Huawei?s Matepad Paper convinced me that e-ink and Android aren?t a good fi

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Huawei?s Matepad Paper convinced me that e-ink and Android aren?t a good fit



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When it was first introduced at Mobile World Congress 2022, the Huawei Matepad Paper intrigued me a lot. An e-reader with an e-ink display perfectly suitable for outdoor and indoor reading, a pencil to sketch or jot down all the thoughts that come to my mind, and support for third-party Android apps? Sign me up right away.

I?ve spent the last few weeks with a Huawei Matepad Paper in hand and, in real life, the combination of an e-ink reader and a pseudo-tablet is leaving me a little underwhelmed. The idea is great in theory, but the technology isn?t there yet in reality. Part of it is Huawei?s software limitations, the other part is due to the very nature of e-ink displays.



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