Huawei MatePad Air (2025) vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
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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 Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9020. 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 Air (2025)
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8800 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
- Reverse charging feature
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12 inches | 11.5 inches |
| Resolution | 2800 x 1840 pixels | 1840 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 279 ppi | 291 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.8% | 85.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
Screen space comparison
MatePad Air (2025)
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
11.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
~8% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 270 mm (10.63 inches) | 261 mm (10.28 inches) |
| Width | 183 mm (7.2 inches) | 177.3 mm (6.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 555 g (19.58 oz) | 515 g (18.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Green, Pink | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2) | 463 cm2 (71.8 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (71st and 80th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (53rd and 60th place)
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
| Max clock | 2285 MHz | 2285 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 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120 - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | - | 10 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~860.2 GFLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3338 | 3027 |
| Single-core score | 1332 | 1360 |
| Multi-core score | 3979 | 3866 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 450762 | 434379 |
| GPU | 128216 | 145725 |
| Memory | 205052 | 245545 |
| UX | 219637 | 266923 |
| Total score | 1003667 | 1092572 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 504 | - |
Recent User Tests
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
No benchmark results yet
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> LeofMate | AnTuTu | 1291607 |
| 📘 2025-09-13 (Efe Tuğra) | AnTuTu | 1092572 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | - |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | - |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 5.0 | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
Battery
| Capacity | 10100 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2025 | August 2025 |
| Release date | August 2025 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $425 | $350 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 0 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These tablets have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Huawei MatePad Air (2025). It has a better battery life and connectivity.
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