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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-16 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is slightly better than the iPad Air (2020), with a 75.5 score against 71.7. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x operating system. Despite of the fact the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is way older and somewhat thicker than iPad Air (2020), it's construction is still a lot lighter.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel density and a slightly better 1600 x 2560 resolution. IPad Air (2020) counts with a superior hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has lesser processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much longer battery performance than iPad Air (2020). The iPad Air (2020) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture.
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