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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 64 GB| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-09-28 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 320.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm 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+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 the Apple iPad mini, getting a general score of 73.3 against 67.9. Although it's the best in this review, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite design is notably heavier and a little bit thicker than the Apple iPad mini. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Apple iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a faster CPU than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and more cores. The iPad mini features a little more vivid display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it has a much smaller display, a way worse count of pixels per display inch and a lot worse 768 x 1024 pixels resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a much bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a very superior battery life than iPad mini, because it has a 69 percent more battery capacity.
IPad mini counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it has a back camera with way less MP resolution and a worse video resolution.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is also cheap compared to the iPad mini.
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