Huawei MediaPad X2 Tablet, Y360 and Y635 Smartphones Launched at MWC 2015

The Chinese manufacturer is yet to reveal availability and pricing details of the three devices - Huawei MediaPad X2, Huawei Y360, and Huawei Y635. CNET however cites Huawei to claim that the Huawei Y360 might be priced less than GBP 100 (Rs. 9,500 approximately) in the UK while the Huawei Y635 will come be available around GBP 100-120 (Rs. 9,500-Rs. 11,400 approximately).

The successor to the Huawei MediaPad X1 features a 7-inch full-HD with a pixel density of 323ppi. It comes with dual-SIM support with voice calling support and is a 4G LTE-enabled tablet. The MediaPad X2 supports download speeds up to 300Mbps with LTE Cat. 6 compatibility.

(Also see: Huawei Y360 vs. Huawei Y635)

The company touts that the MediaPad X2 is the "world's slimmest 7-inch phablet" (though devices with 7-inch screen are treated by as tablets) and sports a thickness of 7.28mm.

For specifications, the tablet is backed by a 64-bit 2GHz Kirin930 octa-core processor (quad-core 2GHz + quad-core 1.5GHz) coupled with Mali-T628. The tablet comes in two variants: one featuring 2GB of RAM for 16GB built-in storage variant, and another 3GB of RAM for 32GB storage. The tablet supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 128GB). The Android 5.0 Lollipop-based Huawei MediaPad X2 runs the company's proprietary Emotion UI 3.0. It sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor while also features a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The tablet is backed by a large 5000mAh battery; 183.5x103.9x7.18mm and weighs 239 grams.

Coming to the Huawei Y360, it features a 4-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) with 244ppi pixel density; 1.2GHz quad-core processor; 512MB of RAM; 4GB of inbuilt storage; expandable storage via microSD card; 5-megapixel rear camera; Android 4.4.4 KitKat, and 2000mAh battery.

Lastly, the Huawei Y635, unlike the Y360 comes, with 4G LTE support. It comes with a 5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) with 195ppi pixel density; a 1.2GHz quad-core processor; 1GB of RAM, and a 2000mAh battery.

The handsets runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat and is upgradeable to Android 5.0 Lollipop. As of now, there is no word on Emotion UI on both Huawei Y360 and Y635.

Commenting on the launch of MediaPad X2, Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei Consumer Business Group, "As the second generation of MediaPad, Huawei MediaPad X2 focuses on the five classic applications that are most important to users, which include - call quality, social media apps, online shopping, video and camera features to provide an enhanced user experience. We believe that MediaPad X2 will continue to inspire consumers with its outstanding design and superior functionality."