Huawei MateBook vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 21, 2016	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1599 | €1799	$729

Design

Dimensions
10.98 x 7.64 x 0.27 inches 278.8 x 194.1 x 6.9 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
22.58 oz (640.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
12.0-inch, 79.23% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
1440x2160px, 216 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Intel Core M	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 3100 MHz	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Yes	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR3)/512GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Windows (10)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
4430 mAh	Li - Ion

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback

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

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MateBook Specs	Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs
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