Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2017-03-24 | 2015-07-16 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 220.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a global score of 65.5, which is a little bit better than iPad 9.7-inch's general score of 65.4. The Huawei MediaPad M2 construction is noticeably lighter than the iPad 9.7-inch, although it is a little thicker and was released only 21 months before. The Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system, while iPad 9.7-inch counts with iOS 13.x operating system.
Huawei MediaPad M2 has a little better performance than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a larger number of faster cores and 1 GB more RAM memory. Huawei MediaPad M2 features a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixels number in each inch in the screen.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2. They have the same resolution back facing camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB.
The iPad 9.7-inch has a superior battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has an 84 percent bigger battery size.
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