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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 5.1 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-07-14 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| $ 285.00 | $ 280.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 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 A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is way better than the Huawei MediaPad M2, having a overall score of 77.7 against 64.7. Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, while Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 operating system. Apple iPad Air's body is a little thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M2, but it's noticeably heavier and was released about 21 months before.
The Apple iPad Air features a greater hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU, more processing cores (although they are slower) and an additional graphics processor. Huawei MediaPad M2 features a little bit better looking display than iPad Air, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better display density.
IPad Air takes way better videos and photos than Huawei MediaPad M2, although it has a much less mega pixels back facing camera and a lower (Full HD) video resolution. The Apple iPad Air counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
IPad Air has a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has an 84% more battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the iPad Air is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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