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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2025-03-12 | 2018-09-28 |
| -- | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.1 inches |
| -- | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a global score of 73.3, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s 69.6 general score. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features an incredibly better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features an extremely better processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has just a bit bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has just a bit better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity instead of 7500mAh.
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