Huawei intros new devices designed for kids

byVikka Abat-Francisco
09/16/2021

Huawei’s Consumer BG is entering the Philippines’ kids smart device market and bringing two highly competitive but safe gadgets for Filipino families, including the Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition and Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro.

In this digital era, people rely on digital channels and electronic devices to complete daily life. Hence, children are already influenced to play with various gadgets and entertainment through electronic devices ever since an early age. This tendency has drastically increased during this past year.

The demand for gadgets for children has increased dramatically during this new normal situation. Even though the demand for children’s gadgets is high, the variety of gadgets for children is extremely low.

Children mostly use their parents’ gadgets, which creates numerous concerns for parents in granting access to gadgets. Huawei understood these issues and did research and development to come up with solutions.

With that, Huawei officially launches MatePad T 8 Kids Edition, a tablet specifically made for children, packed with features to ensure a safe & healthy digital experience.

George Li, Country Head Huawei CBG Philippines said, “Huawei oversees the current challenge of the digitalized world and commits to bringing innovation in every development of Huawei products that are smart and problem-solving. We’re proud to introduce the Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition and Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro that will bring fun and education all wrapped in a safe and adorable device and will be a perfect companion for parents and their children. ”

Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition, the ultimate safe and eye protection tablet for children

The Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition, designed with children’s education and healthy development in mind.

Available in an 8-inch variant, this latest addition to the Huawei MatePad T Series comprises beautiful tablets that are specifically designed for children aged 3-8. They offer everything a child loves, including an adorable Kids Case, stylus pen, and the Kids Corner default app that is pre-loaded with child-friendly content.

The Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition comes with a beautiful Kids Case made from environmentally safe silicone, offering all-around protection for both the device and your child. Consisting of a blue shell and cute green grips, it is comfortable and enjoyable to hold for small hands. The tablets also feature curved backs, giving them a delicate and rounded grip.

Ultra-slim bezels result in an immersive visual experience, with a bright blue stylus pen to match your child’s inquisitive mind.

The stylus pen offers a more interactive experience for kids by enabling them to draw finer pictures on the tablet, as well as to enjoy themselves to the fullest when playing touchscreen games.

Both the Kids Case and the stylus pen meet the European Standards on the Safety of Toys and pass the Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS), so parents can confidently allow their children to enjoy the accessories.

The Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition boasts numerous safety features, giving parents the ultimate peace of mind. Parents can manage time spent, apps used, and other viewable content on Kids Corner, allowing them to set multiple designated time limit intervals throughout the day.

For example, parents can set it so that their child can use the tablet for a maximum of 20 minutes after school between 5 pm to 6 pm, or after dinner between 7 pm and 9 pm.

They can also apply different settings for the weekday versus the weekend so that the tablet brings the perfect balance between study and play. In Kid’s Profile, parents can also gain access to their children’s usage records, allowing them to log their children’s usage time and see the apps used over any given period.

The Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition leverages the power of technology to protect children’s eyesight. A built-in color adjustment module intelligently adjusts the content on the display, offering a discrete eye protection mode. With help from an ambient light sensor, the tablet also enables multi-layered eye protection for your child’s eyes.

Huawei tablets are equipped with a built-in gravity sensor that can determine whether the user is lying flat, with prompts to encourage them to adjust their posture accordingly.

There is even an algorithm that detects when the tablet is shaking (such as when the user is using the tablet while walking or in a car), which can remind your child to use it in a stable state, therefore developing better eye habits.

Furthermore, when the eBook mode is enabled, the tablet automatically adjusts the contrast, brightness, sharpness, saturation, color temperature, grayscale and other parameters on the display to offer a quality reading experience that closely resembles that of reading a physical book. The Bumpy Road Alerts, Posture Alerts, eBook mode, and more can all be toggled on and off in Kids Corner.

The Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition comes pre-installed with a wealth of rich educational content, making it the perfect tablet companion for children as they grow. For Kids Corner, Huawei has partnered with BabyBus and Azoomee, two of the leading educational developers creating apps for children.

The Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition, therefore, comes with a free three-month membership to Baby Panda World, and a free one-year membership to Azoomee. With a constant stream of updated content, these apps allow children to keep learning, and have fun while doing it!

BabyBus apps: Baby Panda Care, Daily Habits, Baby Panda’s Hospital, Magic Numbers, Little Panda’s Dream Castle, Where Do Babies Come From?, Ice Cream Bar Factory, Healthy Eater, Talking Baby Panda, Earthquake Safety, Little Panda: Pony Care Club, and more!
Talking Tom apps: My Talking Tom, My Talking Tom 2, My Talking Angela, My Talking Angela 2, My Talking Tom Friends, Talking Tom Gold Run, and more!
GoKids! apps:Truck games for kids – build a house, car wash, Colors for Kids, Toddlers, Babies – Learning Game, Learn colors and shapes, 123 numbers for kids, and more!
Other apps your kids will love: TV® – Safe Streaming™, Coco-Melons Videos Collections, Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus, Kahoot! Play & Create Quizzes, Learn Korean, Learn Japanese, Chinese – LingoDeer, Lingokids – English for Kids, and more!

This premium kids tablet comes with the third-largest app distribution service in the world, AppGallery; and mobile search engine Petal Search. AppGallery is the place to discover more Apps, Educational tools, and Games. Enjoy exclusive content and free welcome Gifts, special in-game events, competitions, prize draws, and rewards only for AppGallery users. The Petal Search app, on the other hand, brings an alternative search experience that aggregates information, delivering the most relevant results for users to enable them to fully personalize and manage their tablet experience.

Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro: A Safe and Healthy Companion throughout your Kids’ Growth

The Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro, featuring a vibrant and fluid design and integrating technology and premium materials to offer kids a fun and educational experience. From the technologically advanced hardware setup to the thoughtful and practical software applications, Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro aims to be a unique watch that will accompany kids to keep them safe and healthy and help them to enjoy exploring the world.

Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro includes features like Huawei’s own self-developed network positioning services intelligently obtain the optimal location accuracy.

Thanks to the GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, A-GPS, WLAN positioning, base station positioning, indoor positioning, accelerometer-assisted positioning, and SOS camera-assisted positioning, Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro can accurately record location every 120 seconds. Parents will also receive notifications when their kids leave or enter the Safe Zone.

At the same time, the privacy framework of Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro is designed with reference to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enabling strict data encryption and privacy protection for kids.

In addition, with the 5MP front camera, the Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro supports HD video calls using Huawei MeeTime[ Huawei MeeTime is available in selected countries or regions.]. Users can make HD video or voice calls on the Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro with contacts that own Huawei devices, such as phones, visions, and tablets.

Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro is equipped with a 5ATM water-resistant design[3 Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro meets the requirements of ISO 22810:2010 and 5ATM, and the waterproof is up to 50 meters. It can be used in shallow water activities such as swimming pools or seaside swimming. It is not suitable for scuba diving, diving, hot showers, hot springs, saunas, and other wading or deep-water activities under high-speed water flow.

After using it in seawater, it is recommended to rinse with clean water, wipe dry, and use the drainage feature. Particularly, the buttons have a waterproof enclosure design that has passed strict waterproof tests. It is water-resistant up to 50 meters.

The Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro also provides a counting feature and one-min activity challenge for skipping rope, free skipping rope, and sit-ups. In addition, the smartwatch can track users’ steps and provide a ranking which is helpful for kids to challenge themselves when they exercise.

From the technologically advanced hardware setup to the thoughtful and practical software applications, Huawei Watch Kids 4 Pro aims to be a unique watch that will accompany a child to keep them safe and healthy and help them to enjoy exploring the world.

Price and Availability

Huawei MatePad T8 Kids Edition retails at PhP 8,999. For the first or initial sale offer of the Huawei Mate Pad T 8 Kids Edition starting September 24 until October 1, 2021 via online Huawei Store, the following freebies worth PhP 8,996 pesos will be bundled with your Huawei MatePad T 8 Kids Edition, and they include the: