Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) vs iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12-inch Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) (with HiSilicon Kirin T92B) that was released on September 19, 2025, against the Apple iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022), which is powered by Apple M2 (iPad) and came out 3 years 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 12 X (2025)
- Has a 1 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 2562 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 7538 mAh
- Delivers 48% higher peak brightness (902 against 608 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 30W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 6400 MHz
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (68.5 vs 76.6 square inches)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 74% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2622 and 1507 points
- Weighs 89 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2800 x 1840 pixels | 1668 x 2388 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 279 ppi | 265 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-144 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.8% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 99.7% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 23 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | 1115:1 | 1676:1 |
Screen space comparison
MatePad 12 X (2025)
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 270 mm (10.63 inches) | 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) |
| Width | 183 mm (7.2 inches) | 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 555 g (19.58 oz) | 466 g (16.44 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Green | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2) | 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (50th and 37th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#36th place)
iPad Ranking (#12th place)
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin T92B | Apple M2 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 3490 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - | - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | HiSilicon Maleoon 920 | Apple GPU 10-core |
| GPU shading units | - | 1024 |
| GPU clock | - | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~2863.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3426 | 46180 |
| Single-core score | 1507 | 2622 |
| Multi-core score | 3973 | 10044 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | - | 841074 |
| GPU | - | 801119 |
| Memory | - | 371059 |
| UX | - | 523068 |
| Total score | - | 2536320 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2474 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 23 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8572 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | - | 39 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6614 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 4.3 | iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| OS size | 30 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10100 mAh | 7538 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 40 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:28 hr |
| Watching video | - | 12:02 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:52 hr |
| Standby | - | 168 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 10 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | October 2022 |
| Release date | September 2025 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Keyboard weight | - | 471 g |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 20 W |
Further details
Notes on MatePad 12 X (2025):
- The PaperMatte Display is optional.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad Pro 11" (4th Gen, 2022). But if the display, battery life, and design are more of a priority – go for the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025).
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