Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 (2025)

APPLICATION CONUNDRUM The updated tablet is still a baffling combination of hardware and software

- Ian Evenden

We've had our hands on a couple of Huawei tablets before, finding them to be perfectly respectable hardware often let down by their software. This new model, with a 13.2-inch OLED screen and both a stylus and a keyboard case in the box, aims to be an even more tempting offering from the Chinese brand, though it's not substantially different to the previous release.

Once again we find potentially great hardware with a software offering that's hard to get along with, though improving. So if you do find yourself considering the MatePad Pro as a tablet to sling in your bag, and even do some work on - and there are plenty of other options among the best tablets for drawing at this price point - make sure the apps you want to use are supported first.

EXCELLENT DESIGN

The first thing you'll notice upon picking up the MatePad Pro is that it's nice and light, especially compared to other 13-inch tablets such as the iPad Pro. The next is the screen, which is a 16:9 OLED with Huawei's lovely PaperMatte coating that successfully cuts down on reflections and feels nice to run your finger over. Huawei calls the screen a 'flexible OLED', but there's no flexibility to the tablet at all: made from plastic and metal, it's thin but stiff and feels sturdy.