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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2014-02-23 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is way better than Huawei MediaPad M1, getting a score of 77.9 against 61.5. Although iPad Air and the Huawei MediaPad M1 were only released with a few months difference, iPad Air's body is way heavier but a little thinner. IPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad M1 comes with Android 4.2.2 OS.
The iPad Air has a better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has 2 lesser and slower cores, and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the iPad Air also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processing unit. IPad Air has a sharper screen than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a larger display, a lot better 1536 x 2048px resolution and a greater pixels number in each inch of display.
Apple iPad Air has a way better camera than Huawei MediaPad M1. Both of them have the same resolution camera, the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality. The iPad Air features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
IPad Air counts with a way better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has an 84 percent more battery size.
IPad Air costs a lot more than the Huawei MediaPad M1, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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