Huawei unveils the MediaPad X2 - ultra-compact 7-incher with a 5,000mAh battery inside

Last year, Huawei unveiled its MediaPad X1, a compact 7" tablet that boasted telephony functions (a rare sight for tablets). Today, at MWC 2015, the manufacturer is introducing the Mediapad X2, a new member to its tablet lineup that bears a fair amount of upgrades over the MediaPad X1.

The new slate clocks is just 7.28mm thin and comes with a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels which covers more than 80% of the device's front. The MediaPad X2 boasts an "ultra" octa-core, 64-bit Kirin 930 chipset clocked in at 2.0Ghz. The 13MP camera at the back boasts a dedicated ...