The LTE version has been priced at Rs 10,999. The company said that during the pre-order phase, the LTE version will be available at a discounted price of Rs 9,999. The pre-order phase is from September 8 till September 14.

"The tablet is packed with unique features such as the 'facial unlock', a rapid response speed helping users to switch between apps with ease,'' Rishi Kishor Gupta, Vice President, Huawei CBG India said in a statement.

The device is equipped with an 8-inch display and is powered by an advanced Octa-core chipset with 2GB RAM+32GB memory.

The Huawei MatePad T8 comes with optimised operating systems, which means that users can switch between apps and open apps quickly. It also comes with a dark mode.

The tablet runs EMUI10 and comes with four pre-installed apps - a recorder, camera, multimedia and kids painting.

The device houses a 5100mAh battery that aims to give a user 588 hours with the screen off, claiming to deliver 3.5 weeks of battery life.