Huawei Ties Double 11 MatePad, MateBook Discounts to Education, State Subsidies

For heavy office and creative work, Huawei is promoting the MatePad Pro series. Leiphone reported that the series supports nearly 400 native PC applications; the MatePad Pro Max and MatePad Pro 12-inch have added more than 130 such apps, and free multi-window supports more than 100 PC apps. AI office tools can help organize materials and draft documents, while CAJ Viewer, a mind-mapping app and WPS Office cover reading, mapping and report editing, according to the report. The MatePad Pro 12-inch soft-light edition has a 3K flexible OLED display and supports the M-Pencil Pro3. Its HarmonyOS dual desktop offers a tablet desktop for touch and handwriting and a PC desktop for editing documents, with PC-style file management, right-click menus and free multi-window. Purchases come with a limited-time discount of up to 1,000 yuan, stackable with education discounts, the state subsidy and online interest-free installments.

The new Huawei MatePad Air is positioned for mobile office. It weighs 509g and is 5.3mm thick, with a 12-inch 2.8K OLED display that reaches a peak brightness of 2,000 nits, according to Leiphone. Free multi-window allows multiple tasks, and AI features such as Xiaoyi meeting notes and Xiaoyi research tools are designed to help with meeting records and information gathering. The tablet is offered with a 700 yuan limited-time discount, plus a 150 yuan education discount and the 15% state subsidy.

For paperless study, Huawei recommends the MatePad Air Z, which has a 12-inch 2.8K screen and an optional soft-light version. Huawei Notes can import PDFs and annotate key points, and Xiaoyi meeting notes can help organize study content, Leiphone reported. The model has a 200 yuan limited-time discount, plus a 150 yuan education discount and the 15% state subsidy. For primary and secondary school students, the MatePad 11.5 HarmonyOS refresh edition has an 11.5-inch 2.5K 120Hz screen and a minor mode to manage apps and usage time. It has a limited-time discount of up to 400 yuan and an online price starting at 1,785 yuan after education discounts and the state subsidy.

Huawei is also promoting MateBook laptops. The MateBook 14 HarmonyOS edition has a 2.8K OLED touchscreen, a 70Wh rated battery and up to about 21 hours of local 1080p video playback in lab tests, according to Leiphone. AI tools can help search for information, generate reports and analyze exercises. It comes with a 300 yuan education discount and the state subsidy. The MateBook Pro S weighs 798g and is 11.9mm thick, with an optional 3.1K privacy screen. It supports offline meeting notes, and its research tools can invite multiple industry-expert agents to analyze different angles, the report said. It carries a 500 yuan education discount.

Editor's Summary

Huawei's Double 11 campaign bundles limited-time price cuts on MatePad and MateBook devices with education discounts and a 15% state subsidy. The offers cover models from the MatePad Pro to the MatePad 11.5 and the MateBook 14 and MateBook Pro S. Some policies run until Nov. 14, with subsidy quotas limited.