HUAWEI has confirmed that the compact MatePad Mini is coming to the Philippines, opening a presale that runs until July 6 ahead of full availability. First announced in China last September and later launched in markets like Malaysia, the 8.8-inch tablet is one of the slimmest OLED slates around, and HUAWEI Philippines has now locked in local specs and a presale offer, as reported by Unbox PH on July 2, 2026.
Key Takeaways
- The HUAWEI MatePad Mini is officially coming to the Philippines, with a presale until July 6.
- Presale buyers pay a ₱500 deposit and get ₱500 off, plus a bundled M-Pencil Pro and Folio Cover.
- The PH unit ships with 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, in a Spruce Green colorway.
- It packs an 8.8-inch PaperMatte OLED (2560x1600, 120Hz, up to 1,800 nits) in a 5.2mm-thin body.
- It runs a Kirin 9010B chip with a 6,400mAh battery and 66W wired charging.
A tiny tablet built around its screen
The MatePad Mini's calling card is its 8.8-inch PaperMatte OLED display, a matte, anti-glare panel with a 2560x1600 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1,800 nits of peak brightness, and 10-bit color. HUAWEI has packed it into a body just 5.2mm thin, with unusually slim bezels for a tablet of this size. Malaysian outlet SoyaCincau, which covered the tablet's regional launch at RM2,199 (around ₱32,000), highlights the same paper-like OLED, a roughly 92% screen-to-body ratio, and a slim aerospace-grade build weighing about 260g. It is a size and format Apple has largely left alone, positioning the MatePad Mini as a rare premium small-screen alternative to the iPad mini.
Specs and software
Inside is a Kirin 9010B processor paired, in the Philippine configuration, with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. There is a 6,400mAh battery with 66W wired charging, a dual rear camera setup (50-megapixel main plus an 8-megapixel ultrawide), and a 32-megapixel front camera. Rounding it out are stereo speakers, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and HarmonyOS 4.3 out of the box. The bundled M-Pencil Pro and Folio Cover in the presale underline HUAWEI's productivity-and-note-taking pitch, leaning on the PaperMatte screen's paper-like feel for writing and sketching.
