Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 02, 2021	Sep 14, 2021

Design

Dimensions
7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches 184.7 x 286.5 x 6.7 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
21.48 oz / 609.0 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Multimedia control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Matte Gray, Green, Silver	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
12.6-inch, 87.01% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 240 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 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
2.1 (Average)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9000E (5 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3130 MHz Cortex-A77	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G78 MP22	Yes
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
HarmonyOS	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
10050 mAh	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 27.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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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	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD HDR, Time-lapse video	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP 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,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, 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, Compass, 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	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, 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, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

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