News & Reviews:   Huawei MediaPad M3

Huawei recently held a workshop to demo their new Huawei Media Pad M3 tablet. Featuring a Kirin 950 chipset, 4GB RAM, 8.4-inch 2K display, Harmon Kardon dual speakers, 4G LTE, fingerprint sensor and more. It also comes with complimentary Microsoft Office (which can be used indefinitely), indicating that this RM1699 priced tablet is focused on productivity as well as entertainment.

While there wasn't any clear big event or device this week, the sheer number of announcements was huge with Vivo announcing their V5 (set for an official announcement in Malaysia next week) along with their X9, X9 Plus and XPlay 5 devices. The more powerful OnePlus 3T got announced rather quietly alongside the downgraded Huawei Mate 9 Lite while Huawei also announced the Huawei Mate 9 Pro for China. Check out the rest in the article.

The big news this week included the fact that Maxis finally upped their game with 2x upgrades to their MaxisONE Plan and while they initially said it was RM199, Webe are now offering their unlimited mobile Internet plan for just RM79 apparently for a limited time only. Celcom offered some better Apple iPhone 7 bundles with their new FIRST Gold Plus plan.

Tablets don’t often get very high-end tech specs or features, despite the fact that they are rapidly edging out the laptop or desktop as most users choice of media playback device. They usually don’t pack in renowned audio technologies, don’t have the latest processors or the most RAM and usually are made of plastic. The tablets that do use more premium materials like metal are often so expensive that they cost more than most laptops. Thankfully, this is no longer the case with the Huawei MediaPad M3. Find out why and how this premium yet value-busting tablet beats out most other tablets like the Apple iPad mini 4 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 in nearly every way. 

This week we launched our own GadgetBook Giveaways so you can win or own a floating Bluetooth speaker with more weird, trendy and fun gadgets coming soon. However, most of the tech news this week involved the official arrival of the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus and their subsequent deliveries or bundled launches with Celcom, Maxis (which involved interrupting a band), Digi and U Mobile along with GemFive.

When Huawei revealed their latest mid-tier smarphone Nova Plus and tablet MediaPad M3 at the IFA 2016 last month, Huawei Malaysia has finally brought in the devices into Malaysia and they are now available in all Huawei authorized dealers for RM1499 (Nova Plus), RM1699 (MediaPad M3 32GB ROM), and RM1999 (MediaPad M3 64GB ROM). Below is the recap of the specifications:

While many companies have showcased their products at the IFA 2016 event, Huawei has once again stood out from the rest by winning multiple awards from various picks such as Slashgear, Android Central, Mobile Geeks, Tech Advisor, FoneArena, TabTimes, Phone Scoop, and Tom's Guide. The winning device that got such recognition was none other than the Huawei Nova and Nova Plus, as well as the MediaPad M3.

Looks like the biggest news of the week came in at the last moment as Samsung officially recalled the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 over a faulty sometimes exploding battery. It wasn't the only one suspended as Google also stopped work on their Project Ara modular smartphone.

Looks like the rumours were true, today at IFA 2016, a new series was made known by Huawei and it was certainly not a new Mate model, but the Huawei Nova and Nova Plus. Besides that, a new MediaPad M3 along with a new Blue and Red P9 also made an appearance. Below are some details we know of the devices: