Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - €1049	8GB/128GB - $950 8GB/256GB - $1080 8GB/512GB - $1329 8GB/1024GB - $1579

Design

Dimensions
11.38 x 7.72 x 0.22 inches 289.1 x 196.1 x 5.5 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
20.46 oz / 580.0 g LTE version - 590 g	21.76 oz / 617.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Black, White, Gold	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
13.2-inch, 91.54% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1000 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2880x1920px, 3:2 ratio, 262 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 263 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
776 (Poor)	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Kirin T92	Apple M3
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core
GPU
Yes	Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
HarmonyOS	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1575	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4536	Untested
3D Mark High
1840	Untested
3D Mark Low
1835	Untested

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Battery

Type
10100 mAh	9705 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 100.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 32min

Browsing

7h 47min

Video

6h 36min

Gaming

10h 11min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Wi-Fi Only

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1080

With LTE

Weight	20.81 oz / 590.0 g
3G Bands	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1329

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1579

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