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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014-02-23 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 271.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 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 | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 is much better than Huawei MediaPad M1, with a 79.3 score against 61.5. Even though the Apple iPad Air 2 and the Huawei MediaPad M1 were released only a couple months apart, the Apple iPad Air 2 body is extremely thinner but also notably heavier than the Huawei MediaPad M1. Apple iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with Android 4.2.2 operating system.
IPad Air 2 counts with a sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a lot better 2048 x 1536px resolution, a larger display and more pixels per inch in the display. Apple iPad Air 2 features just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has lesser and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processor and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. IPad Air 2 features a lot better camera than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the iPad Air 2 also has a back camera with a lot higher 8 MP resolution.
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a 7340mAh battery size against 4800mAh.
IPad Air 2 is way more expensive than the Huawei MediaPad M1, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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