Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 12, 11 |
| 2014-02-23 | 2021-09-23 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 155.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.37 | 3.78 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8720mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M1 is a bit better than Xiaomi pad 5, with a global score of 61.5 against 57.7. Despite of the fact the Huawei MediaPad M1 is a lot older and somewhat thicker than the Xiaomi pad 5, it's design is still lighter. Both devices we compare here have Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M1 has the newer 4.2.2 version while Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12, so it gives lots of additional features.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 has a brighter screen than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a lot lower screen pixel density, a way smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 800px. The Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with a very superior processing unit than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has 5 GB lesser RAM memory and 4 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster).
The Xiaomi pad 5 features a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage. The Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a very superior battery life than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has an 82% larger battery size.
Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a very superior camera than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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