Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) vs Apple iPad Air (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 02, 2021

Design

Dimensions
9.69 x 6.26 x 0.28 inches 246 x 159 x 7.2 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.23 oz / 460.0 g	16.26 oz / 461.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Dark Blue, White

Display

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

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.12 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 870 SM8250 (7 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3200 MHz Kryo 585	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 650	Yes
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
HarmonyOS	iPadOS (15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2279
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	7411
3D Mark High
Untested	4761
3D Mark Low
Untested	3429

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Battery

Type
7250 mAh	7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 27.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD, 1080p HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking	Yes
Front
8 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Cellular

Weight	16.30 oz / 462.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands	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, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) Specs	Apple iPad Air (2022) Specs
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