Huawei MediaPad T5

  • Released 2018, September
    460g, 7.8mm thickness
    Android 8.0; EMUI 8
    16GB/32GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 10.1"
    1920x1200 pixels
  • 5MP
    1080p
  • 2/3GB RAM
    HiSilicon Kirin 659
  • 5100mAh
    Li-Po

Huawei MediaPad T5 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2018, August
Status Available. Released 2018, September
Body Dimensions 243 x 164 x 7.8 mm (9.57 x 6.46 x 0.31 in)
Weight 460 g (1.01 lb)
Build Front glass, aluminum body
SIM Nano-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~74.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~224 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, f/2.4, AF
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 2 MP, f/2.4
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS (LTE model), GLONASS, BDS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer
Battery   Non-removable Li-Po 5100 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black, Champagne Gold
Models AGS2-W09, AGS2-W19, AGS2-L09
Price About 170 EUR

Huawei MediaPad T5 - User Reviews

  • Interesting. I am looking round for a cheap 10'' Tablet, do you have any recommendations? I know more about phones, but I am a complete noob regarding tablets, lol It's for my mom, so basically I only need the play store, good screen and battery. It seems Huawei is the obvious choice, but with that US controversy, they don't support google anymore, etc.. I don't know man. Also, the bootloader option can be neat, I have experience rooting phones an etc..

  • T5 16GB model comes with ~9 GB free space on internal storage. Only a few apps will fill that space in no time. It DOES NOT support moving apps to external SD card, and you cannot flash a custom ROM, because bootloader is locked, and Huawei is not giving the unlock codes any more. Unless you need a tablet for surfing and YT, do not buy this one.

  • 1> The EMUI 8.0 OS (Android Oreo) does not support USB OTG so had to install the Feem app to transfer files from my PC to Tab over wi-fi. Also installed another media player which supported sub-titles. 2> Netflix is pre-installed, had to install Hotstar. Both work fine. Display quality is awesome and 60% brightness is enough. Binge watched serials with blue-tooth headset and the battery lasted for 7~8 hours. The eye-comfort feature makes the display warm-white and thus easier on the eyes and also less damage to eyes by filtering out the blue light. Also the 16:10 aspect ratio of the screen gives you more of vertical space and thus fingers grasping the edges don't accidentally trigger something on screen. 3> Browsing over wi-fi or mobile internet using Airtel 4G nano-SIM works fine. Jio 4G SIM also works for internet only (but cannot make voice calls using Jio SIM as the VoLTE feature is missing in the India specific version of this Tab). When using Chrome, the "Request Desktop Version of Website" can be used comfortably as the 16:10 aspect ratio of the screen gives you more of vertical space. This comes in handy when using WhatsApp web to clone the WhatApp of another mobile to this tab. 4> Used it in car for GPS navigation and bluetooth paired to car stereo - worked fine. The bundled flip case allows me to hook the tab to the sun-visor of the car so that it does not block my vision if kept above the dashboard. 5> Not traveled yet with the tab but I am sure it can replace my bulky laptop and reduce my cabin luggage weight. Word, Excel and PowerPoint app comes bundled so I am good to go. 6> The flip case allows me to rest the tab on my elliptical machine during workout without the fear of falling down. 7> and 8> Haven't tried wi-fi hotspot yet but should work. Front camera is a meager 2MP but is enough for video calls, not for selfies. Cons: >> 458 Grams + the weight of the flip case is rather heavy on the hands. Also the volume and Power buttons gets pressed accidentally when using in portrait mode. >> Adaptive brightness feature missing >> Voice calls not supported with Jio SIM >> Huawei may not provide an upgrade path for the EMUI 8.0 (Android Oreo) if US/Google continues to block Huawei's future access to Android updates.

  • i play asimple game called hayday it hanging so much in thie tablet and make gboard hang so what can i do for this problem i have mediabad t3 10 which never hang on the game or on gboard please help i hate this device for that

  • If u can hold it

  • Yup

  • Yes.

  • May I know can MediaPad T5 make calls ?

  • Yes, works well with otg adapter

  • Does it have MHL support?

  • does it support huawei pen?

  • Gaming experience ain't any good on this, even simple games like Candy crush & Toon blast lag heavily on this tablet.

  • Does this support OTG?

  • Got it recently at a very reasonable price and I'm really happy with it. Battery on this tablet is awesome and it's a wonderful experience watching movies and sports on its massive screen, sound quality through speakers is great too, overall I'm satisfied with this tablet.

  • can you make calls and receive call on this tab

  • Lookwise very nice, but the build and manufacture quality is not like phone, very bad build quality

  • Do not buy the 16gb version in the UK as I did. You cannot move apps to the sd card. Even if you change the settings to only save to sd card the tablet sees your card as the device. This means that you will run out of space in no time at all as I have. It's not an Oreo thing, it's a Huawei thing. Could do it on my previous MediaPad M2 10, but not this device. Avoid.

  • Great tablet for the price. Screen is sharp and vivid. Solid build quality. It comes with android Oreo I don't think this tablet will ever get an update to Pie, considering it's Huawei. EMUI is still one of the worst UI imo. It doesn't make the tablet unusable but does make it lag and stutter once in a while, even though I just use it for watching videos and basic web, no heavy tasks. Battery life is good, i can get average of 6hours screen on time, but it takes a while to charge. Finding accessories for this thing is a pain tho, at least where i live.

  • This pad has a very slippery case, my local phone shops don't have cases for it. the display is awesome and the price is great.

  • Not bad at all. Very Fast and UK Gov bloatwareless. That's why they hate Huawei. Huawei don't want to install UK USA spying CRA**

  • I think everyone is missing the point. This is a mid range tablet. With a mid range chipset. Same as P smart phone. So your net going to get Kirin 980 performance.

  • No multi-user available. Great defect! Great disappointment In my opinion, this tablet has a big flaw, it can NOT create different users (like a PC). This option is available since Andorid v4.2 and allows to you, share the tablet between different users and each one in your private and personal "space" as if it were a PC. I think it's a big bug of Huawei. As already said, this option comes by default in Android (also in mobiles phone) for a long time but, the EMUI layer installed by the manufacturer, DESTROYS this option A VERY BAD policy, for a very complete and powerful tablet that could compete with the big ones.

  • Whilst the 2gb of ram on the 16gb model is annoying the tablet itself is very good as a Netflix and YouTube machine, the screen is very bright and appears to be quite colour accurate.

  • android device should have at least 3gb ram, but only 2gb model is available in my home country

  • Extremely boring design

  • If only it has at least Kirin 710

  • I have this product in the 16/2 version. It is wonderful - the display is beautiful and it is relatively nimble. I wish they had the 32/3 in stock because I am out of space after a few apps.