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Apple iPad Air 2
16 GBHuawei MediaPad X2
16 GBGEM-702L
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2015-04-07 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 8.78 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 231.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-T628 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 6.93 |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a score of 74.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad X2's global score of 70.4. Although Apple iPad Air 2 and the Huawei MediaPad X2 were only released with a few months difference, the Apple iPad Air 2 construction is thinner but also much heavier than the Huawei MediaPad X2. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with Android 5.0 OS.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 features a slightly better display than iPad Air 2, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1200 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel density. The Huawei MediaPad X2 has much more memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 128 GB.
Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with a bit faster CPU than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64-bits processing unit and 2 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has a greater number of cores. The iPad Air 2 has a very superior battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad X2, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity.
IPad Air 2 features a very superior camera than Huawei MediaPad X2, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video quality and a back-facing camera with way less MP.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad Air 2 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an obvious call.
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