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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-15 | 2018-09-28 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| 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, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 has a general score of 74.5, which is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite's 73.3 general score. The Google Nexus 9 body is just a little bit lighter than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it is just a bit thicker and was released many years before. These tablets work with Android operating system, but Google Nexus 9 has older 5.0 version while Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite and Google Nexus 9 both have incredibly similar processors, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM. Google Nexus 9 counts with a much better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels amount in each screen inch and a quite better resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a little bit better camera than Google Nexus 9. Both of them have a 8 MP resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a much better storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features just a little better battery duration than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 7500mAh battery size.
Google Nexus 9 not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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