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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-10-22 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 280 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 10, having a global score of 77.9 against 75.8. Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. Despite of the fact the Apple iPad Air is noticeably older and a little thicker than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, it's design is still a little bit lighter.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a brighter screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a bit smaller screen and a little bit less pixels per inch of screen. Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a much bigger storage for games and applications than iPad Air, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 features a processing unit that's very similar to the iPad Air one, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor and a 32-bit processor against 64-bits, it also counts with 6 more cores and a greater amount of RAM. Huawei MediaPad M5 10's camera is very similar to the camera in Apple iPad Air, although the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 also has a larger aperture and a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
The Apple iPad Air counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity.
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