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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-09-24 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a global score of 75.5, which is slightly better than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s score of 73.2. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is an way older device than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but it's a lot lighter and a bit thinner anyway. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x OS.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a slightly better screen than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a higher pixel quantity per inch of screen. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a very superior storage to store more games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a little faster processing unit than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a superior battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 8526mAh battery size against 5100mAh.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has just a bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and a way less mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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