Huawei is becoming an increasingly important player on the smartphone and tablet markets, and in order to re-assert their position, the company just revealed at CES 2012 that their MediaPad tablet will be among the first to offer Android 4.0 ICS right out of the box.
So, beside revealing that all of its MediaPad 7-inch tablets will come pre-loaded with the Android 4.0 ICS operating system starting with Q1, 2012, Huawei also introduced a brand-new MediaPad color series, available inthree eye-catching colors: shadow black, classic brown, and passion pink and running on Android 3.2.
Moving on to the hardware configuration, we’ll have to mention that the Huawei MediaPad Android 4.0 ICS tablet and the color versions are powered by a Qualcomm dual-core 1.2GHz processor, accompanied by a 1280 x 800 pixels 217 PPI screen supporting 1080P Full HD video playback. Battery life is fairly good, as it’s been rated at around six hours or more.
Last, but certainly not least, we’ll have to point out that the Huawei MediaPad Android 4.0 ICS tablet and the color MediaPad models will become available in selected markets in the first quarter of 2012, while customers who’ve already opted for the MediaPad owners will receive an OTA Android 4.0 upgrade to their tablets, roughly in the same time frame.
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