Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) vs Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)

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Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025)
Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
Display
68
91
Camera
87
66
Performance
96
0
Gaming
97
42
Battery
78
0
Connectivity
78
80
QuickComparison Score
83
0
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) and Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025)

  • + Apple M3 (iPad) chipset
  • + 13 inches display
  • + 8 GB/128 GB
  • + 10340 mAh battery

Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)

  • + HiSilicon Kirin T92B chipset
  • + 12 inches display
  • + 144 Hz refresh
  • + 12 GB/256 GB
  • + 10100 mAh battery

Pros & Cons

Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025)
  • Flagship performance
  • Capable gaming
  • Long battery life
  • 5G connectivity
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) tablet with strong performance (96/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
  • Excellent display
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) tablet with excellent display (91/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

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Visual size comparison

Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
11.05"8.46"0.24"10.63"7.20"0.23"
Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
Height11.05"10.63"
Width8.46"7.20"
Thickness0.24"0.23"
Height (mm)280.60270.00
Width (mm)214.90183.00
Thickness (mm)6.105.90

Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) +102%
3044
Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
1507
Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 11749 3973
Compute Score (GPU) 45545 3426
Single-core score 3044 1507
Multi-core score 11749 3973
AnTuTu Benchmark 11 2764210 —
CPU 770486 —
GPU 1024172 —
Memory 312462 —
UX 657090 —
Total score 2764210 —
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 2694 —
Stability 70% —
Graphics test 39 FPS —
Graphics score 10356 —
3DMark Solar Bay 10356 —
Section 1 52 FPS —
Section 2 38 FPS —
Section 3 28 FPS —
PCMark 3.0 — —
Web score — —
Video editing — —
Photo editing — —
Data manipulation — —
Writing score — —

Specifications

Display
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13 inches 12 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 2800 x 1840 pixels
Aspect ratio 4:03 3:02
PPI 264 ppi 279 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.80% 86.80%
Display features #NAME? #NAME?
Display tests
RGB color space 99.90% 99.60%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 36 ms 23 ms
Contrast 1214:01:00 1115:01:00
Peak brightness test (auto) 576 nits 912 nits
Design and build
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Height 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) 270 mm (10.63 inches)
Width 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) 183 mm (7.2 inches)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 5.9 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 616 g (21.73 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple White, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 603 cm 2 (93.5 inches 2 ) 494 cm 2 (76.5 inches 2 )
Repairability Average (2.59/5)
Screen-to-body ratio 86.80% 86.80%
Performance
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
SoC
Chipset Apple M3 (iPad) HiSilicon Kirin T92B
Max clock 4050 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.05 GHz:
L3 cache
Manufacturing TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU 9-core HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU shading units 1152
GPU clock 1380 MHz
FLOPS ~3179.5 GFLOPS
Memory
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Configuration 8 / 128 GB 12 / 256 GB
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 6400 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type NVMe UFS 3.1
Memory card No No
Memory card max size
Software
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Operating system iPadOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4) HarmonyOS 4.3
ROM
OS updates 5 years
Battery
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Capacity 10340 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 70 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 2:30 hr 1:35 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles
Main camera
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Matrix 12 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features #NAME? #NAME?
Standard lens
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length
Sensor size
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Selfie camera
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Connectivity
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features #NAME? #NAME?
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features #NAME? #NAME?
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM*
Type of SIM card eSIM No
Multi SIM mode
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No
2G network
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G support Yes No
Sound
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Speakers Stereo 6
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness 77.7 dB 86.2 dB
Other
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) ↗ Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) ↗
Category Flagship Flagship
Announced 25-Mar 25-Sep
Release date 25-Mar 25-Sep
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $599
SAR (body)
Sensors #NAME? #NAME?
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Not included

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