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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-03-07 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 7.83 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.81 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is just a bit better than the Apple iPad 3, having a score of 75.5 against 71.1. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and Apple iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 OS. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's construction is extremely newer, noticeably thinner and much lighter than Apple iPad 3.
Apple iPad 3 features a bit better display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a quite lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger display. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a better performance than Apple iPad 3, because it has more RAM and 6 more CPU cores.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features much more storage capacity for applications and games than iPad 3, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB and more internal storage. The Apple iPad 3 features a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 11560mAh battery size.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures clearer photos and videos than iPad 3, because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels and a larger aperture for better low-light photography.
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