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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| HarmonyOS | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2021-07-06 | 2020-10-16 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 240 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 slightly better than iPad Air (2020)'s 71.7 overall score. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is an extremely heavier and just a little thicker device than iPad Air (2020). The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 works with HarmonyOS OS, while iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS.
IPad Air (2020) has just a bit better screen than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels, it also counts with a little higher display density. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a much better storage for games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a much longer battery performance than Apple iPad Air (2020). The iPad Air (2020) has a greater camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a worse 3840x2160 video quality and a back-facing camera with less mega-pixels, they both have a same size aperture.
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