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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 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 |
| 21.76 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.6 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| -- | 240 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 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 | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 10.08 | 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 is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), getting a 76.3 score against 70.4. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with HarmonyOS operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a really superior processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). Both of them have 8 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has as much storage capacity for apps and games as the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes way better videos and photos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a lower (4K) video definition and a back camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, they both have the same camera aperture. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has just a bit longer battery life than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity.
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