Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 02, 2021	Apr 20, 2021

Design

Dimensions
9.69 x 6.26 x 0.28 inches 246 x 159 x 7.2 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
Weight
16.23 oz / 460.0 g	24.06 oz / 682.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Dark Blue, White

Display

Size
10.8-inch, 86.42% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 280 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.1 (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	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
HarmonyOS	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
7250 mAh	10758 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 27.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD, 1080p HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

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

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 16 RAM and 2TB storage

Memory	16GB/2048GB

With 5G

Weight	24.16 oz / 685.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
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, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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