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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x | HarmonyOS |
| 2014-10-16 | 2021-07-06 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 8.56 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is just a bit better than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, getting a 79.3 score against 76.3. IPad Air 2 is an noticeably older tablet than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, but it's a bit thinner and incredibly lighter anyway. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 works with HarmonyOS OS.
IPad Air 2 has a better display than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display. IPad Air 2 and Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 feature really similar memory capacity to store more apps and games, both have the same 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a more powerful processor than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a really longer battery performance than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a 37% more battery capacity.
The iPad Air 2 has a bit better camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a back camera with lot less mega-pixels, a lot lower video quality and a lot smaller camera aperture.
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