Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) (94/100)

Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) (65/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)

94/100
View Full Specs →
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Huawei

Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)

65/100
View Full Specs →

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Gaming 99.0 Excellent WINNER 23.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 94.0 Excellent WINNER 65.0 Average
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 50.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Battery cycles 1000 cycles —
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Capacity 10340 mAh 8800 mAh
Fast charging Yes (50% in 38 min) Yes
Max charge power 30 W 40 W
Replaceable No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Wireless charging No No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
CPU 965229 434379
Compute Score (GPU) 75273 3027
GPU 1313129 145725
Graphics score 3978 —
Graphics test 29 FPS —
Memory 458312 245545
Multi-core score 15895 3866
Section 1 87 FPS —
Section 2 60 FPS —
Section 3 53 FPS —
Single-core score 4153 1360
Stability 79% —
Total score 3396957 1092572
UX 660296 266923

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz —
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 71 —
5G support Yes No
Bluetooth features LE LE
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.2
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS —
Hybrid slot No —
Infrared port No No
NFC* No No
Number of SIM* 1 —
Type of SIM card Nano No
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 4.0 3.1
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
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes —

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Area 607 cm2(94 inches2) 463 cm2(71.8 inches2)
Colors Black, Silver Silver, Gray, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Frame material Metal Metal
Height 281.6 mm (11.09 inches) 261 mm (10.28 inches)
Rear material Metal Metal
Repairability Average (2.7/5) —
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
Waterproof No No
Weight 579 g (20.42 oz) 515 g (18.17 oz)
Width 215.5 mm (8.48 inches) 177.3 mm (6.98 inches)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes
Aspect ratio 4:3 3:2
Display features - DCI-P3 —
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits —
PPI 264 ppi 291 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Resolution 2064 x 2752 pixels 1840 x 2800 pixels
Screen protection Tempered glass —
Screen-to-body ratio 86.2% 85.1%
Size 13 inches 11.5 inches
Type OLED TFT LCD

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS No
8K video recording No No
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Camera features - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support -
Flash Quad LED LED
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4160 x 3120
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth 1) Standard: 13 MP
Matrix 12 megapixels 13 megapixels
Pixel size 1.22 micron —
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) —
Stabilization Digital Digital
Zoom Digital Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Channels 4 —
Memory card No No
Memory type LPDDR5X —
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type NVMe —

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Announced October 2025 August 2025
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 0 W
Category Flagship Mid-range
Keyboard weight 662 g —
Launch price (MSRP) $1299 $350
Release date October 2025 August 2025
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor - Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 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
CPU cores 10 (4 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Chipset Apple M5 (iPad) HiSilicon Kirin 9020
FLOPS ~4147.2 GFLOPS ~1720.3 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1620 MHz 840 MHz
Graphics Apple GPU 10-core Maleoon 920
Lithography process 3 nanometers 7 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC
Max clock 4610 MHz 2285 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Da Vinci
GPU shading units — 1024
L3 cache — 10 MB

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Date Benchmark Benchmark
📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) GeekBench GPU —
📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) AnTuTu —
📘 2025-09-13(Efe Tuğra) — AnTuTu

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
OS updates 5 years —
Operating system iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) HarmonyOS 5.0

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Dolby Atmos Yes No
FM radio No No
Headphone audio jack No No
Speakers 4.0 4.0

Looking for More Comparisons?

Browse all available head-to-head comparisons or select new devices in the comparison hub.

Browse Tablets Comparisons → Launch Full Comparison Hub →