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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | -- |
| 2017-03-24 | 2016-09-29 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 220.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.25 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.8 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| 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 M3 is a bit better than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, getting a general score of 71.5 against 65.4. The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a a lot lighter and just a little bit thinner tablet than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, even though both of them were released with only a couple months difference. The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit superior CPU than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a slightly better looking display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and more pixels per screen inch. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a really longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 73% more battery size. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a very superior camera than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both have a camera with an 8 megapixels resolution.
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