Huawei Honor WaterPlay is a Waterproof IP67 Tablet with Kirin 659 SoC

It’s quite easy to find smartphone with some level of dust and waterproofness, with many premium smartphone coming with IP67 or IP68 ingress protection rating, and if you search for IP67 / IP68 smartphones on Aliexpress, you’ll get a long list.

Now replace smartphone by tablet, you’ll get a much shorter list, and most are rugged tablets. Huawei has just unveiled Honor Waterplay, that looks more like a normal tablet, and as it’s named implied is waterproof with an IP67 rating.

Huawei Honor WaterPlay “HDN-W09 (WiFi)”  & “HDN-L09 (LTE)” tablets specifications:

  • SoC – Hisilicon/Huawei Kirin 659 octa-core  processor with 4x ARM Cortex A53 @ up to 2.36 GHz, 4x Cortex A53 @ up to 1.7 GHz, ARM Mali-T830 MP2 GPU @ 900 MHz
  • System Memory + Storage
    • HDN-W09 – 3 to 4GB LPDDR3 + 32 to 64 GB eMMC 5.1 flash, micro SD slot up to 256GB
    • HDN-L09 – 4GB LPDDR3 + 64 GB eMMC 5.1 flash, micro SD slot up to 256GB
  • Display – 10.1″ touch screen IPS display with 1920×1200 resolution
  • Audio – 3.5mm audio jack, speaker, microphone
  • Connectivity – Dual band 802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi, GPS
  • Cellular Connectivity (HDN-L09 only)
    • 4G(TD-LTE)/4G(TD-LTE/LTE FDD)/4G(TD-LTE/LTE FDD)
    • 3G(TD-SCDMA)/3G(WCDMA)/ 3G(CDMA)
    • 2G(CDMA)
    • Nano SIM card slot
  • Camera – 8MP front-facing camera, 8MP rear camera with auto focus
  • USB – 1x USB type C port
  • Sensors – Gyro, compass, gravity sensor
  • Battery – 6,660 mAh (typ.)
  • Power Supply – 9V/2A
  • Dimensions – 248 x 173 x 7.8 mm
  • Weight – 465 grams
  • IP Rating – IP67

The tablet runs Android 7.0 with EMUI 5.1 user interface.

Huawei Honor Waterplay has WiFi and LTE models. but there are three variants available with the phone being launched in China:

  • 3GB RAM, 32GB flash, WiFi for CNY 1,999 (~$303)
  • 4GB RAM, 64GB flash, WiFi for CNY 2,399 (~$363)
  • 4GB RAM, 64GB flash, LTE for CNY 2,699 (~$409).

Pre-orders started on Vmall, with the official launch slated for October 24. I’m pretty sure it will soon show up on Aliexpress, GearBest, and other Chinese online store for gloval availability.

Via Liliputing and Myfixguide

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willmore
willmore
6 years ago

Ugg, I need a new tablet, but I don’t want a 10″ one. I’m looking to replace my 2013 Nexus 7. It seems all the good tablets are 10″ and all the 8″ or smaller are junk.

davidlt
davidlt
6 years ago

I kinda like ASUS ZenPad Z8s (sadly Verizon exclusive). It’s 7.9″, 4:3, LTE + GPS for 249 USD. Something like that with LineageOS would be nice. That also has 4xA72 and 4×53.

adem nacakli
adem nacakli
6 years ago

my xiaomi mipad is still running strong he he

Mihail
6 years ago

@willmore
Try the Mediapad M3. It is not IP67 waterproof, but it is a beast of a tablet.

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