Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) (94/100)
Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Huawei MatePad Air (2025) (68/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | 88.0 Very Good | — |
| Display | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| NanoReview Score | 94.0 Excellent WINNER | 68.0 Average |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 51.0 Below Average |
| Portability | 96.0 Excellent | — |
| Gaming | — | 23.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Design
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 579 g (1.28 lbs) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
Display
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Display Type | Tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR (2752 x 2064) | — |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz ProMotion, 1000 nits SDR/HDR (1600 nits peak) | — |
| Adaptive refresh rate | — | Yes |
| Aspect ratio | — | 3:2 |
| Display features | — | - DCI-P3 |
| HDR support | — | Yes, HDR10 |
| Max rated brightness | — | 1000 nits |
| PPI | — | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 144 Hz |
| Resolution | — | 2800 x 1840 pixels |
| Screen protection | — | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | 86.8% |
| Size | — | 12 inches |
| Type | — | IPS LCD |
Performance
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Gpu | 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching | 128216 |
| Ram | 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory | — |
| Architecture | — | - 4 cores at 1.3 GHz:- 3 cores at 2.05 GHz:- 1 core at 2.285 GHz: |
| CPU cores | — | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| FLOPS | — | ~860.2 GFLOPS |
| GPU clock | — | 840 MHz |
| GPU shading units | — | 1024 |
| Graphics | — | Maleoon 920 |
| Lithography process | — | 7 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | — | SMIC |
| Max clock | — | 2285 MHz |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Da Vinci |
Battery
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Battery type | — | Li-Po |
| Capacity | — | 10100 mAh |
| Fast charging | — | Yes |
| Full charging time | — | 1:25 hr |
| Max charge power | — | 66 W |
| Replaceable | — | No |
| Reverse charging | — | No |
| Wireless charging | — | No |
Benchmarks
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | — | 450762 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | — | 3338 |
| GPU | 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching | 128216 |
| Graphics score | — | 504 |
| Graphics test | — | 4 FPS |
| Memory | — | 205052 |
| Multi-core score | — | 3979 |
| Single-core score | — | 1332 |
| Total score | — | 1003667 |
| UX | — | 219637 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | — | No |
| Bluetooth features | — | LE |
| Bluetooth version | — | 5.2 |
| DisplayPort | — | Yes |
| Infrared port | — | No |
| NFC* | — | No |
| Type of SIM card | — | No |
| USB features | — | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG |
| USB type | — | USB Type-C |
| USB version | — | 3.1 |
| Wi-Fi features | — | - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display |
| Wi-Fi standard | — | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
Design and build
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Area | — | 494 cm2(76.5 inches2) |
| Colors | — | White, Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | — | No |
| Frame material | — | Metal |
| Height | — | 270 mm (10.63 inches) |
| Rear material | — | Metal |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Waterproof | — | No |
| Weight | 579 g (1.28 lbs) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Width | — | 183 mm (7.2 inches) |
Main camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p video recording | — | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | — | Up to 30FPS |
| 8K video recording | — | No |
| Aperture | — | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | — | Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | — | - Bokeh mode |
| Flash | — | LED |
| Image resolution | — | 50 MP |
| Lenses | — | 1) Standard: 50 MP2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Matrix | — | 50 megapixels |
| Stabilization | — | Digital |
| Zoom | — | Digital |
Memory
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | — | 2 |
| Memory card | — | No |
| Memory clock | — | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X |
| RAM size | — | 8 GB |
| Storage size | — | 256 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 3.1 |
Other
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | — | August 2025 |
| Bundled charger | — | Yes, 66 W |
| Category | — | Mid-range |
| Launch price (MSRP) | — | $425 |
| Release date | — | August 2025 |
| Sensors | — | - Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor |
Selfie camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | — | No |
| Megapixels | — | 8 megapixels |
| Sensor | — | CMOS |
| Video resolution | — | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Software
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | — | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
Sound
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Huawei MatePad Air (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | — | No |
| FM radio | — | No |
| Headphone audio jack | — | No |
| Speakers | — | 6.0 |
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