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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| HarmonyOS | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2021-07-06 | 2025-03-12 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | -- |
| 21.48 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 240 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 3.7 |
| 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 | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 8.72 |
| 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 just a bit better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), having a overall score of 76.3 against 69.6. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has HarmonyOS OS, and iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a much better performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025). Both of them have 8 processing cores and 8 GB of RAM.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much better looking screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a little larger display. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a lower (4K) video definition and a lower resolution back-facing camera, they both have a same size aperture.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 count with similar storage to install games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has greater battery life than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity instead of 7606mAh.
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