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Huawei MediaPad X2
16 GBGEM-702L
Apple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 72.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-04-07 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.78 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 399.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 323 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 6.93 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad X2, with a 72.8 score against 70.4. The iPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with Android 5.0 operating system. Even being the best we are comparing, iPad Air is an older, a little bit thicker and much heavier tablet device than the Huawei MediaPad X2.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with a slightly better display than iPad Air, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1200, it also counts with a little greater screen pixel density. The Huawei MediaPad X2 features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad Air, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Huawei MediaPad X2 has just a little better performance than iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bits CPU, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Apple iPad Air has a really longer battery life than Huawei MediaPad X2, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Air captures better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad X2, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a back camera with lot less megapixels resolution.
The iPad Air not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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