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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-06-12 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 5.85 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 has a global score of 75.5, which is much better than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s global score of 63.3. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's body is somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a little more vivid screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a little smaller screen, a bit worse resolution of 1488 x 2266px and a just a little less pixels per screen inch. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini (A17 Pro), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has 2 more CPU cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega-pixels. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
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