Xiaomi Pad 6 vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Pad 6 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 11 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870, 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 Xiaomi Pad 6
- Higher pixel density: 309ppi
- Lighter design: 490g vs 555g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
- Larger display: 12in
- Higher battery capacity: 10100mAh vs 8840mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 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 | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11 in | 12 in |
| Resolution | 1800x2880 pixels | 2800x1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 309 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 550 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6 % | 86.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 97 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 181600 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 26 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 832:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 253.95 mm (10 in) | 270 mm (10.63 in) |
| Width | 165.18 mm (6.5 in) | 183 mm (7.2 in) |
| Thickness | 6.51 mm (0.26 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 490 g (17.28 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Area | 419 cm² (64.95 in²) | 494 cm² (76.57 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Blue |
- White - Gray - Green - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)) - 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)) |
- 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 698 | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 670 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1029.1 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1335 | 1332 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3584 | 3979 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3371 | n/a |
| CPU | 219811 | 427889 |
| GPU | 277960 | 550104 |
| Memory | 129368 | 202772 |
| UX | 199071 | 130640 |
| NanoReview Score | 826210 | n/a |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.2 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 71 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 21 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 3635 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
| OS Size | 21 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 8840 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (38% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | 1:25 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:22 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:17 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:47 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 139 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 | n/a | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" | n/a |
| 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 | 3.2 | 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 | n/a | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April, 2023 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2023 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 33 W | Yes, 66 W |
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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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