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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-15 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 280 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.26 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a general score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 9's global score of 74.5. Both tablets we are comparing work with Android operating system, but Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0. Huawei MediaPad M5 10 is a a lot newer and a little thinner tablet device than the Google Nexus 9, but it's heavier.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a more vivid screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a quite better display pixel density. Google Nexus 9 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a much greater memory for applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a little longer battery life than Google Nexus 9, because it has 7500mAh of battery capacity instead of 6700mAh.
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 captures a little bit better videos and photos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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