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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-09-18 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | -- |
| 8.36 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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 is much better than iPad (2020), having a 75.5 score against 66.6. Even though the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is notably older than iPad (2020), it's design is a little thinner and a lot lighter. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit sharper display than iPad (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels number per display inch and a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad (2020), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 256 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a bit superior processor than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Apple iPad (2020) shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a way less MP back-facing camera and a smaller diafragm aperture. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad (2020).
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