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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-16 | 2018-09-28 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 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 | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is slightly better than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, having a general score of 79.3 against 73.3. The Apple iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. Even though the Apple iPad Air 2 is noticeably older than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, it's body is a bit lighter and thinner.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a bit faster processor than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM. The iPad Air 2 features a much better display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher display density and a slightly higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features just a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Air 2, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB. IPad Air 2 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 video quality, a 8 MP resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rate.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a bit superior battery life than iPad Air 2, because it has 7500mAh of battery capacity against 7340mAh.
The iPad Air 2 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet, which makes this tablet a very good choice.
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