The Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2026) measures 260.9 x 176.8 mm with a thickness of just 6.9 mm and a weight of 499 g, giving it a reasonably slim and manageable form factor for a tablet of its size. A stylus is included in the box, though it does not support tilt sensitivity. The device does not come with a detachable or backlit keyboard, and it offers no rated water resistance. Its total volume comes in at approximately 318.28 cm³.
The tablet features an 11.5″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 2456 x 1600 pixels and a pixel density of 256 ppi, delivering a reasonably sharp visual experience for its size. The panel runs at a 120Hz refresh rate and includes an anti-reflection coating, though it does not support HDR10 or HDR10+, nor does it use branded damage-resistant or sapphire glass. It is not an e-paper display.
The device is powered by the Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980, a 7 nm octa-core SoC configured with 2 x 2.6 GHz, 2 x 1.92 GHz, and 4 x 1.8 GHz cores using big.LITTLE technology, paired with 12GB of RAM running at 2133 MHz across 4 memory channels with a maximum bandwidth of 31.78 GB/s. It offers 256GB of internal storage with no external memory slot, and does not support ECC memory. Graphics are handled by an integrated Mali-G57 GPU clocked at 720 MHz with a turbo mode reaching 750 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 1.2, and up to 2 displays simultaneously. The chip includes integrated LTE, TrustZone security, and full 64-bit support, while the maximum supported memory amount is listed at 8GB.
The main camera shoots at 13 MP and records video at 1080p and 30 fps, with manual controls available for ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance, along with touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during recording, and a built-in HDR mode. It does not include a flash of any kind, and lacks optical image stabilization, burst mode, or panorama shooting in any form. The front camera offers 8 MP resolution without a front-facing flash, rounding out a camera setup that covers the essentials while omitting 3D capture and manual shutter speed control.
Audio output is handled by stereo speakers, and the device includes two microphones for voice capture. There is no 3.5 mm headphone jack and no built-in radio.
The tablet is equipped with a 10100 mAh rechargeable battery that supports fast charging, and a battery level indicator is available on the device. The battery is not removable, and wireless charging is not supported.
The tablet supports Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) alongside Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, with download speeds up to 1400 MBits/s and upload speeds up to 200 MBits/s, while Bluetooth 5 and USB Type-C (USB 2.0) handle additional connectivity. Wired charging runs at 40W, and the device includes an accelerometer, voice commands, camera and microphone privacy options, device position tracking, split-screen support, dark mode, widgets, customizable notifications, sharing intents, multi-user access, a child lock, and a battery health check feature. It does not include a cellular module, 5G, GPS, NFC, HDMI output, Ethernet, a fingerprint scanner, an iris scanner, a gyroscope, a compass, an infrared sensor, or a built-in projector, and it does not support 3D facial recognition or receive direct OS vendor updates.
In Geekbench 5 benchmarks, the device scores 688 in the single-core test and 2407 in the multi-core test, reflecting the processing capability of its octa-core SoC under standardized workloads.
