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We have a thinner winner in the world of tablets. Huawei’s new MatePad Pro Max is 4.7mm thick, making it the world’s thinnest tablet. Bad news for US shoppers? You may not be able to buy it.
Chinese company The device was launched on Thursday At the Now Is Your Spark product launch event in Bangkok, but did not announce its availability. Beautiful typography On the product web page As follows: “Only available in certain countries or regions.”
A Huawei representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
US government It severely limits Huawei’s ability to sell its products in the United States Due to cyber security concerns. However, some products are still available through third-party sellers on marketplaces such as Amazon.
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However, the US market restrictions do not seem to have hurt Huawei. Company A reported 28% increase in shipments From Q1 2025 to Q1 2026, beating Lenovo (20%) and Apple (8%). This is despite the “importance of tablets to sellers across margins, volume and overall value,” according to Himani Mokka, Omdia’s research director.
If US consumers somehow manage to get their hands on a MatePad Pro Max, they’ll be getting a tablet that’s thinner than the Honor MagicPad 4 (4.8mm), the 13-inch iPad Pro (5.1mm), and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra (5.1mm). The MatePad Pro Max weighs 499g, slightly more than the Honor MagicPad 4 (450g), but less than the iPad Pro (579g) and Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra (692g).
As for the screen, the new Huawei tablet has a 13.2-inch OLED screen with a bend resistance of 60%. The screen has a resolution of 3000 x 2000 pixels and a refresh rate of 44 Hz. Screen-to-body ratio is 94%. The bezel is 3.55mm wide, roughly half the iPad Pro’s 7mm.
The MatePad Pro Max also has a PaperMatte edition, which Huawei says “uses high-precision nano-level etching to reduce glare and glare.” This version weighs 509 grams.
The MatePad Pro Max comes in blue and space grey.
There is a 50-megapixel rear camera and six speakers. Huawei says the 10,400 mAh battery provides up to 14.5 hours of local video playback, and there is 40W reverse charging.
Artificial intelligence features
Huawei said the MatePad Pro Max’s AI capabilities can help create documents and presentations using WPS Office AI.
With the tablet’s GoPaint app, you can use the M-Pencil Pro to create sketches and artwork using different brush settings, including the Spray Brush, which allows you to spray colors onto the screen.
Other features include improved handwriting using AI and the Live-Multitask feature, which allows the person using the device to operate three windows simultaneously.