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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2016-09-29 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is better than Huawei MediaPad M3, getting a 79.3 score against 71.5. IPad Air 2 is an older and noticeably heavier device than the Huawei MediaPad M3, but Apple managed to make it thinner anyway. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit faster processor than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and more cores.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a slightly better display than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a lot worse pixel density, it also counts with a bigger screen. Apple iPad Air 2 has a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M3. They have a camera with an 8 mega pixels.
IPad Air 2 counts with a slightly bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The iPad Air 2 has a way better battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
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