Huawei MatePad 11.5 S vs iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.5-inch Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (with HiSilicon Kirin 9000WL) that was released on May 8, 2024, against the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022), which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 1 year and 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Comes with 1194 mAh larger battery capacity: 8800 vs 7606 mAh
- Thinner bezels – 5.8% more screen real estate
- 10% higher pixel density (291 vs 264 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
- 62% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1216K versus 751K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 71% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2124 and 1241 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11.5 inches | 10.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1840 x 2800 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 291 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 79.3% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.4% | 97.6% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 23 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | 516:1 | 953:1 |
Screen space comparison
MatePad 11.5 S
11.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
10.9″ (3:2 ratio) = 54.8 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 261 mm (10.28 inches) | 248.6 mm (9.79 inches) |
| Width | 177.2 mm (6.98 inches) | 179.5 mm (7.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 510 g (17.99 oz) | 477 g (16.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Purple | Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 462 cm2 (71.8 inches2) | 446 cm2 (69.2 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (96th and 92nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#72nd place)
iPad Ranking (#23rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000WL | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2490 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Apple GPU 4-core |
| GPU shading units | - | 256 |
| GPU clock | - | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2591 | 16803 |
| Single-core score | 1241 | 2124 |
| Multi-core score | 3882 | 4871 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 263131 | 344641 |
| GPU | 96927 | 317647 |
| Memory | 186235 | 129624 |
| UX | 205089 | 424836 |
| Total score | 751382 | 1216748 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [7 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 13 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2767 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 86% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2229 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-12 (LilHartod) | AnTuTu 11 | 751382 |
Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-04 (Stelle) | AnTuTu 11 | 1288870 |
| 📘 2026-06-29 (Ad_545) | AnTuTu 11 | 1216748 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 (Ashutosh) | AnTuTu 11 | 1161773 |
| 📘 2026-05-19 -> Starjack36 | AnTuTu 11 | 1208173 |
| 📘 2026-04-24 (denckk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1211908 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | - | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 4.2 | iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
Battery
| Capacity | 8800 mAh | 7606 mAh |
| Max charge power | 22.5 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:22 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 07:43 hr |
| Watching video | - | 10:43 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | - | 178 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 3.0 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | - | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2024 | October 2022 |
| Release date | May 2024 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $449 |
| Successor | - Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) | - Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Keyboard weight | - | 297 g |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 22 W | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad 10.9" (10th Gen, 2022). But if the display and design are more of a priority – go for the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S.
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