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| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 5.1 | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-07-14 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| $ 285.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 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 |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.5 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a score of 77.1, which is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M2's global score of 64.7. Apple iPad Air 2's body is noticeably thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M2, but it is heavier and was released about 9 months before. Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 OS.
The iPad Air 2 features a bit superior processor than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a little more vivid screen than iPad Air 2, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels quantity per inch in the screen.
The Apple iPad Air 2 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both have the same video frame rates, a same resolution camera in the back and the same (Full HD) video quality. The Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a bit bigger storage to install games and applications than iPad Air 2, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
IPad Air 2 counts with a way better battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity against 4800mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, iPad Air 2 is also the cheapest.
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