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Huawei MediaPad X2
16 GBGEM-702L
Apple iPad Air
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 75.7 |
| 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 | $ 380.00 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air is a little bit better than Huawei MediaPad X2, with a 75.7 score against 70.4. The Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad X2 comes with Android 5.0 OS. The Apple iPad Air is an older, just a little bit thicker and way heavier portable tablet than the Huawei MediaPad X2.
Huawei MediaPad X2 has a bit sharper display than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse 1920 x 1200px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel count per screen inch. Apple iPad Air counts with a better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad X2, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with a bit better performance than iPad Air, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have a 64-bits processor, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also counts with 1 GB more RAM and a greater number of faster cores. Apple iPad Air has a much better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad X2, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
IPad Air captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad X2, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a lot less megapixels resolution camera.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad Air is also cheaper than the other tablet.
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