screen would shake as a result. Overall, the Huawei MatePad 11 is a good tablet then, but not necessarily a great one. There remain some software improvements we need to see before we can give a Huawei device a wholly glowing review. Still, compared to the company’s tablet launches over the past two years, the MatePad 11 is definitely worth checking out, and it stands up well to devices from [Samsung](https://www.techradar.com/tag/samsung) or [Apple](https://www.techradar.com/tag/apple). ## Huawei MatePad 11 price and availability ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YhGqBYMDsmJx7PZgy3m8rM.jpg) (Image credit: Future) The Huawei MatePad 11 costs £349.99 in the UK for the 128GB storage model, which converts to around \$490 or AU\$660; but it appears the tablet will only go on sale in Europe. The MatePad 11’s price is fair for a mid-range device – for context, the 2020 model of Apple's iPad 10.2 costs \$429 / £429 / AU\$649 for 128GB, while you'll be paying £629 (roughly \$830, AU\$1,150) for the 128GB version of the similar-spec Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE. As such, the MatePad 11's price is highly competitive. ## Design The Huawei MatePad 11 feels more 'iPad Pro' than 'iPad', as a result of its slim bezels and slender body, and it's fairly slender compared to many other low-cost Android tablets, although it’s not exactly a huge departure from them either. At 253.8 x 165.3 x 7.3mm, the MatePad 11 is fairly thin, and its aspect ratio makes it longer and less wide than your standard iPad. It weighs 485g, which is about average for a tablet of its size, although it feels notably heavier than the dainty [Amazon](https://www.techradar.com/tag/amazon) Fire HD tablets. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RkeX57u5FP9y8Fw2MX4Pt5.jpg) (Image credit: Future) You’ll find the device’s front-facing camera on the top bezel with the MatePad in a horizontal orientation, which is a convenient placement for video calls. In this position, there's a volume rocker on the left side of the top edge, while the power button can be found along the top of the left edge. While the MatePad 11 includes a USB-C port on the right edge, there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack. This might prove an annoyance for those who prefer wired cans (or who want the MatePad to entertain a child, who might struggle with wireless audio). On the back, there's a camera bump. It doesn't protrude too far, but it's surprisingly big considering there's only one camera. Most budget slates tend to have fairly unobtrusive rear bumps. The rear of the MatePad 11 is clad in plastic. It feels far more premium than the relatively cheap-to-the-touch acrylic of the Amazon Fire tablets, although not so against the aluminum of the entry-level iPad line. Plastic is a hardy material, though, which means the MatePad 11 will likely be well-protected from knocks and bumps. The tablet doesn't appear to have an IP rating, however, so we’d keep it away from water. ## Display It's in the screen department that the Huawei MatePad 11 really distinguishes itself from its competition. The display looks far better than the screens you'll find on similar-priced rivals, leaving the Huawei tab a cut above for playing games and watching certain media. As the name suggests, the MatePad's screen is 11 inches diagonally – well, specifically, 10.95 inches, but who's counting 0.05 inches? It's an LCD panel, making it easier to see in direct sunlight, although it doesn't display the same contrast or 'true' dark colors of an [OLED](https://www.techradar.com/tag/oled) screen. That's the display's only weakness. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zchCi65YHQKfzD3P5aZ2m5.jpg) (Image credit: Future) A 2560 x 1600 resolution is identical to the pricier yet same-sized Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, and higher-res than an equal-priced tablet from any other company. The refresh rate is 120Hz, which means the picture updates 120 times per second – that's twice as fast as the 60Hz you’ll find on most budget tablets. The 120Hz is a premium feature that you won't find on many of the MatePad's rivals. As a result, motion looks a little smoother, which is noticeable when you're scrolling through social media or gaming. ## Accessories The Huawei MatePad 11 is compatible with the company's M-Pen stylus, in the same vein as Samsung’s S Pen or Apple’s Pencil, which can be used for note-taking or sketching, depending on the app. In most regions, this accessory is bundled with the tablet; however, we didn't test the slate alongside this tool, so we can't comment on its usefulness. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZM6PEN3zT4QWh4USi6PR6.jpg) (Image credit: Future) We did use the tablet's Smart Magnetic Keyboard, however, which is sold alongside the MatePad 11, and functions as both a case and a keyboard that pairs with the device via Bluetooth. Compared to Apple's iPad accessories, we found it a little clunky to use. First, the magnets that hold the non-keyboard part of the folio to the back of the tablet seem a little weak, and on occasion the slate would fall over as a result. This was compounded by the fact that typing on the keys would cause the folio to shake, so a bout of furious typing would cause the keyboard to wobble precariously. The most irritating issue we encountered is that, sometimes, the keyboard would just stop working – we could be pressing keys, but the letters wouldn’t appear in our document. Turning the tablet’s Bluetooth off and on, and physically removing and then replacing the slate from the keyboard cover did fix the issue, but it was annoying. As mentioned, we wrote this entire review using the MatePad, so were able to form a decent impression of how Huawei's Smart Magnetic Keyboard lags behind Apple's equivalent. Nevertheless, it remains functional, and might serve you better than cheap Amazon alternatives, too. ## Specs, performance and cameras ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mcoTjmZKvjnRdFbCs5aQX5.jpg) (Image credit: Future) On the inside of the Huawei MatePad 11 sits a Snapdragon 865, which was 2020's top-end Android chipset. While it doesn't compare with the later 870 or 888 iterations from 2021, the differences in processing power will be negligible for most people. When we put the tablet through the Geekbench 5 benchmark test, it returned an average multi-core score of 3323 – that's just behind the 3335 of the [Lenovo](https://www.techradar.com/tag/lenovo) Legion Phone Duel, which used the Plus version of the 865, and ahead of the Xiaomi Mi 10, which also uses the 865. That's a decent score, one that beats a few other phones using the same chipset. It ensures the tablet will happily cope with most of the tasks you'll throw at it – gaming, editing and the like. The MatePad 11 is supported by 6GB of RAM. There's a microSDXC slot for a card that expands the tablet's base 128GB storage up to 1TB, which might be useful for professionals – although is unlikely to be necessary for the majority of users. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RFEYkE8NvBjQmg6q2coie5.jpg) (Image credit: Future) Around the MatePad 11 you’ll find four stereo speakers, tuned by Harman Kardon, which provide good audio quality for music and media, and work quite well for creating a 'surround-sound' effect when you're watching a movie. In terms of cameras, there's a 13-megapixel rear snapper and an 8-megapixel front-facer. The former is useful for scanning documents and taking reference pictures, but don't expect the impressive photography prowess of Huawei's phones here. The latter is fine for video calling and selfies – but, again, snaps aren't exactly incredible. ## Software The Huawei MatePad 11 is one of the first devices from Huawei to come with HarmonyOS, the company’s home-made [operating system](https://www.techradar.com/tag/operating-system) – which, in this case, replaces Android (although for some reason, Geekbench thought we were using Android 10...). On the surface, HarmonyOS feels a lot like Android. In particular, its appearance closely resembles EMUI, the fork of Google's operating system that Huawei designed. However, dig down deeper and you’ll see some big changes. ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MPr7XCJ2NMeoWT6q9DeiRM.jpg) (Image credit: Future) The most important is that, unlike Android, you don't have access to the Google Play Store for apps. Instead, you can use Huawei's AppGallery, which has a limited selection of titles, or use Petal Search. The latter searches for app APKs online (basically, websites that let you install an app directly from the internet, instead of via an app store), and it’s using this method that you’ll discover the popular titles you'd find on the App Store or Play Store. We were able to find all social media apps, entertainment platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video and Spotify, games such as PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile, and productivity tools such as KineMaster, Celtx and Outlook in this way; none of these are available on AppGallery. Since the Huawei ban in mid-2019 stopped Google apps working on Huawei devices, app support for its products has been poor – but the issue is 95% solved now. That last 5% references premium apps; there's no way of paying for apps. What this means is that top platforms such as paid games, professional-tier editing software and similar are all missing, which makes the MatePad 11 more difficult to recommend to those people who use such premium services. We did have a bit of an issue with certain APK apps, in that their resolution capped out at 720p instead of the 1080p we'd expect if we were on an Android device. This made movies we streamed through Netflix and Prime Video, for example, look slightly pixely. It isn’t clear why we weren't able to stream in higher quality. There are no Google apps available on the MatePad 11, and we found the popular workaround of finding the service via a browser, and creating a home-screen shortcut to that web page, didn't always work. We could easily get to the web page for Google Docs in this way, but when we tried to type a sentence, every word we wrote was duplicated – likely down to some bug. As a result, we had to use the WPS Office app to write this review. Despite the few issues we’ve covered above, Petal Search remains pretty useful; it’s a big improvement from the almost app-less devices Huawei was putting out for a while. ## Battery life The Huawei MatePad 11 has a fairly impressive battery life for a tablet. Although its 7,250mAh power pack doesn't seem hugely impressive on paper, we found the device had quite a bit of stopping power between charges. Huawei cites the MatePad's battery life as 'twelve hours of video playback' – a stat that won't mean much to the majority of people who aren't going to be watching half a day of videos straight. However, it does tell us that if you're using the slate for a less-intensive task, you'll probably get even more battery life out of the device. Our experience backs that up. We easily beat 10 hours of use from a single charge, sometimes achieving 14 or 15 hours of moderate use before the power ran dry. Of course, for more intensive tasks, such as playing games or rendering your own video, this will reduce. Since most iPads – and other rival tablets, for that matter – cap out at 10 or sometimes 12 hours of use, we found the MatePad's power impressive. Charging speed here is 22.5W, which isn't exactly fast, but fast-charging has yet to reach the tablet world. ## Should you buy the Huawei MatePad 11? ![Huawei MatePad 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8truCYffgLsEgGWm4amSyM.jpg) (Image credit: Future) ## Buy it if... You're a student This is perhaps the perfect student tablet – it's affordable, powerful and comes in a small frame. Unless you do all your work using the Google Suite, or with particular course-related apps, it's a great choice. You want a long-lasting slate We found the Huawei MatePad 11 lapped iPads we've tested in terms of battery life, and we'd feel a lot safer bringing it on a coffee-shop-crawl or park-based work-session than an equivalent tablet from another company. You're on a budget A rival slate with the Huawei MatePad 11's specs is likely to cost a lot more money. It isn’t without its flaws, but a low price can help you overlook them. ## Don't buy it if... You use Google apps a lot As we’ve mentioned, we had issues using Google apps on the MatePad 11. Docs wasn't exactly responsive, and the home-screen shortcut technique we detailed in the Software section is more involved than simply opening the app – which is possible on Android and iOS tablets. You're a creative professional If you want a tablet for professional work such as image rendering, video editing or coding, the lack of premium apps via Petal Search makes it difficult to find platforms that will do what you need. The MatePad 11 a good slate for entertainment and basic work such as word processing, but not for more intensive tasks. You need a big-screen tablet While many people find 11 inches a sweet spot for tablet screen sizes, some prefer a bigger display, since it provides more real estate for streaming or multi-tasking. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE, iPad Air 4 and Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 all have bigger displays and are roughly comparable in the price department. First reviewed October 2021 You might also want to check out the [ReMarkable 2 tablet](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/remarkable-2-tablet) review. ![Tom Bedford](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xgco9qz6uEc9KxXNtDVQkk.jpg) [Tom Bedford](https://www.techradar.com/author/tom-bedford) Contributor Tom Bedford is a freelance contributor covering tech, entertainment and gaming. Beyond TechRadar, he has bylines on sites including GamesRadar, Digital Trends, Android Police, TechAdvisor, WhattoWatch and BGR. From 2019 to 2022 he was on the TechRadar team as the staff writer and then deputy editor for the mobile team.
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