Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 02, 2021	Oct 30, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$999

Design

Dimensions
7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches 184.7 x 286.5 x 6.7 mm	11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 5.8 mm
Weight
21.48 oz / 609.0 g	22.26 oz / 631.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Multimedia control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Matte Gray, Green, Silver	Gray, Silver

Display

Size
12.6-inch, 87.01% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 240 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9000E (5 nm)	Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3130 MHz Cortex-A77	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G78 MP22	Apple 7-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB 4GB/1000GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
HarmonyOS	iOS (13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
10050 mAh	9720 mAh, Li - Polymer
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 (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD HDR, Time-lapse video	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) 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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS	Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

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Full Specs Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 Specs PA Review Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 Review

Full Specs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) Specs PA Review Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) Review

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	TV-out
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 1000 GB storage

Memory	1000GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1749

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

variant with LTE

Weight	22.33 oz / 633.0 g
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
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID