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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2018-06-12 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 280 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has an overall score of 77.9, which is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 10's global score of 75.8. Although iPad Air is noticeably older and a bit thicker than the Huawei MediaPad M5 10, it's body is still just a little lighter. IPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad M5 10 works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
The Apple iPad Air's CPU is very similar to Huawei MediaPad M5 10's CPU, because although the Apple iPad Air has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a graphics processor. IPad Air has a brighter screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a little smaller display and a just a bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The Apple iPad Air counts with longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because it has an 18% greater battery size.
IPad Air's camera is just as good as Huawei MediaPad M5 10's camera, although the iPad Air has a way worse 5 mega pixels resolution camera and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting images in low light situations.
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