Remember the tablet dream we have been promised for years? Untethered productivity, creativity on the go, a device that is both effortlessly portable and genuinely powerful. Yes, we’ve seen glimpses of it. But none of them were really as good as a laptop. Instead, tablets have always been the middle child of tech. Too big to replace your phone, too limited to replace your laptop. They’ve mostly been relegated to second-screen status, content consumption hubs, or maybe, a slightly oversized e-reader. They were the sidekick, never quite the hero. That might be about to change though.
Huawei seems to be betting on a future where tablets could actually replace laptops. The upcoming HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2″ is shaping up to be their most compelling argument yet. Forget the cutesy, scaled-up phone experience. This one is a step towards a new kind of mobile computing. Early details regarding the MatePad Pro 13.2″ paint a picture of a device designed from the ground up to challenge the laptop hegemony.
As the name suggests, it will sport a large 13.2-inch screen, which is arguably the best in the tablet industry. This typically laptop-sized screen is arguably better because it will feature Huawei’s glare and reflection free PaperMatte Display. Despite the huge screen, the tablet will be incredibly thin and lightweight, thanks to flexible OLED technology.
But Huawei isn’t just slapping a bigger screen on a tablet. They are offering a laptop-like ecosystem with a full PC-level WPS Office Suite, which comes at no extra cost. The PC-level WPS is loaded with features similar to the PC version of WPS. Spreadsheets, presentations, and formulas offer a nearly identical experience to their desktop counterparts. You can edit your workbooks, work on your slides, and whatnot, just like on a PC.
The HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2” is asking a serious question. What if your tablet could be your only computer? What if you could leave the laptop at home and still be fully productive and creative? This could be the year the tablet finally grows up and steps out of the laptop’s shadow. And that, my friends, is a future worth getting excited about.
