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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 18.x | HarmonyOS |
| 2025-03-12 | 2021-07-06 |
| -- | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.6 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| -- | 240 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 8.72 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a score of 76.3, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s general score of 69.6. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with HarmonyOS OS, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much sharper screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a bit bigger screen.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) feature very similar storage to install applications and games, they have equal internal memory capacity. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a way better performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025). They have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with improved battery performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity instead of 7606mAh. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures greater photos and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a back facing camera with less megapixels and a lower video resolution, they both have the same camera aperture.
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