While the entirety of Huawei's presentation at Mobile World Congress was devoted to their intriguing new wearables, today is also the public debut of their new tablet/phablet, the MediaPad X2. The 7" device has an attractive metal construction, full HD screen, and all the connectivity you'd expect out of a high-end phone.

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As it appears, that is indeed an aluminum unibody that looks similar to a speakerless HTC One. At just 7.18mm, it is also incredibly thin for how large it is. Huawei hopes you'll be able to use it one-handed, which is probably too optimistic.

The eight-core, 64-bit CPU by HiSilicon is no slouch, either, showing that Huawei isn't aiming for the mid-range with this device. Here are the full specs:

Specs

Size 183.5mm x 103.9mm x 7.18mm (HxWxD)
Weight 239g
Display 7", 1920 x 1200 FHD IPS LTPS, 323 ppi, 450 nits
CPU 2.0 GHz Kirin 930 64-bit octa-core CPU, 4 x 2.0 GHz, 4 x 1.5 GHz
GPU Mali-T628, i3 co-processor
RAM 2GB-3GB (varies by model)
Storage 16GB-32GB (varies by model)
MicroSD Yes, expandable to 128GB
Connectivity LTE Cat6, DC-HSDPA+, Dual 4G SIM, Dual-antenna Wi-Fi a/b/g/n 2.4/5GHz, Bluetooth 4.0
Charging port MicroUSB
GPS Yes
Sensors Ambient light, Accelerometer, Proximity, Gyroscope
Cameras 13MP BSI rear-facing, 5MP front-facing
Battery 5000 mAh lithium polymer
OS Android 5.0, EMUI 3.0

There certainly isn't much in the way of shortcomings with this device. With that said, US availability seems unlikely. Huawei hasn't specifically addressed it, but this probably won't be coming stateside, especially given its cellular connectivity.