Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, 2025) vs Huawei MatePad Air (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1299 12GB/512GB - $1499 16GB/1TB - $1899 16GB/2TB - $2299	8GB/256GB - €850 12GB/256GB - €999

Design

Dimensions
11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm	10.63 x 7.20 x 0.21 inches 270 x 183 x 5.3
Weight
20.53 oz / 582.0 g	17.95 oz / 509.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space Black	Sakura Pink, Airy Blue, White

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body	12.0-inch, 86.35% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 10-120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	1840x2800px, 279 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1578 (Good)	767 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	5.6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M5 (3 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin T93C (7 nm)
Processor
Deca-core 4 x 4.6 GHz Apple M5 S-Core 6 x 3.0 GHz Apple M5 E-Core Nona-core: 3 x 4.6 GHz Apple M5 S-Core 6 x 3.0 GHz Apple M5 E-Core	Nona-core 2 x 2.3GHz 4 x 2.0GHz 3 x 1.6GHz
GPU
Apple 10-core GPU	Maleoon 920A@840Hz
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB 16GB/2TB	8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (26.x)	HarmonyOS

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
4130	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
15402	Untested
3D Mark High
8881	Untested
3D Mark Low
6860	Untested

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Battery

Type
10290 mAh, Li - Polymer	10100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 66.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 24min

Browsing

15h 19min

Video

9h 18min

Gaming

7h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 9min

Browsing

10h 23min

Video

7h 31min

Gaming

9h 19min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	Yes 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, Thunderbolt / USB 4	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, GNSS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

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