Huawei Mate X2 vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 22, 2021	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$2785

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches 161.8 x 145.8 x 8.2 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Folded
6.37 x2.93 x0.57 inches (161.8 x 74.6 x 14.7 mm)
Weight
10.41 oz (295.0 g)	10.34 oz (297.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink, White, Black	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 86.89% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2480x2200px, 414 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
Folding inside the device	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
6.5 inches 2700 x1160 px OLED 90Hz refresh rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso
Rear cover display
Part of the main display

Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9000 (5 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G78	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 8GB/512GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 55.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

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Gaming

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.4 Focal Length: 240 mm
Fourth camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: UW 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, 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, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Infrared	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With HarmonyOS

OS	HarmonyOS 2

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz (293.0 g)

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate X2 Specs	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs
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