Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 02, 2021	May 07, 2024

Design

Dimensions
7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches 184.7 x 286.5 x 6.7 mm	9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
21.48 oz (609.0 g)	16.26 oz (462.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Multimedia control
Colors
Matte Gray, Green, Silver	Blue, Purple, Starlight ,Space Gray

Display

Size
12.6-inch, 87.01% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 81.48% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 240 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9000E (5 nm)	Apple M2
Processor
Octa-core 3130 MHz Cortex-A77	Octa-core
GPU
Mali-G78 MP22	10-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
HarmonyOS	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
10050 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 27.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD HDR, Time-lapse video	Yes
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
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 6E 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), 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	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, 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, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 Specs	Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) Specs
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