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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| HarmonyOS | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2021-07-06 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 240 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 has a global score of 76.3, which is better than Apple iPad 9.7-inch's 65.4 overall score. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a much newer and somewhat thinner tablet than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, but it's much heavier. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 comes with HarmonyOS OS, and Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with iOS 13.x OS.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a superior performance than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a little more vivid display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a bigger display.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch captures clearer pictures and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a back facing camera with a lot lower resolution, a much tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking images and/or video in low-light situations and a lot lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with just a little better battery duration than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity.
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