Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) vs Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - €1049

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm	11.38 x 7.72 x 0.22 inches 289.1 x 196.1 x 5.5 mm
Weight
21.80 oz / 618.0 g	20.46 oz / 580.0 g LTE version - 590 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
	Black, White, Gold

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body	13.2-inch, 91.54% screen-to-body
Type
HDR	OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1000 nits
Resolution
2732x2048px, 263 PPI	2880x1920px, 3:2 ratio, 262 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	776 (Poor)
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M2	Kirin T92
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core
GPU
10-core GPU	Yes
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	HarmonyOS

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2604	1575
GeekBench 6 Multi
10063	4536
3D Mark High
5377	1840
3D Mark Low
4496	1835

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Battery

Type
9705 mAh	10100 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 100.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 42min

Video

7h 48min

Gaming

7h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 32min

Browsing

7h 47min

Video

6h 36min

Gaming

10h 11min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP	16 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With LTE

Weight	20.81 oz / 590.0 g
3G Bands	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

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