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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-03-24 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| 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 960 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 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 | -- |
| 8.25 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.8 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a general score of 75.5, which is much better than iPad 9.7-inch's score of 65.4. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, and iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x operating system. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a newer tablet, and it's also notably lighter and just a little thinner than iPad 9.7-inch.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a little more vivid screen than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch of screen and a bit higher 1600 x 2560px resolution. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit superior processing unit than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a way better battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 73 percent larger battery size.
IPad 9.7-inch has a slightly better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a tinier camera aperture and a way worse resolution camera in the back.
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