Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2015-07-16 | 2017-03-24 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M2 has an overall score of 65.5, which is slightly better than the iPad 9.7-inch's general score of 65.4. The Huawei MediaPad M2 comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, and iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x OS. Even though the Huawei MediaPad M2 is older and a little bit thicker than iPad 9.7-inch, it's design is still lighter.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. Huawei MediaPad M2 features a bit sharper screen than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1200 x 1920, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a much better camera than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rates and a back facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels. The Huawei MediaPad M2 features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a very superior battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has an 8827mAh battery capacity.
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