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Huawei MediaPad X2
LTE 1/3/7GEM-703L
Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-04-07 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 8.78 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gold | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 399.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T628 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.82 |
| 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.93 | 8.47 |
| 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 | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad X2's global score of 72.7. IPad Air 2's body is incredibly heavier but somewhat thinner than the Huawei MediaPad X2, and both were released only a few months apart. IPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with Android 5.0 operating system.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 features a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Huawei MediaPad X2 features just a little better hardware performance than iPad Air 2, and although they both have a 64-bit CPU, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has a greater number of faster cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
Apple iPad Air 2 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad X2, although it has a worse video definition and a camera with much less MP. Apple iPad Air 2 has a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad X2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 2 has a way better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad X2, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the iPad Air 2 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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