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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-16 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 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 | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8's 75.5 general score. The Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS. Despite of the fact the Apple iPad Air 2 is notably older and extremely heavier than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, it's design is still thinner.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a little bit better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has much lesser pixels per screen inch and a quite lower resolution of 2048 x 1536px, it also counts with a bigger screen. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than iPad Air 2, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little bit better processing power than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM memory. The iPad Air 2 counts with a much longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 44 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 2 captures a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video and a back-facing camera with way less megapixels resolution.
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