Huawei Tablets

50Twuncle
50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
Photogenic First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
in Techie Stuff
Are HUAWEI tablets any good ?
My wifes 5 year old Samsung Galaxy 2 is giving up the ghost and needs a replacement
She just plays games and emails on it !

Currys claim that the Mediapad T5 has a 2.36 Mhz 8 core processor - but only 16Gb storage - which should fit the bill perfectly - running Android 8

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/s_action/compare/10185966-10174203.html
Don't worry - won't buy from Currys though...
«1

Comments

  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    Buy one and you will be posting about chinese spys .
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
    Photogenic First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    JJ_Egan wrote: »
    Buy one and you will be posting about chinese spys .


    That did cross my mind !!
  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,853 Forumite
    50Twuncle wrote: »
    That did cross my mind !!


    Are you sure, not just because you were reminded?
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
    Photogenic First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    Inner_Zone wrote: »
    Are you sure, not just because you were reminded?


    No - I am aware that HUAWEI have been accused of spying but don't believe that my wife has any state secrets that matter
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
    Photogenic First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    These tablets come with a non-updatable version of Android 8 called EMUI 5.1 which is their own spying software !
  • steviebabes
    steviebabes Posts: 2,032 Forumite
    Name Dropper Photogenic First Post First Anniversary
    If its only used for games and email an Amazon Fire HD 10 would per fine. Better battery life and can be found much cheaper. No google play store as not pure Android but this can be installed quite simply if required. Lots of free games in the Amazon store.
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
    Photogenic First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    edited 23 February 2019 at 5:18PM
    steviebabes wrote: »
    If its only used for games and email an Amazon Fire HD 10 would per fine. Better battery life and can be found much cheaper. No google play store as not pure Android but this can be installed quite simply if required. Lots of free games in the Amazon store.

    Not MUCH cheaper - similar price around £149
  • unforeseen
    unforeseen Posts: 7,280 Forumite
    First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    50Twuncle wrote: »
    These tablets come with a non-updatable version of Android 8 called EMUI 5.1 which is their own spying software !

    A lot of tablets are not updateable, or can only be updated by one version number of Android. Very few of the mainstream ones have vanilla Android, it tends to be modified by the manufacturer to meet their ends.

    Whose to say that Samsung, Asus or Lenovo don't have spying software in them?

    The only reason that Huawei is in the headlines is because they are Chinese AND a very large part of their manufacturing is geared around providing core equipment for major telecoms systems throughout the world.

    This is more the fact that they are Chinese. 10 years ago MOD were looking for A0 plotters. They would be connected to classified systems. They never actually got them in the end because the chip manufacturers for this type of plotter were based in China or Taiwan and they were worried that they would contain back door code. Paranoia has a long memory
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
    Photogenic First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    unforeseen wrote: »
    A lot of tablets are not updateable, or can only be updated by one version number of Android. Very few of the mainstream ones have vanilla Android, it tends to be modified by the manufacturer to meet their ends.

    Whose to say that Samsung, Asus or Lenovo don't have spying software in them?

    The only reason that Huawei is in the headlines is because they are Chinese AND a very large part of their manufacturing is geared around providing core equipment for major telecoms systems throughout the world.

    This is more the fact that they are Chinese. 10 years ago MOD were looking for A0 plotters. They would be connected to classified systems. They never actually got them in the end because the chip manufacturers for this type of plotter were based in China or Taiwan and they were worried that they would contain back door code. Paranoia has a long memory

    Thanks - ordered one from John Lewis (for extra warranty)
  • unforeseen
    unforeseen Posts: 7,280 Forumite
    First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    I have a Huawei M3 Lite 8". Bought last March. Have had no problems with it. Came with Android 6 and upgraded to 7. Never had a problem with it.
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 343.2K Banking & Borrowing
  • 250.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 449.7K Spending & Discounts
  • 235.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 608K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 173.1K Life & Family
  • 247.9K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 15.9K Discuss & Feedback
  • 15.1K Coronavirus Support Boards