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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2015-07-16 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2020) is a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M2, getting a general score of 71.7 against 65.5. IPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. IPad Air (2020) is a notably newer and much thinner tablet than Huawei MediaPad M2, although it is also noticeably heavier.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a slightly better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has a little bit worse display pixel density, it also counts with a higher 1640 x 2360 resolution, a little bit brighter display and a much larger display. The Huawei MediaPad M2 features a little bit better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air (2020), because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a better performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has 2 less cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a much longer battery performance than iPad Air (2020). The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a lot better camera than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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