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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| HarmonyOS | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2021-07-06 | 2025-03-04 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | -- |
| 21.48 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 240 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 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 | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 8.03 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is slightly better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a general score of 76.3 against 70.4. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 works with HarmonyOS operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). They have the same number of cores and 8 GB of RAM.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a much sharper display than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has as much storage capacity to install applications and games as Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, both have equal internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures way better photographs and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a lesser megapixels resolution camera in the back and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, they both have a F1.8 aperture. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a bit better battery performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 4 percent larger battery capacity.
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