We’ve only just had Android Honeycomb 3.1 released for some tablets, but we now know that Honeycomb 3.2 is just around the corner, and the first device to officially carry it will be the Huawei MediaPad.
Huawei’s MediaPad has just been announced in Singapore, and it’s a 7-inch tablet which packs in Android 3.2 as well as some decent specifications. Measuring 10.5mm thick, it’s pretty slim, though not in the same leagues as the iPad 2 or Galaxy Tab 10.1.
The 7-inch display is an IPS capacitive touchscreen which puts out a decent 217 pixels-per inch, so image quality should be great. Above the display is a 1.3 megapixel camera for video calling and on the back is a 5 megapixel camera for video capture and good quality snaps. There’s also Wi-Fi 802.11n standard for speedy internet browsing, and a worthy 6 hour battery life.
You won’t find the MediaPad to be a sluggish affair, thanks to its fast Dual-Core 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor. For a 7 inch tablet, this could be a serious contender in the market, and tells Samsung how to do things when you’re making a 7 inch Android tablet.
To finish off the specifications sheet, you’ll also find Bluetooth, HDMI out, 8GB of internal storage and a MicroSD card slot. Huawei confirmed that the MediaPad will be both 3G and Wi-Fi, and at the moment they don’t have any plans to release a Wi-Fi only model.
As with most Android tablets these days, the MediaPad will come with a bevy of preloaded apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Let’s Golf and Documents To Go. Full HD 1080p video playback will be supported by the 7-inch display, as well as Full HD out via the HDMI port.
According to Huawei, we should see the MediaPad shipping in the US during Q3 – so sometime between August and October. We’re excited for both the MediaPad and for Android 3.2, and discussions have already begun as to what will be new in 3.2.
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Via: Engadget