Huawei "MediaPad X1" Review-Ultra-thin 7-inch "Android" fabric

Where is the border between smartphones and tablets?Is the difference the size, or is there anything else?HUAWEI's "Mediapad X1" is a device that blures the border.Huawei claims that this 7 -inch "Android" device is a tablet, but at the same time has a SIM card slot that can provide 4G LTE data communication, and can send SMS if you can call.In other words, it basically functions as a mobile phone.

MediaPad X1 can be used as a mobile phone and a full HD display and 1.Equipped with a 6GHz quad core processor, an attractive metal body, and a 13 megapixel camera.

This device will be deployed since March 2014 in China, Russia, Western Europe, Middle East, Central and South America.Huawei has now set the planned selling price of 399 euros (about $ 550), which is not always cheap.The specifications are pretty good, but if you try to compete with Apple's iPad mini and Google's "Nexus 7", which is much gentle on your wallet, you'll need this much performance.

design

The slim metal body and the design of MediaPad X1 with beautiful paint are not bad.The creation of this metal body makes you feel the luxury of the hand in your hand, and the thin bezel and the front are all glass.The metal panel on the back has no distortion, and the buttons have no unpleasant looseness, so they feel quite solid.

7.The thickness of 18mm is almost the same as the iPad mini, but the display is 7 inches instead of 8 inches, so both vertical and horizontal are smaller.If you use it, you can easily put it in the inner pocket on the jacket, but it was difficult to put it in your jeans pocket.If you want to use it as a mobile phone on a daily basis, you should keep it in mind.

Which designs you like compared to the iPad mini metal body would be purely your preference.I don't think there is a big difference personally, but it's true that iPad mini is more attractive for that name.However, I like the stylish metal body of X1 compared to the Nexus 7 rubber -like body.

There is no physical button on the front of the device, but in addition to the standard volume button and power button on the side, the mini-USB port and 3.A 5mm headphone jack is available.There is also a SIM card slot and a microSD card slot, which can extend the internal storage 16GB.

display

The 7 -inch display has a full HD (1920 x 1200 pixels) resolution and has a pixel density of 323 ppi.This is inferior to the iPad mini's "Retina" display (326ppi), but it should not be different in human eyes.

The X1 display is very clear, the edge of the icon is sharp, and the small letters on the web page are clearly visible.The screen was bright, and at least the brightness was raised a little, and even if the lighting of the CNET office was reflected, the screen was reflected without any problems.It is easy to read in the cloudy sky in London, but it is not yet known how it looks under the bright sun during California.

The color is vivid, the viewing angle is wide enough, and it can be said that it is an all -round display suitable for watching movies and TVs in beds and toilets.