Huawei MatePad Pro 11 review: a balanced tablet for creators, but not only
The MatePad Pro 11 has the luxury of carrying a dual dorsal photo module, as its competitors only have one. Is this a real asset to a product whose format isn’t very practical for everyday shots? I’m not sure, but here Huawei offers a module with wide-angle optics, a 13-megapixel sensor, and an 8-megapixel module with ultra-wide-angle optics.
Main unit: 13 MP, f / 1.8
The tablet comes with honors for what’s due to its main unit, and tablets often struggle on this point. The shots are generally detailed, with fairly accurate colorimetry, although some elements are dulled. However, it fails to perform on Apple’s list, which offers much higher clarity and less smoothness, despite having a less well-defined sensor. We appreciate the fairly well preserved sharpness over the contour of the image.
Unfortunately low light causes more difficulties on the MatePad Pro 11. Between the very large smoothing and the difficulties in managing exposure, it must be admitted that the shots are unusable in the absence of lighting.
Ultra wide angle module: 8 MP, f / 2.2
The MatePad 11 Pro is more generous than average with an 8MP unit with ultra-wide-angle optics. This is an option rarely found on competing models, which allows, at times, to take some shots, which certainly lack detail, but remain legible in good lighting conditions. At night, the image is too blurry to use.
Front and video unit
There’s a 16MP sensor, along with wide-angle (f/2.2) optics on the front of the MatePad Pro 11. It allows you to take decent quality photos, although it tends to smooth out textures and struggles to control exposure. We regret the lack of portrait mode, which is also valid for the back unit of the device. On the video side, the tablet allows you to shoot in 1080p on the front and up to 4K on the back, without stabilization.
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