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Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
Also sold as HUAWEI MatePad Air 12-inch (2025)
Huawei's global MatePad 12 X (2025) pairs a 12-inch 2800x1840 PaperMatte IPS LCD with adaptive refresh up to 144Hz and the Kirin T92B chipset, with 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, a 10,100mAh battery and 66W charging. It runs HarmonyOS 4.3 and launched in Germany at 649 euros for the PaperMatte edition with a Smart Magnetic Keyboard in the box; it succeeds the 2024 model's Kirin T90A.
Pros
- 12-inch 2800x1840 PaperMatte IPS LCD with adaptive 30-144Hz refresh and 1,000-nit typical peak brightness
- 10,100mAh battery that charged fully in about 97 minutes at up to 66W in review testing
- Geekbench 6 scores of about 1,516 single-core and 4,932 multi-core in review testing, roughly 23-24% above the 2024 model
- Slim 5.9mm, 555g all-metal body with a six-speaker audio setup
- Supports the M-Pencil Pro and M-Pencil (3rd generation) styluses, and the European package includes a Smart Magnetic Keyboard
Cons
- HarmonyOS 4.3 ships without Google apps and services, so apps come from AppGallery or sideloading
- Wi-Fi 7 is limited to the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, and Bluetooth is only 5.2
- The 50MP rear camera lacked fine detail in review testing
- No official US availability, and the M-Pencil Pro stylus is sold separately
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
Display
- Screen size
- 12 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2800x1840
- Pixel density
- 280 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,000 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- HiSilicon Kirin T92B
- AnTuTu 11
- 1,321,202Bottom 47%
- AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
- 490,941Top 50%
- AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
- 208,024Bottom 44%
- AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
- 316,890Top 31%
- AnTuTu 11 (UX)
- 305,347Bottom 46%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,516Bottom 47%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,932Top 49%
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB
Battery
- Capacity
- 10,100 mAh
- Charging
- 66 W
Design
- Weight
- 555 g
- Thickness
- 5.9 mm
- Material
- All-metal unibody
Camera
- Rear camera
- 50 MP
- Front camera
- 8 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Cellular
- Wi-Fi only
- USB
- USB-C 3.1 Gen 1
Features
- Stylus
- Huawei M-Pencil Pro, M-Pencil (3rd generation)
- Keyboard support
- Yes
- Speakers
- 6 speakers
- Operating system
- HarmonyOS 4.3
Quick answers
Is the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) good in 2026?
The Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) earns an Inno Score of 68.9/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Huawei's global MatePad 12 X (2025) pairs a 12-inch 2800x1840 PaperMatte IPS LCD with adaptive refresh up to 144Hz and the Kirin T92B chipset, with 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, a 10,100mAh battery and 66W charging. It runs HarmonyOS 4.3 and launched in Germany at 649 euros for the PaperMatte edition with a Smart Magnetic Keyboard in the box; it succeeds the 2024 model's Kirin T90A.
What is the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) AnTuTu score?
The Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) scores 1,321,202 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 490,941, GPU 208,024, Memory 316,890, UX 305,347). That puts it in the top 55% of the 86 AnTuTu 11 results in this category in our database. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 1,516 single-core and 4,932 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)?
Screen size: 12 ″ · Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin T92B · Capacity: 10,100 mAh · RAM: 12 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5, OnePlus Pad 2, vivo Pad5 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
