Home Tablet comparison Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020) and Huawei MatePad Air (2025) - Which is better?

Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020) vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025)

68 out 100
Apple iPad Air 10.9
VS
78 out 100
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020) Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 10.9 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic, vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025), Manufactured in August, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
  • Lighter design: 458g vs 555g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
  • Larger display: 12in
  • Higher pixel density: 279ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 10100mAh vs 7606mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020) and Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Tablets:
iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
vs
MatePad Air (2025)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 10.9 in 12 in
Resolution 1640x2360 pixels 2800x1840 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
Pixel density 264 ppi 279 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 80.1 % 86.8 %
Features DCI-P3 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
484 nits
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
n/a
sRGB gamut99.3 %n/a
Response time36 msn/a
Contrast1305:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 247.6 mm (9.75 in) 270 mm (10.63 in)
Width 178.5 mm (7.03 in) 183 mm (7.2 in)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 in) 5.9 mm (0.23 in)
Weight 458 g (16.16 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Area 442 cm² (68.51 in²) 494 cm² (76.57 in²)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Metal Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Rose Gold		 - White
- Gray
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
80.1 %
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
86.8 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020) and Huawei MatePad Air (2025) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 8020
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2285 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)		 - 4/1.3 ()
- 3/2.05 ()
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Da Vinci
Graphics Apple A14 GPU Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1278 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
2161
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
1332
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
5121
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
3979
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21611332
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51213979
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
1049395
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
n/a
CPU314838427889
GPU370516550104
Memory154798202772
UX209243130640
NanoReview Score1049395n/a
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
8602
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.37.6 °Cn/a
Stability94 %n/a
Graphics Test51 fpsn/a
Graphics Score8602n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity64 GB256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iPadOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iPadOS 18.3) HarmonyOS 5.0

Battery

Volume 7606 mAh 10100 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 2:10 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
27:28
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
n/a
Web Browsing09:35 hn/a
Video Playback13:46 hn/a
Games06:51 hn/a
Standby Mode158 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels n/a
Zoom n/a Digital
Flash No LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features Bokeh effect Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Sensor size1/3.0"n/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 8 MP
Matrix 3472x2063 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 31 mm n/a
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS		 n/a
NFC* No No
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*1n/a
SIM TypeNanoNo
eSIM Support *Non/a
Hybrid SlotNon/a
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzn/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzn/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)n/a
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo 6.0
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (4th Gen, 2020)
86.3 dB
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2020 yr August, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr August, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
Charger Included Yes 20 W Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei MatePad Air (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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