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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 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 a little bit better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a global score of 76.3 against 70.4. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with HarmonyOS operating system, and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a much better processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). Both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures a lot better photographs and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a less mega pixels resolution back camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, they both have the same diafragm aperture.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has as much storage capacity to store more games and applications as the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a bit superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 4 percent greater battery capacity.
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