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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-10-22 | 2018-09-28 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, having a global score of 77.9 against 73.3. The iPad Air is a a little heavier tablet than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, but both of them have the same thickness. The iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
Apple iPad Air has a brighter display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a bit greater screen density. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a little bit better storage for applications and games than iPad Air, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a bit better processor than iPad Air, because although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more CPU cores and 3 GB more RAM. The iPad Air has improved battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has an 18% larger battery capacity.
The iPad Air counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it has a back facing camera with a much worse resolution and a lower 1920x1080 video resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Apple iPad Air is also the cheapest one.
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