I spent a month with the Huawei MatePad Air, and it's confirmed my one big wish for the next iPad Air
The company is genuinely innovating on a lot of fronts. And while that doesn't look like it's changing anytime soon, every once in a while, Huawei does launch some products in the West, and it reminds us (again) of what we're missing from other major hardware makers.That's exactly what happened with the new Huawei MatePad Air. I usually use my still-going-strong M1 iPad Air (2022) as my main tablet, but I've spent the past month using the MatePad Air as my primary device.
- ▪The company is genuinely innovating on a lot of fronts.
- ▪And while that doesn't look like it's changing anytime soon, every once in a while, Huawei does launch some products in the West, and it reminds us (again) of what we're missing from other major hardware makers.That's exactly what happened
- ▪I usually use my still-going-strong M1 iPad Air (2022) as my main tablet, but I've spent the past month using the MatePad Air as my primary device.
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Tablets iPad iPad Air I spent a month with the Huawei MatePad Air, and it's confirmed my one big wish for the next iPad Air Features By Sanuj Bhatia Published 19 September 2026 Huawei's MatePad Air has one display upgrade I desperately want Apple to bring to the next iPad Air When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Sanuj Bhatia / TechRadar) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Huawei, as a brand, is in a very interesting place right now. The company is genuinely innovating on a lot of fronts.
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