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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2022-03-18 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2022) is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, getting a score of 81.4 against 75.5. The Apple iPad Air (2022) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS. The Apple iPad Air (2022) is a notably newer and thinner portable tablet than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it's way heavier.
The Apple iPad Air (2022) features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Apple iPad Air (2022) also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit more vivid screen than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a quite better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than iPad Air (2022), because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a really longer battery duration than iPad Air (2022). The Huawei MediaPad M5 8's camera is very similar to the camera in Apple iPad Air (2022), because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a higher resolution camera.
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