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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 9.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 has a global score of 75.6, which is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8's 75.5 overall score. IPad mini 4 works with iOS 9.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo OS. The iPad mini 4 design is a little lighter and thinner than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, even though it was released 3 years before.
IPad mini 4 has a little sharper screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a little smaller display, a bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPad mini 4, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a better CPU than iPad mini 4, because it has a larger number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Apple iPad mini 4 features a little bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low light captures and videos and a much worse resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad mini 4 and the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 count with similar battery durations, although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 5100mAh of battery capacity instead of 5124mAh.
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