Huawei P20 vs Apple iPad Air (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	3GB/256GB - $779

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm	9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	16.37 oz / 464.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI	2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	8134 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	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	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$629

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$499

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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