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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-03-18 | 2018-09-28 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 779.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Apple iPad Air (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite's score of 73.3. Even when Apple iPad Air (2019) and Huawei MediaPad M5 lite were released only a few months apart, Apple iPad Air (2019) is thinner and just a little bit lighter. The Apple iPad Air (2019) features a much better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a little bit better number of pixels in each inch in the display, a higher 1668 x 2224 resolution and a quite bigger screen.
The iPad Air (2019) features a superior CPU than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) features just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has an 8% larger battery size. IPad Air (2019) has a better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and a 8 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the iPad Air (2019) also has better 120 frames per second video frame rates.
The iPad Air (2019) costs a lot more than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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