Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8-inch

Very good battery life ; Slim and smart-looking ; Decent performance

Nothing that new or exciting ; Screen doesn’t quite match the very best ; No headphone jack

Tablets aren’t red-hot tech anymore, but the MediaPad M5 is one of the best small models around – if you don’t fancy an iPad mini, anyway

Sharp, bright screen. Powerful audio. Fast LTE.

Pricier than the iPad, which is the product by which all other non-Windows tablets are measured.

Bottom Line: Huawei's Mediapad M5 could have been the product to face down the $329 iPad, but the larger model costs at least $70 more.

very responsive ; color-accurate, high-res display ; good cameras ; four loud speakers ; good software ; possibility to make calls ; good input devices ; fast memory ; the tablet does not get hot ; good battery life

not a lot of storage space ; throttles down under load ; no 3.5-mm jack ; case is flexible ; outdated security patches ; slow Wi-Fi and GPS ; preinstalled bloatware

At the beginning of our review, we asked ourselves whether Huawei’s tablet was really worth the price. The answer is: There are a number of highlights that make the tablet appear not so expensive. Plus, the price-to-performance ratio is also very...

Best build quality I've seen in an Android tablet ; Nice display ; Snappy performer ; Amazing speakers, really crisp and clean even with some bass support

Android is still not great on tablets but has improved ; Cameras aren't stellar but this is a tablet

The Huawei MediaPad M5 is really a piece of hardware. Holding an iPad alongside the M5, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell much of a difference in build quality and looks. The biggest factor for many will be the usability and look of Android apps on...