Huawei MediaPad T5
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- AirHockeyChamp
- S7y
- 14 Oct 2019
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.
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- Chewbacca
- utI
- 05 Oct 2019
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.
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- Ahmed Taha
- Ntb
- 23 Sep 2019
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
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- Prototype99
- IWU
- 26 Aug 2019
MushroomYoung, 01 Aug 2019May I know can MediaPad T5 make calls ?If u can hold it
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- Liar
- PMT
- 23 Aug 2019
rp, 06 Jul 2019does it support huawei pen?Yup
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- Nicolas
- UNB
- 16 Aug 2019
MushroomYoung, 01 Aug 2019May I know can MediaPad T5 make calls ?Yes.
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- MushroomYoung
- xYG
- 01 Aug 2019
May I know can MediaPad T5 make calls ?
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- Anonymous
- JF0
- 27 Jul 2019
Jimbit, 09 Jun 2019Does this support OTG?Yes, works well with otg adapter
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- Bizzy
- L2r
- 15 Jul 2019
Does it have MHL support?
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- rp
- Dku
- 06 Jul 2019
does it support huawei pen?
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- Sam799
- sGk
- 12 Jun 2019
Gaming experience ain't any good on this, even simple games like Candy crush & Toon blast lag heavily on this tablet.
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- Jimbit
- tuf
- 09 Jun 2019
Does this support OTG?
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- Sam799
- GTe
- 28 May 2019
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.
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- tk
- fr9
- 21 May 2019
can you make calls and receive call on this tab
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- CoolJi
- Hxf
- 08 May 2019
Lookwise very nice, but the build and manufacture quality is not like phone, very bad build quality
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- will7201
- nxs
- 24 Apr 2019
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.
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- Anonymous
- wxi
- 17 Apr 2019
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.
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- stewart in Thailand
- ABx
- 19 Mar 2019
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.
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- LordVader
- 0pg
- 18 Mar 2019
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**
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- AnonD-784107
- StU
- 05 Mar 2019
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.