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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2016-09-29 | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 10.93 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M3 has an overall score of 71.5, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 global score. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a way better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei MediaPad M3 has a much better hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 90% bigger battery capacity.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better camera than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a much higher resolution back-facing camera.
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