Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) vs Honor MagicPad 3

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Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
Honor MagicPad 3
Display
65
89
Camera
84
64
Performance
92
77
Gaming
87
69
Battery
82
0
Connectivity
78
81
QuickComparison Score
81
0
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) and Honor MagicPad 3

Reasons to consider the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)

  • + Apple M2 (iPad) chipset
  • + 13 inches display
  • + 8 GB/128 GB
  • + 10340 mAh battery

Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3

  • + Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset
  • + 13.3 inches display
  • + 165 Hz refresh
  • + 8 GB/256 GB
  • + 12450 mAh battery

Pros & Cons

Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
  • Flagship performance
  • Capable gaming
  • Long battery life
  • 5G connectivity
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) tablet with strong performance (92/100), excellent battery life. Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

Honor MagicPad 3
  • Excellent display
  • Solid performance
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Honor MagicPad 3 tablet with excellent display (89/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

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Visual size comparison

Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) Honor MagicPad 3
11.05"8.46"0.24"11.57"7.93"0.23"
Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) Honor MagicPad 3
Height11.05"11.57"
Width8.46"7.93"
Thickness0.24"0.23"
Height (mm)280.60293.90
Width (mm)214.90201.40
Thickness (mm)6.105.80

Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) +19%
2585
Honor MagicPad 3
2176
Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) Honor MagicPad 3
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 10090 6707
Compute Score (GPU) 43561 16535
Single-core score 2585 2176
Multi-core score 10090 6707
AnTuTu Benchmark 11 2536320 2333285
CPU 841074 643259
GPU 801119 818824
Memory 371059 348314
UX 523068 522888
Total score 2536320 2333285
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 2298 —
Stability 74% —
Graphics test 30 FPS —
Graphics score 7825 —
3DMark Solar Bay 7825 —
Section 1 38 FPS —
Section 2 30 FPS —
Section 3 20 FPS —
PCMark 3.0 — —
Web score — —
Video editing — —
Photo editing — —
Data manipulation — —
Writing score — —

Specifications

Display
Specification Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13 inches 13.3 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 2136 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 4:03 3:02
PPI 264 ppi 289 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.80% 89%
Display features #NAME? #NAME?
Display tests
RGB color space 99.70% 99.70%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 45 ms 20 ms
Contrast 1018:01:00 612:01:00
Peak brightness test (auto) 593 nits 711 nits
Design and build
Specification Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Height 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) 293.9 mm (11.57 inches)
Width 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) 201.4 mm (7.93 inches)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 5.8 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 617 g (21.76 oz) 595 g (20.99 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple White, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 603 cm 2 (93.5 inches 2 ) 592 cm 2 (91.8 inches 2 )
Repairability
Screen-to-body ratio 86.80% 89%
Performance
Specification Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
SoC
Chipset Apple M2 (iPad) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3490 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Apple GPU 10-core Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1398 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2863.1 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS
Memory
Specification Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Configuration 8 / 128 GB 8 / 256 GB
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 6400 MHz
Channels 4 4
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" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Operating system iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 10
OS updates
Battery
Specification Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Capacity 10340 mAh 12450 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 2:30 hr
Battery cycles
Main camera
Specification Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Matrix 12 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 12 MP 13 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: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features #NAME? #NAME?
Standard lens
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.0
Focal length
Sensor size
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Selfie camera
Specification Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Megapixels 12 megapixels 9 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Connectivity
Specification Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features #NAME? #NAME?
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
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" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Speakers Stereo 8
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness 80.1 dB 85 dB
Other
Specification Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) ↗ Honor MagicPad 3 ↗
Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced 24-May 25-Jul
Release date 24-May 25-Jul
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $599
SAR (body)
Sensors #NAME? #NAME?
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Yes, 66 W

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