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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBHuawei MediaPad X2
32 GBGEM-702L
| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 72.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2015-04-07 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 8.78 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 211.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 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 A7 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-T628 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad X2 is a little bit better than Apple iPad Air, having a 72.7 score against 72.6. Huawei MediaPad X2's body is newer, a little thinner and incredibly lighter than the Apple iPad Air. Huawei MediaPad X2 comes with Android 5.0 OS, and Apple iPad Air works with iOS 8.x OS. The Huawei MediaPad X2 has just a bit better performance than iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have a 64-bits processing unit, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also counts with 2 GB more RAM and more processing cores.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 has a bit better looking screen than iPad Air, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little bit worse 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit greater pixel density. The Apple iPad Air shoots better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad X2, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a lot less MP resolution back facing camera.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB and 32 GB internal memory. IPad Air features a superior battery life than Huawei MediaPad X2, because it has a 76 percent greater battery capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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