It sounds and feels great, and can be picked up for a very attractive price, but the Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 isn't quite able to mix it with the tablet big boys.

Funky stylus ; Solid design and speakers ; Good battery life

Screen not that high-res ; Finger scanner doesn’t feel handy

It’s not a standard-setter, but this stylus-ready tablet has a few quirky features up its sleeve.

There’s been a bit of drought of new tablets recently so it’s great to see something interesting from Huawei. The MediaPad M2 10.0 has some decent specs for the price, although we’d suggest getting the model with more memory and storage.

I’m slightly torn as to how to judge the Huawei MediaPad M2 10. On one hand, I think it’s a genuinely beautiful device, with a case that enhances the look, rather than being thrown in as an ugly afterthought. I even find the stylus a handy tool for...

What we have in the MediaPad M2 is a premium tablet, made to look the part, and designed to perform the part. The M-Pen takes the functionality up a huge level, and for that alone, this one is worth your money! Also, one word: doodling!

stylish, rigid metal casing ; various configurations ; good software ; decent signal quality in WWAN/WLAN/GPS ; very good cameras for a tablet ; bright Full HD screen ; good performance ; always cool ; decent sound quality ; long battery life

throttling under load ; cracks audibly when twisted ; screen's strong color shifts

Even if the design is not awesomely unique: Huawei's MediaPad is something special. The rigid metal casing is just as compelling as the relatively bright screen, good speakers and battery life. Stylus inputs are possible, the fingerprint scanner can be...