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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| HarmonyOS | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2021-07-06 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.69 x 6.26 x 0.28 inches | -- |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Dark Blue and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 280 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.81 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7250mAh Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 8.48 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) is slightly better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), having a general score of 74.8 against 69.6. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) design weights the same than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), but it is extremely thicker. Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) works with HarmonyOS operating system, while iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) has an incredibly better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) and the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) count with similar storage capacity for applications and games, both of them have the same internal storage.
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) has a very superior processing unit than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025). They have 8 CPU cores and a 8 GB RAM memory. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), and although they both have the same video frame rates, a same size diafragm aperture and the same video quality, the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) also has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a bit superior battery performance than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity against 7250mAh.
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