Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
€449	$1029

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches 215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm	9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
10.93 oz / 310.0 g	15.66 oz / 444.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray	Gold, Gray, Pink

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1600px, 359 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950	Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Dual-core 2260 MHz Twiste
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	PowerVR Series 7XT
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Polymer	7306 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)
	Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Prices (MSRP)	€399

Memory	32GB
Officially announced	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€349

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$729

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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