Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Jun 02, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$729

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	9.69 x 6.26 x 0.28 inches 246 x 159 x 7.2 mm
Weight
16.23 oz / 460.0 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue	Dark Blue, White

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	10.8-inch, 86.42% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 280 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 870 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm	Octa-core 3200 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	HarmonyOS

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	7250 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 27.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD, 1080p HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749

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