Huawei MatePad Pro 12 (2026) goes global
Huawei held a big event in Munich where we got to see its latest wearables as well as the global debut of the nova16s series smartphones. But those weren’t the only devices to take the stage, as the MatePad Pro 12 (2026) also made its global debut. The tablet was announced in China last month and brings
12-inch OLED with 3,036 × 1,952px resolution, a 144Hz refresh rate and 1,600 nits peak brightness. Huawei is also offering a PaperMatte Display version of the tablet, which features an anti-glare coating. Huawei is also offering two optional accessories with the M-Pencil Pro stylus and Glide Keyboard cover.
MatePad Pro 12 (2026) is just 4.7 mm thick while weighing 454 grams. There’s a Kirin T93 chipset under the hood, which is paired with 12GB RAM and 256/512GB storage. The tablet boots Huawei’s HarmonyOS 4.3.
In terms of battery, the version sold in the EU comes with a slightly smaller 9,760 mAh cell, while units sold elsewhere get a 10,400mAh cell. Regardless of the capacity, all versions support 66W wired charging.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12 (2026) in blue and space gray
Huawei MatePad Pro 12 (2026) comes in blue and space gray colors. Pricing and availability were not detailed.
Reader comments
- Mr. Anonymous
- 3SL
Not a fan of apple, but the Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025) makes much more sense. 13", close to same weight -- 570g But it's like 10 years ahead in CPU/GPU performance, plus has a much nicer selection of tablet optimised apps.
- Anonymous
- dWx
Screen estate per gram was the longest bottleneck from which tablets were suffering and were making laptops preferable. It is not except, it is the only thing, tablets are supposed to be between phones and laptops but with the minimal laptops of...
- Sothery
- iK1
How are they 2-3 years ahead hardware wise? I don't find anything dramatic except for the half kilo weight. If the price is competing with Samsung or even Apple, I place Huawei in garbage list for lack of proper store support as well.
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