This tablet good for great for reading , battery life excellent , calling not sure but better get handsfree it would be a challenge holding this device when calling for a long hour.Under good lighting camera is good on low light like indoor not so great.Smoothness is good unless you come from Nexus @ Apple products.

Z3 Compact Tablet would win hands down on spec alone.Front facing speaker. Waterproof and Android upgrade. Huawei kinda just leave their devices software behind.

You gonna treat it as phablet @ tablet? If phablet get X1 if tablet get Z3cT

Act like a phone and a tablet like for reading. But Z3 Tablet only have 8MP and I heard the camera wasn't acting good. I know the spec of Z3 tablet is much more better than X1, but X1 have it's own advantage also.

I am thinking of buying this phablet, but I prefer tablet mode, does it come in native or need to "hack" it?

Native KitKat now or need to upgrade it ourself?

any chance of Huawei upgrade it to Lollipop later?

Anyone selling or can help to point me to a good seller?

appreciate the guide, tks.

This post has been edited by MBC270cdi: Nov 7 2014, 12:50 AM

Greetings fellow Mediapad X1 users,
I'm a fairly new user here from Saudi Arabia. I knew about the device when I was "summering" in Malaysia. Then bought it here in Saudi Arabia around late September.

I was nothing less than amazed by the efficiency of this device. The flexibility and the technology.. it seemed as though the phablet understood me right away.

I didn't and still don't understand the point in omitting the FM radio since I was eagerly hoping for it to be present.
But overall.. I'm in love with it.

The system was on B003 I'm guessing the one directed to the middle east market. Sadly I can't find the firmware file nowhere online not even on the Huawei portal site itself (talk about efficient support).
I tried upgrading to kitkat.. but the fact that I'm suddenly forced to suffer from a 400 dpi was a big issue for me, even though I tried tolerating it. It just didn't seem as "classy".. made the phablet look like a cheap oversized phone.
That plus I actually noticed the whole experience became very laggy and buggy. Not at all smoother than on B003 JellyBean. The B003 even scored higher on average on antutu (27000+) than any other Rom did (21000+).
I know for certain that the phablet started behaving STRICTLY as a phone. This was clearly evident through Swype Keyboard. Since it has two different layouts for tablets and phones and I'm familiar with both. On all B007, B008 and even on B102 I've faced the same issues. That plus the WiFi signal drop issue as well.

I was left deeply disappointed. Even more right now since I can't see no updates to mention.
I've gone back to the Western European B003 since its the closest to the middle eastern one and I can't find that one, unfortunately.
Sadly enough.. I have to live with the bugs in this firmware.. most annoyingly the apps closing completely after turning off the screen for a long time even though the apps should be "protected". This means I can be sent a message on kik or WhatsApp but I'd never know unless I manually open the app every one and then.

I'm truly hoping a "redesigned" and improved kitkat update rolls out, which I highly doubt. Or to find a way not to let the phone act strictly as a phone... or evenr that a lollipop update rolls out soon and improves over all previous roms

Phone or tablet mode depends on the dpi. The earlier 4.2.2 ROMs on 320dpi could maintain tablet mode. There is a beta ROM floating around in XDA that is supposed to be 4.4.2 on 320dpi. Somebody can try that.


Hi welcome.

This thread really has lots of international participation. I guess this is due to the lack of other avenues globally for this wonderful device, and this thread seems to be the most active one for the X1.

I think one perspective is that whatever software version it is, being stuck on "older" software does not make it any less functional.

Assuming Android L doesn't come the the X1, it does not make it a worse device. All functions are still present. At worst, some conveniences may be missing or in reduced functionality.

One of the groups to watch are the Russians, as they have an active modding community. Once Huawei releases the kernel sources for this SoC, there should be custom ROMs coming.

I got my original Mediapad modded to 4.2.2 by ONE single Russian dev.

We can all hope.

Hi all,
Presenting myself from Portugal - decided to give this device a GO mainly for price (299 USD$) / specs / reviews it should arrive within a week, so I'm catching up info. I'm pretty used to Nexus devices, so I hope won't be disappointed customising it. Best Forum on device I've found, good work. Cheers

wow Portugal conquered Malacca in Malaysia in 1511 - more than 500 years ago - there are still Portuguese descendants in Malacca

bem-vindo joliv

Thanks for the Welcome. Yes, long time ago, long story

Thank you very much for the compliment.

Bienvenido (I hope that's correct)

If you compare this to a Nexus, you will have some disappointment.

However, as I said, the perspective is whether you are disappointed because it doesn't do what it is supposed to do, or because you can't flash the latest ROM.

It does what it is supposed to do EXCELLENTLY.

Big screen, 1900 x 1200, 2Gb RAM, 16Gb ROM, expandable up to 128Gb sdcard, 5000mah battery that lasts one whole day of use.

Mostly I use it to tether my other phones to save on my data plan, and it lasts AT LEAST 6 hours doing this with some browsing, Clash of Clans, and a few calls.

Is the B008 Malaysia firmware support "Tablet" mode? Or just plain "phone" mode? (currently on B007 Taiwan version, wish to have tablet mode). Tks for advice.

Nope it will be phone mode.Example YouTube will be in phone mode.Most apps will recognize it as phone not tablet. Even CoC recognize it as phone.

do anybody use huawei mediapad youth 2? is it good?

This is meant to be used as a phone and tablet second : is a phablet

I prefer tablet mode though with this big screen. Just my personal preference.

Hope we get lollipop it looks great on tablet.

hi! new here. just got my X1. before i set it up is it advisable to update mine to kitkat? i have the 7D-501L version. thanks

Yes, so you don't have to go through setting up your stuff again.

Welcome.

Do register yourself via the form in post 2.

what is the difference between Germany's B102, Taiwan's B007 and Malaysia's B008? and which one do you recommend?

Someone on XDA did a test, but results are mixed. I'd suggest you stick with the Malaysia B008. I take it you are familiar with ROM flashing?

i am familiar with flashing. i used to have HTC one X. i've been reading here before i bought my x1. i'm from Philippines, and my x1 says it is up to date. will there be any issues if i flash firmware from different regions?

No major issues that I know of. You might just get some minor wifi issues.