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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| HarmonyOS | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2021-07-06 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.69 x 6.26 x 0.28 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Dark Blue and White | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 280 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7250mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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) has an overall score of 74.8, which is just a bit better than the iPad Air (2020)'s score of 71.7. Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) counts with HarmonyOS operating system, and iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system. Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021)'s construction has the same weight than iPad Air (2020), but it's somewhat thicker.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a little bit better looking display than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), because although it has a just a bit less pixels per screen inch and a bit worse resolution of 1640 x 2360, it also counts with a little larger display. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) features a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air (2020) has a little better hardware performance than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), because although it has a lower number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. IPad Air (2020) counts with a lot better camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), and although they both have the same video frame rate, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same video definition, the iPad Air (2020) also has a lot more mega pixels camera.
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) has a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
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