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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2024-05-07 | 2018-09-28 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU 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 | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has an overall score of 73.3, which is slightly better than the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s general score of 71.3. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite design is lighter than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), but it's much thicker and was released 6 years before. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit sharper screen than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a really smaller screen, a little bit lower count of pixels per screen inch and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1200.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features just a bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a back facing camera with a way higher 12 mega-pixels resolution.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a very superior battery duration than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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