Huawei’s MatePad Pro Max leads Bangkok launch as tablets, wearables take focus

Huawei used its latest global product launch in Bangkok to put a new flagship tablet at the center of its consumer hardware push, unveiling the MatePad Pro Max alongside new wearables and the Nova 15 Max smartphone.

The company announced the products at its “Now Is Your Spark” global launch event in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 7. The lineup reflects Huawei’s continued emphasis on an ecosystem of connected consumer devices, spanning mobile productivity, fitness tracking, sport-focused wearables, premium smartwatches, children’s devices, and youth-focused smartphones.

The MatePad Pro Max was the clearest headline product from the launch. Huawei is pitching the device as a flagship tablet that combines portability, display quality, and productivity features in a thin body. Measuring 13.2 inches, the standard model weighs 499 grams, while the PaperMatte edition weighs 509 grams. Both are listed at 4.7 millimeters thick. Huawei attributed the design to what it calls its Cloud Falcon architecture, a component layout and internal stacking approach intended to maximize space inside the chassis.

Huawei emphasized durability despite the slim chassis. The company said the MatePad Pro Max uses an aluminum alloy case, an internal load bearing beam, and reinforced mortise-and-tenon connections. It added that the structure improves bending resistance by 60% compared with last year’s 13.2-inch Huawei MatePad Pro.

The tablet uses a 3K flexible OLED display with a 3.55-millimeter bezel and a claimed 94% screen-to-body ratio. Huawei said it applied a high-precision, nano-level etching process to the flexible panel to improve screen clarity while preserving anti-glare and eye-comfort characteristics.

Beyond design and display, Huawei is positioning the MatePad Pro Max as a productivity device suited for creative work. The tablet is said to deliver up to 20% higher overall performance and 30% better heat dissipation than the preceding MatePad Pro. It also includes a six-speaker crossover system, a 10,400 milliampere-hour high-silicon anode battery rated for up to 14.5 hours of local video playback under Huawei lab conditions, and a 50-megapixel rear camera paired with Huawei’s “true-to-color” camera system.

Huawei also announced several other products in Bangkok:

The launch comes as tablets and wearables remain active consumer hardware categories. According to IDC, global tablet shipments rose 5% year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 151.9 million units, while global wearable shipments grew 9.1% to 611.5 million units. Huawei saw 4.9% YoY growth in tablets over the same period, largely in line with the broader market. In wearables, it recorded 21.7% YoY growth, shipping 25.5 million units last year.

The Bangkok launch appears aimed at further inroads in both categories. The MatePad Pro Max gives Huawei a thinner, lighter entrant in the premium tablet segment, while the new watches extend its smartwatch lineup across fitness, running, luxury design, and children’s use cases.