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Apple iPad mini 3
16 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-16 | 2018-09-28 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 325.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 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 | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 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
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is slightly better than iPad mini 3, having a global score of 73.3 against 72.3. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite construction has the same thickness than the iPad mini 3, but it's much heavier. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS. The iPad mini 3 features a lot better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a quite better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a much bigger storage to install games and applications than iPad mini 3, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features just a little better processing power than iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU and a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and more CPU cores.
The Apple iPad mini 3 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it has a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a back camera with lot less MP resolution. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features superior battery duration than iPad mini 3, because it has an 18% larger battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is also the cheapest one.
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