Tablet News

Honor is reportedly preparing a compact WIN Pad gaming tablet for an October debut alongside its WIN 2 phone lineup. The tablet is said to use a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, a high-refresh-rate OLED display, and an integrated fan, but without a 5G version.

Google’s new Googlebook category arrives in the U.S. on October 4, pairing Googlebook OS with Android 17 phone integration, Gemini features, and hardware from Acer, ASUS, Dell XPS, HP, and Lenovo. Prices start at $899.

Teclast’s new T60Mini targets mobile use with an 8.8-inch 90Hz display, dual-SIM 4G LTE, dual-frequency GPS, and Android 17. It is on sale in Asia, while U.S. availability and pricing have not been confirmed.

An unofficial eligibility estimate points to One UI 9.5 support for Samsung tablets beginning with the Galaxy Tab S9 FE series, alongside newer Tab S, rugged Tab Active, Galaxy S, Galaxy Z, and Galaxy A devices. Samsung has not confirmed the rollout.

A leak points to a Huawei wide-screen photography-focused flagship for the first half of 2027, potentially under the Pura 100 name. Its design, hardware, pricing, and U.S. availability remain unconfirmed.

HONOR’s EMEA tablet shipments rose 25.2% year over year in Q2 2026, lifting its share from 5.5% to 7.7% while the regional Android tablet market declined 10.5%, according to IDC.

Samsung held 22% of global smartphone shipments in the first half of 2026, narrowly ahead of Apple at 21%, according to Counterpoint Research. The figures also point to a market increasingly concentrated around the largest brands.

Leaked specification sheets suggest Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S12+ could prioritize a lighter, larger-screen design and battery capacity over the quad-speaker and dual-camera setup of the Tab S10+. The Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, meanwhile, appears to be a much narrower refresh centered on a new MediaTek chip.

An unconfirmed report puts Huawei Pura X View activations at roughly 282,000 in its first five days in China, lending momentum to the company’s unusually wide, non-folding phone design.

BOOX has introduced three Android 16 E Ink devices: the phone-shaped Palma 3 reader, the 10.3-inch Note Air6 C color note-taking tablet, and the more compact 8.52-inch Note Mini C.