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Huawei MatePad Air

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Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE

LTE, 392 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

No

Availability
Status

2023-07

2023-10
Oficially announced

2023-05

2023-10

Design
Build

Polycarbonate, metal

Aluminium alloy
SIM

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM, eSIM
Height

261.9 mm

211 mm
Width

178.2 mm

124.7 mm
Thickness

6.4 mm

8 mm
Weight

508 g

366 g
Stylus

Yes

-
Colors

Black, White

Graphite, Navy, Silver

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

TFT LCD
Physical size

11.5 inches

8.7 inches
Resolution

2800 x 1840 pixels

800 x 1340 pixels
Pixel density

291 ppi

179 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

-

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.84 GHz Cortex-X1

Dual-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A76
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Cortex-A78

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G

Mediatek MT8781V/CA Helio G99
GPU

Adreno 660

Mali-G57 MC2
Memory RAM

8 GB

4, 8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB

OS
OS

HarmonyOS 3.1

Android 13, One UI 5.1

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Single
Main camera

13 MP, f/1.8

8 MP
Primary camera resolution

4208 x 3120 pixels

-
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

-
Camera features

Autofocus, panorama, HDR, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 105˚

2 MP
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

Yes, with stereo speakers

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.2

Type-C 2.0
USB connector

magnetic accessory connector

-
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

A2DP

Yes
bluetooth LE

LE

Yes
NFC

No

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, proximity

Yes

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

8300 mAh

5100 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Yes, 40W

Fast Charging, 15W
Reverse charging

Yes, 10W

-

Tests and performance
Antutu

765000 (v9)

350000 (v9)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

735 (v6)
Geekbench(multi-core)

-

1766 (v6)

Cost
Price

550 USD

190 USD

SAR value
SAR(head)

-

0.48 W/kg
SAR(body)

-

0.89 W/kg
SAR EU(body)

-

0.51 W/kg

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