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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS |
| 2019-03-18 | 2021-07-06 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 9.04 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) is much better than the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, having a global score of 85.9 against 76.3. Although the Apple iPad Air (2019) is notably older than the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, it's body is incredibly lighter and a little thinner. IPad Air (2019) features a little sharper screen than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1668 x 2224 and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixel density.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because it has more internal storage. IPad Air (2019) features a bit better processing unit than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has 5 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPad Air (2019) takes much better pictures and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a camera in the back with a lot lower resolution, a much smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting images and/or video in low-light environments and a lot lower 1920x1080 video definition.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has better battery duration than iPad Air (2019), because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity against 8134mAh.
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