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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is just a bit better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), having a overall score of 75.5 against 72.3. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a somewhat thicker but way lighter tablet than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x OS.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has 4 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit more vivid display than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a better pixels quantity in each inch of display.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much greater storage for games and applications than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a very superior battery duration than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) feature really similar cameras, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for taking photos and/or video in low light environments, it also counts with a camera in the back with a higher 13 mega-pixels resolution.
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