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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-11-07 | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 22.26 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 7-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, having a global score of 81.1 against 75.5. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018)'s construction is much heavier but thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and they were released with only 5 months difference. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 both count with incredibly similar displays, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a little lower 1600 x 2560px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels density.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a bit superior CPU than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. They have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a much better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a back camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better storage for games and applications than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a superior battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 9720mAh battery size instead of 5100mAh.
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