Unlike some tablets announced earlier in the year, the MediaPad 10's specs--which have remained unchanged since the --hold up well competitively even as we near the mid-year point.

Its rear-facing camera got an upgrade from 5 megapixels to 8 megapixels. And Huawei's build of Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) showed several useful enhancements, such as the settings shortcut and a lock-screen ring so you can more easily jump to an action.

Unfortunately, though, we still don't know anything about U.S. pricing or availability. Huawei said to look for the MediaPad 10 in the second- or third-quarter of this year, and didn't reveal anything about what it expects to sell it for. Huawei did reveal that it will be focusing on partnerships with carriers, which means we may not see a Wi-Fi-only varietal of MediaPad in the States.