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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| HarmonyOS | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2021-07-06 | 2024-05-07 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 240 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.03 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a general score of 76.3, which is just a bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s 71.3 general score. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 comes with HarmonyOS OS, and iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 body is just a little lighter than the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it is just a bit thicker and was released 3 years before.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a bit better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a little bit smaller display, a bit worse 1600 x 2560 resolution and a just a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch of display. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s memory for games and applications is very similar to Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6's one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a much better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). They have a 8 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a slightly better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 also has a better resolution camera in the back.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a very superior battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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