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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-05-21 | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 1098.99 | -- |
| 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 |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.99 | 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/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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.5 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | 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 (2021) is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, getting a 91.1 score against 75.5. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is a way newer and thinner tablet than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it is much heavier. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a little bit better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a way worse pixel quantity per display inch, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels and a lot larger screen. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much greater storage for games and applications than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) also has 4 GB more RAM. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 10758mAh of battery capacity.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) captures way better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a back facing camera with less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography.
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