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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-03-25 | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | 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 A12Z 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 + 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 | 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
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, with a general score of 84.6 against 75.5. Even though iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is incredibly heavier than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, it's notably thinner and also newer. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) works with iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a little faster processing unit than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a screen that's just as good as Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s display, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1600 x 2560, it also counts with a better pixel number in each inch in the display.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a way better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 91% larger battery capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a way better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light situations.
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