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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x | HarmonyOS |
| 2014-10-16 | 2024-09-13 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 10.68 x 7.19 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.2 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2800 x 1840 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 275 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2000 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Kirin 9000S (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Maleoon 910 MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 10100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is slightly better than the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)'s overall score of 73.3. Apple iPad Air 2's design is somewhat lighter than the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), although it is just a little bit thicker and was released 10 years before. The Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) comes with HarmonyOS OS.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better performing CPU than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) counts with a little sharper display than iPad Air 2, because it has a higher resolution of 1840 x 2800px, a quite better pixel density and a larger screen.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a back-facing camera with a much better 13 mega-pixels resolution and a way bigger aperture for better images in poorly lited environments. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than iPad Air 2, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 2, because it has 10100mAh of battery capacity against 7340mAh.
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