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Huawei MatePad Air (2025) vs Asus Pad (T3201)

67 out of 100
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
VS
74 out of 100
Asus Pad (T3201)
MatePad Air (2025)
Pad (T3201)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12-inch Huawei MatePad Air (2025) (with HiSilicon Kirin 8020) that was released on August 15, 2025, against the Asus Pad (T3201), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and came out 1 year after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
  • Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 9000 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Asus Pad (T3201)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1331K versus 1003K)
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 8300
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Huawei MatePad Air (2025) and Asus Pad (T3201) crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
59.4
(Average)
Value Index
63.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
MatePad Air (2025)
vs
Pad (T3201)

Display

Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 12 inches 12.2 inches
Resolution 2800 x 1840 pixels 2800 x 1840 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 279 ppi 275 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1000 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR - 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.8% 89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Pad (T3201)
12.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 68.7 in2
MatePad Air (2025)
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
~3% more screen space

Design and build

Height 270 mm (10.63 inches) 271.1 mm (10.67 inches)
Width 183 mm (7.2 inches) 182 mm (7.17 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 6.5 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 555 g (19.58 oz) 520 g (18.34 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Green, Pink White
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2) 493 cm2 (76.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (81st and 57th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (62nd and 42nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei MatePad Air (2025) and Asus Pad (T3201)
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 8020 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Max clock 2285 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.3 GHz:
- 3 cores at 2.05 GHz:
- 1 core at 2.285 GHz: 		- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing SMIC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 920 Mali G615 MP6
GPU shading units 1024 768
GPU clock 840 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~860.2 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei MatePad Air (2025) and Asus Pad (T3201)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3338 9511
Single-core score 1332 1396
Multi-core score 3979 4296
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
MatePad Air (2025)
1003667
Pad (T3201) +33%
1331667
CPU 450762 367218
GPU 128216 492839
Memory 205052 234854
UX 219637 236756
Total score 1003667 1331667
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 4 FPS -
Graphics score 504 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 5.0 Android 16
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 10100 mAh 9000 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:25 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.0
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.4
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* - No
Hybrid slot - No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 6.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2025 July 2026
Release date August 2025 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $425 $480
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Asus Pad (T3201) is definitely a better buy.

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