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Huawei MatePad Air (2023)
Huawei's 11.5-inch MatePad Air (announced May 2023) pairs a 144Hz 2800x1840 LCD with the Snapdragon 888, an 8,300mAh battery with 40W charging and HarmonyOS 3.1 in a 6.4mm, 508g body. China launch price was from 2,889 yuan (8GB+128GB); Malaysia from RM2,799.
Pros
- 11.5-inch 2800x1840 IPS LCD (291 ppi) with adaptive 30-144Hz refresh
- Snapdragon 888 with Adreno 660 GPU
- Slim 6.4mm, 508g body
- 8,300mAh battery with 40W charging
- Four speakers, Wi-Fi 6 and USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
Cons
- 13MP rear and 8MP front cameras are basic
- Wi-Fi only or 4G LTE depending on version; no 5G
- Huawei lists no peak brightness figure
- Snapdragon 888 is a 2021 chipset and HarmonyOS 3.1 shipped without Google services
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei MatePad Air (2023)
Display
- Screen size
- 11.5 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2800x1840
- Pixel density
- 291 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
Battery
- Capacity
- 8,300 mAh
- Charging
- 40 W
Design
- Weight
- 508 g
- Thickness
- 6.4 mm
Camera
- Rear camera
- 13 MP
- Front camera
- 8 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Cellular
- Wi-Fi / 4G LTE
- USB
- USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
Features
- Stylus
- Huawei M-Pencil
- Speakers
- 4 speakers
- Operating system
- HarmonyOS 3.1
Quick answers
Is the Huawei MatePad Air (2023) good in 2026?
The Huawei MatePad Air (2023) earns an Inno Score of 57.7/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Huawei's 11.5-inch MatePad Air (announced May 2023) pairs a 144Hz 2800x1840 LCD with the Snapdragon 888, an 8,300mAh battery with 40W charging and HarmonyOS 3.1 in a 6.4mm, 508g body. China launch price was from 2,889 yuan (8GB+128GB); Malaysia from RM2,799.
What are the key specs of the Huawei MatePad Air (2023)?
Screen size: 11.5 ″ · Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 · Capacity: 8,300 mAh · RAM: 8 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei MatePad Air (2023)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei MatePad 11.5 (2025), iPad Air 13-inch (M2), POCO Pad M1 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
