Huawei MediaPad X1 - Ken's Phone Lookout

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     I would assume that you've been keeping your eye on the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 happening at Barcelona right this instance. Huawei, a Chinese phone manufacturer has unveiled to the world the newest addition to its tablet line-up; the MediaPad X1.

     One of the highlights of this tablet is its form factor, having beat the current head honcho of tablets, the Nexus 7, the MediaPad X1 weighs in at only 239 grams, at a width of 103.9mm and only 7.18mm thick. Huawei claims that the MediaPad X1 is the lightest and thinnest in its class, and boy, Huawei has never been so god damn right.

     Even though being the lightweight fighter, the MediaPad X1 still packs a decent punch with a 1.6GHz quad core HiSilicon Kirin 910 and is backed with a 5000maH battery. The tablet supports LTE connectivity so one would be able to makes call from this "phablet". The MediaPad X1 also sports a 1920x1200 resolution in it's 7" IPS touchscreen which calculates down to 323ppi, which I consider to be more than enough pixels. The MediaPad X1 is also built using aluminium, which makes the lightness of this tablet even astonishing as it is. The camera it houses at its back is 13MP while the front is 5MP.

     I'm pretty excited about this tablet which would be coming out by March 2014. I have been in the market looking for a device to replace my HTC One X and a month ago, I have decided on the Samsung Note Pro 12.2; but with the recent announcement that the Samsung Note Pro 12.2 would retail at RM2999 in Malaysia, the search continues on. The MediaPad X1 might be a suitable candidate for my tastes too. Can't wait to get my hands on this fabulous tablet.