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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-06-12 |
| -- | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 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 |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 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 a lot better than the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a general score of 75.5 against 60.6. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a way better processing power than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much more vibrant screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a much better pixels count per display inch. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8's camera is very similar to the camera in iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a tinier aperture which is worse for taking pictures and/or video in low light situations, it also counts with a camera in the back with a higher resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a really longer battery duration than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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