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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 64.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.1 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2015-07-14 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 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 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 2.5 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M2, getting a overall score of 77.9 against 64.7. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad M2 comes with Android 5.1 OS. The iPad Air is an older and notably heavier tablet device than the Huawei MediaPad M2, but Apple managed to build it a little bit thinner anyway.
IPad Air has a quite superior hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor, a 64 bits processor and a larger number of cores (but slower). Huawei MediaPad M2 has a bit sharper display than iPad Air, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better count of pixels in each screen inch.
The Apple iPad Air features a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Air counts with a very superior battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air features a lot better camera than Huawei MediaPad M2, although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega pixels and a worse (Full HD) video quality.
The iPad Air not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet.
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