Newshot NearLink E1.0 Gets New Features Too! Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 2023 and Other Tablets Receive Support for the NearLink Gaming Dedicated Link Feature
IT Home, November 13 news: At the Huawei nova 16 series and all-scenario new product launch event in early June, He Gang, CEO of Huawei's Terminal BG, introduced a new router product — the Huawei Lingxiao Q7 Powerline Edition (mother-child router). It is equipped with NearLink technology and provides the NearLink Gaming Dedicated Link feature, supporting direct connection with Huawei phones/tablets. Compared with traditional Wi-Fi, it can reduce the game network lag rate.
IT Home noted that the Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 2023 and other models have received the HarmonyOS 7.0.0.111 SP16 version upgrade, which brings the NearLink Gaming Dedicated Link feature — it supports establishing a dedicated connection with Huawei routers that have the NearLink Gaming Dedicated Link capability, based on NearLink connection technology, to improve the smoothness and stability of game performance.
For reference, Huawei's official website shows that the NearLink version supported by the MatePad Pro 13.2 2023 is NearLink E1.0, which means more first-generation NearLink devices will also support this new feature.
It should be noted that the NearLink connection is bound to the Wi-Fi connection (that is, a NearLink connection can only be established with the router corresponding to the connected Wi-Fi). When not connected to Wi-Fi, a NearLink phone cannot connect to a NearLink router.
Further reading: NearLink is a new-generation wireless short-range communication technology independently innovated by China, focusing on reshaping a smooth and stable device connection experience, featuring low latency, high concurrency, high reliability, and anti-interference. Its leading organization is the International NearLink Alliance (full name: International NearLink Alliance Wireless Short-Range Communication Alliance). The alliance was established in September 2020 and is composed of units from various fields such as industry institutions, universities and research institutes, chips, complete vehicles, mobile terminals, and home appliances. In May 2023, it obtained the social organization legal person registration certificate issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and officially became an international industry and standards organization. Regarding the NearLink versions mentioned in the article, according to Huawei's official website, NearLink E1.0 focuses on "discoverable, connectable," ensuring "interconnection and intercommunication" between devices, with typical applications including NearLink mice, NearLink styluses, NearLink game controllers, NearLink cups, etc.; while NearLink E2.0 corresponds to "NearLink Audio," which, on the basis of E1.0 (NearLink connection), adds optimization solutions, protocols, and codecs specially designed to improve sound quality and audio experience, making audio transmission more efficient and clearer, such as the FreeBuds series, FreeClip 2, and other earphone products. The Huawei Lingxiao Q7 Powerline Edition was released on June 1, 2026, at the Huawei nova 16 series and all-scenario new product launch event held in Chengdu. According to the specifications on Huawei's official website, the router supports third-generation Lingxiao PLC networking, Wi-Fi 7+, dual-band seamless roaming, Lingxi Dual Wi-Fi, NearLink Gaming Dedicated Link, and NearLink Bluetooth dual-mode gateway, among other features, with the mother router's theoretical total wireless rate being 3570 Mbps. As for the Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2-inch that received the new feature this time, it was released on September 25, 2023, with an official launch price starting at 5199 yuan, and is Huawei's first product to officially announce NearLink technology. The tablet features a 13.2-inch flexible OLED screen with a resolution of 2880×1920 pixels, ships with HarmonyOS 4, and has an equivalent battery capacity of 10100 mAh (typical value).
Further Reading
NearLink is a new-generation wireless short-range communication technology independently innovated by China, focusing on reshaping a smooth and stable device connection experience, featuring low latency, high concurrency, high reliability, and anti-interference. Its leading organization is the International NearLink Alliance (full name: International NearLink Alliance Wireless Short-Range Communication Alliance). The alliance was established in September 2020 and is composed of units from various fields such as industry institutions, universities and research institutes, chips, complete vehicles, mobile terminals, and home appliances. In May 2023, it obtained the social organization legal person registration certificate issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and officially became an international industry and standards organization.
Regarding the NearLink versions mentioned in the article, according to Huawei's official website, NearLink E1.0 focuses on "discoverable, connectable," ensuring "interconnection and intercommunication" between devices, with typical applications including NearLink mice, NearLink styluses, NearLink game controllers, NearLink cups, etc.; while NearLink E2.0 corresponds to "NearLink Audio," which, on the basis of E1.0 (NearLink connection), adds optimization solutions, protocols, and codecs specially designed to improve sound quality and audio experience, making audio transmission more efficient and clearer, such as the FreeBuds series, FreeClip 2, and other earphone products.
The Huawei Lingxiao Q7 Powerline Edition was released on June 1, 2026, at the Huawei nova 16 series and all-scenario new product launch event held in Chengdu. According to the specifications on Huawei's official website, the router supports third-generation Lingxiao PLC networking, Wi-Fi 7+, dual-band seamless roaming, Lingxi Dual Wi-Fi, NearLink Gaming Dedicated Link, and NearLink Bluetooth dual-mode gateway, among other features, with the mother router's theoretical total wireless rate being 3570 Mbps.
As for the Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2-inch that received the new feature this time, it was released on September 25, 2023, with an official launch price starting at 5199 yuan, and is Huawei's first product to officially announce NearLink technology. The tablet features a 13.2-inch flexible OLED screen with a resolution of 2880×1920 pixels, ships with HarmonyOS 4, and has an equivalent battery capacity of 10100 mAh (typical value).