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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-02-23 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 155.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.94 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is much better than Huawei MediaPad M1's 61.5 score. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2 OS. Although the Apple iPad Air 2 and Huawei MediaPad M1 were only released 8 months apart, Apple iPad Air 2's design is noticeably thinner but a lot heavier than Huawei MediaPad M1.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a much better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a much better resolution of 2048 x 1536px, a greater count of pixels per display inch and a larger display. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Apple iPad Air 2 also has a way more mega-pixels camera. IPad Air 2 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 120 GB more internal memory capacity.
IPad Air 2 has a very superior battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a 7340mAh battery size.
IPad Air 2 costs a lot more than the Huawei MediaPad M1, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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