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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 68.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 18.x | HarmonyOS |
| 2025-03-04 | 2024-12-26 |
| 21.76 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Gold and White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 13.2 inches |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Kirin T92 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 10.89 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 10100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025), getting a overall score of 70.4 against 68.8. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) works with HarmonyOS operating system.
Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) has a bit sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a bit larger screen and a way brighter screen. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a bit better CPU than Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025), although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) captures a bit better pictures and videos than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) also counts with a camera in the back with a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) features a bit longer battery performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 10100mAh battery capacity.
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