Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) Manufactured in August, 2025, with display 11.5 with chipsetHisilicon Kirin 9020, vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025), Manufactured in August, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
- Higher pixel density: 291ppi
- Lighter design: 515g vs 555g
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
- Larger display: 12in
- Higher battery capacity: 10100mAh vs 8800mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11.5 in | 12 in |
| Resolution | 1840x2800 pixels | 2800x1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 291 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1 % | 86.8 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 261 mm (10.28 in) | 270 mm (10.63 in) |
| Width | 177.3 mm (6.98 in) | 183 mm (7.2 in) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 515 g (18.17 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Area | 463 cm² (71.77 in²) | 494 cm² (76.57 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Green - Purple |
- White - Gray - Green - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 9020 | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Max Frequency | 2285 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little) - 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120) - 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121) |
- 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
| Process | SMIC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1360 | 1332 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3866 | 3979 |
| CPU | 351901 | 427889 |
| GPU | 278517 | 550104 |
| Memory | 405011 | 202772 |
| UX | 213091 | 130640 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | n/a | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | n/a | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | HarmonyOS 5.0 | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 8800 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:25 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | 4608x3456 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Type | No | No |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August, 2025 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2025 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes, 0 W | Yes, 66 W |
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