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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2016-09-29 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is much better than Huawei MediaPad M3's 71.5 global score. Apple iPad Air 2 is an older and heavier tablet than Huawei MediaPad M3, but Apple managed to make it thinner anyway. IPad Air 2 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a lot lower display pixel density, it also counts with a bigger display.
The iPad Air 2 has a bit bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Huawei MediaPad M3 has just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with 7 more CPU cores and more RAM.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much better battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 7340mAh battery size instead of 5100mAh. IPad Air 2 features a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both of them have the same resolution back camera.
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